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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 are different to the K Codes used by the New Zealand Police
Code |
Description
|
K0 |
not available
|
K1 |
proceeding to incident
|
K2 |
in attendance at incident
|
K3 |
on RT outside normal turnout area
|
K4 |
on RT inside normal turnout area
|
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 |
state service required and reason, if necessary
|
K11-2 |
Police required - urgent, personnel, public or property safety concern
|
K11A |
Ambulance required
|
K11E |
Electricity Authority required
|
K11F |
Fire Safety Investigator required
|
K11G |
Gas Authority required
|
K11H |
HSNO Officer Required
|
K11O |
Operational Support Unit required
|
K11P |
Police required
|
K11P-1 |
Police required - confidential
|
K11R |
Roading Authority required
|
K11V |
Volunteer Support Officer required
|
K11W |
Water Authority required
|
Intelligence
Code |
Description
|
K12 |
Suspicious nature (deliberate with intent to cause damage)
|
K12-1 |
Ahikura Youth/Tamariki under the age of 18
|
K13 |
Traumatic/wellbeing/disturbing/infectious incident
|
K14 |
Uncontrolled burn/smoke nuisance
|
K15 |
Incident involves hazardous substances
|
K16 |
Incident involves fireworks
|
Appliance Movements
Code |
Description
|
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
|
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
|
K30 |
Request <agency> monitor IGC Liaison
|
K31 |
request permission to go off RT (fires and standbys)
|
K32 |
on radio test - how do you receive
|
K33 |
radio test received satisfactorily (strength 1 to 5)
|
K34 |
repeat your last message
|
K35 |
verify address of call
|
K35-1 |
request map reference
|
K36 |
contact Comms Centre by phone
|
K37 |
check your mobility device
|
K37-1 |
acknowledged K37
|
K38 |
associate this unit to incident (state incident)
|
K39 |
retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal)
|
K39-1 |
Transmit K1
|
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)
|
Stop Messages
Code |
Description
|
K46-1 |
False alarm - good intent
|
K46-2 |
False Alarm - accidental
|
K46-3 |
False alarm - defective apparatus
|
K46-4 |
False alarm - malicious
|
K46-5 |
False alarm - agent in attendance
|
K46-6 |
False alarm - nothing showing on indicator panel
|
K46-7 |
False Alarm - undetermined alarm activation
|
K47 |
Stop message - message unchanged from SitRep
|
K48 |
Stop message - details to follow
|
K49 |
Stood down by requesting agency
|
Trial Evacuations
Code |
Description
|
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
|
K55 |
first appliance in attendance - special service incident
|
K66 |
first appliance in attendance - vegetation, scrub or rubbish fire
|
K77 |
first appliance in attendance - nothing showing
|
K88 |
first appliance in attendance - property fire apparently small
|
K99 |
first appliance in attendance - property fire well involved
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