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 are different to the K codes used by the New Zealand Police
Code |
Description
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K0 |
not available
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K1 |
proceeding to incident
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K2 |
in attendance at incident
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K3 |
on RT outside normal turnout area
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K4 |
on RT inside normal turnout area
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K5 |
on RT available at incident
|
K6 |
on pager (state location)
|
K7 |
at normal station
|
K8 |
code not allocated
|
K9 |
off RT - state location
|
K10 |
re-commissioning appliance
|
KE |
"KAY ECHO" unable to proceed (state reason)
|
Support Services
Code |
Description
|
K11 |
Request Party/Agency (state support/agency and if necessary the reason)
|
K11-1 |
police required - confidential
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K11-2 |
Police required - urgent, personnel, public or property safety concern
|
Intelligence
Code |
Description
|
K12 |
Suspicious nature (deliberate with intent to cause damage)
|
K13 |
Traumatic/wellbeing/disturbing/infectious incident
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K14 |
Uncontrolled burn/smoke nuisance
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K15 |
Incident involves hazardous substances
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K16 |
Incident involves fireworks
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Appliance Movements
Code |
Description
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K20 |
Priority message risk to crew safety do not proceed (ComCen Only)
|
K22 |
is your appliance available for a further call?
|
K22-1 |
appliance available to respond to a further call
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K22-2 |
have you any appliances that can be released?
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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
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K28-1 |
return further or specific responding appliances
|
Radio Procedure
Code |
Description
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K30 |
Request <agency> monitor IGC Liaison
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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
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K35 |
verify address of call
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K35-1 |
request map reference
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K36 |
contact Comms Centre by phone
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K38 |
asscioate this call sign to incident (state incident address)
|
K39 |
retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal)
|
K39-1 |
Transmit K1
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Incident Ground Command
Code |
Description
|
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)
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Stop Messages
Code |
Description
|
K46-1 |
False alarm - good intent
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K46-2 |
False Alarm - accidental
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K46-3 |
False alarm - defective apparatus
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K46-4 |
False alarm - malicious
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K46-5 |
False alarm - agent in attendance
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K46-6 |
False alarm - nothing showing on indicator panel
|
K46-7 |
False Alarm - undetermined alarm activation
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K47 |
Stop message - message unchanged from informative
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K48 |
Stop message - details to follow
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K49 |
Stood down by requesting agency
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Trial Evacuations
Code |
Description
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K51 |
trial evacuation to be held at (state location and time)
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K52 |
was a 111 call received from (state location)
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K53 |
evacuation was successful
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Arrival Messages
Code |
Description
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K55 |
first appliance in attendance - special service incident
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K66 |
first appliance in attendance - vegetation, scrub or rubbish fire
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K77 |
first appliance in attendance - nothing showing investigating further
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K88 |
first appliance in attendance - property fire apparently small
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K99 |
first appliance in attendance - property fire well involved
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