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The New Zealand Fire Service uses K codes to pass status messages and indicate availability. Note that these K codes are different to the Police K codes
Status Messages
Code |
Description
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K0 - |
not available
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K1 - |
proceeding to incident
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K2 - |
in attendence 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
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K6 |
on Telepager
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K7 |
at normal station
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K8 |
at residence (on phone)
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K9 |
off RT - state location
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K10 |
recommissioning appliance
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KE |
unable to proceed (state reason) (spoken as Kay Echo)
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Support Services
Code |
Description
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K11 |
(state support service and if necessary the reason)
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K11-1 |
police required - confidential
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K12 |
Fire suspicious, possible arson (new)
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Appliance Movements
Code |
Description
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K22 |
is your appliance available for 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)
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K25-1 |
appliance standing by and awaiting instructions at (state location)
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K26 |
appliance still engaged at incident for (state time)
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K26-1 |
appliance still engaged, no additional developments
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K28 |
appliance is to return to station
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K28-1 |
return further or specific responding appliances
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Radio Procedure
Code |
Description
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K31 |
request permission to go off RT (fires and standbys)
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K32 |
radio test - how do you receive
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K33 |
radio test received satisfactorily
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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)
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K39 |
retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal)
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Incident Ground Communications
Code |
Description
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K41 |
fatality (indicate number with suffix)
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K42 |
Vehicle extrication/Rescue complete (Code No Longer In Use)
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K43 |
all available manpower utilised
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K44 |
command or control point established (state OIC and location)
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K45 |
command responsibility changed to (state name)
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K46-1 |
stop message-false alarm good intent
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K46-2 |
stop message-false alarm accidental
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K46-3 |
stop message-defective apparatus
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K46-4 |
stop message-malicious
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K46-5 |
stop message-alarm agent in attendance
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K46-6 |
stop message-nothing showing on indicator panel
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K47 |
stop message-message unchanged from informative
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K48 |
stop message-details to follow by telephone
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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 call
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K66 |
first appliance in attendance-non property 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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