Fire Radio Codes
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Internet Links
Fire and Emergency NZ - http://fireandemergency.nz/
Fire Incident Reporting - https://fireandemergency.nz/incident-reports/
Status Messages
Fire and Emergency NZ uses K codes to pass status messages and indicate availability. Note that these K codes are different to the Police K codes
Code | Description |
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K0 - | not available |
K1 - | proceeding to incident |
K2 - | in attendence at incident |
K3 | on RT outside normal turnout area |
K4 | on RT inside normal turnout area |
K5 | on RT available at incident |
K6 | on Telepager |
K7 | at normal station |
K8 | at residence (on phone) |
K9 | off RT - state location |
K10 | recommissioning appliance |
KE | unable to proceed (state reason) (spoken as Kay Echo) |
Support Services
Code | Description |
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K11 | (state support service and if necessary the reason) |
K11-1 | police required - confidential |
K12 | Fire suspicious, possible arson (new) |
Appliance Movements
Code | Description |
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K22 | is your appliance available for a further call? |
K22-2 | have you any appliances that can be released? |
K25 | proceed to, and standby at (state location) |
K25-1 | appliance standing by and awaiting instructions at (state location) |
K26 | appliance still engaged at incident for (state time) |
K26-1 | appliance still engaged, no additional developments |
K28 | appliance is to return to station |
K28-1 | return further or specific responding appliances |
Radio Procedure
Code | Description |
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K31 | request permission to go off RT (fires and standbys) |
K32 | radio test - how do you receive |
K33 | radio test received satisfactorily |
K34 | repeat your last message |
K35 | verify address of call |
K35-1 | request map reference |
K36 | contact Comms Centre by phone |
K38 | asscioate this call sign to incident (state incident address) |
K39 | retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal) |
Incident Ground Communications
Code | Description |
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K41 | fatality (indicate number with suffix) |
K42 | fire suppressed, commencing overhaul |
K43 | all available manpower utilised |
K44 | command or control point established (state OIC and location) |
K45 | command responsibility changed to (state name) |
K46-1 | stop message-false alarm good intent |
K46-2 | stop message-false alarm accidental |
K46-3 | stop message-defective apparatus |
K46-4 | stop message-malicious |
K46-5 | stop message-alarm agent in attendance |
K46-6 | stop message-nothing showing on indicator panel |
K47 | stop message-message unchanged from informative |
K48 | stop message-details to follow by telephone |
Trial Evacuations
Code | Description |
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K51 | trial evacuation to be held at (state location and time) |
K52 | was a 111 call received from (state location) |
K53 | evacuation was successful |
Arrival Messages
Code | Description |
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K55 | first appliance in attendance-special service call |
K66 | first appliance in attendance-non property fire |
K77 | first appliance in attendance-nothing showing investigating further |
K88 | first appliance in attendance-property fire apparently small |
K99 | first appliance in attendance-property fire well involved |