Metropolitan Fire Service
“K” Codes
(Response Codes Used By MFS)
|
Code |
Actual Meaning |
Code |
Actual Meaning |
|
K0 |
Unable
to respond (reason) |
K26 |
Proceed
to and stand by at... |
|
K1 |
Responding
to Incident. |
K27 |
Arrived
at... |
|
K2 |
Arrived
at Incident. |
K28 |
Return
to station. |
|
K3 |
At
Incident available to run. |
K29 |
Return
other appliances |
|
K4 |
Mobile
and available in home area. |
K30 |
Received
stop for Incident |
|
K5 |
Off
and clear at home station. |
K31 |
Proceed
code green |
|
K6 |
Available
in another stations area... |
K31 |
Proceed
code red |
|
K7 |
At
another station... |
K32 |
Request
alarm status. |
|
K8 |
(Appliances)
= Delayed response. |
K32-2 |
Alarm
has cleared. |
|
K8 |
(On
call) = Available at home. |
K32-3 |
Alarm
has not cleared. |
|
K9 |
(Appliances)
= Vehicle unattended. |
K34 |
Details
to follow. |
|
K9 |
(On
call) = On pager. |
K35 |
Request
map reference. |
|
K10 |
Activate
hyperbaric chamber. |
K36 |
Verify
address. |
|
K11 |
(X)
Ambulance required |
K37 |
Change
to channel... |
|
K12 |
ETSA
required. |
K38 |
Initial
control. |
|
K13 |
SAGasCo
required. |
K38 |
2
Initial control centre. |
|
K14 |
Police
required (reason). |
K38 |
3
Incident control centre. |
|
K15 |
Fire
cause investigator required. |
K39 |
Change
of command (Name). |
|
K16 |
SES
required (reason). |
K40 |
Bomb
alert. |
|
K17 |
CFS
required (reason). |
K41 |
Fatality/ies.
|
|
K23 |
Specialist
advice required. |
K42 |
Persons
reported. |
|
K24 |
Dangerous
goods info required. |
K43 |
Persons
accounted for. |
|
K24-2 |
2
Dangerous goods info to follow. |
K44 |
Appliances
involved for extended time. |
|
K25 |
Unable
to proceed (reason). |
K45 |
No
further developments. |
|
|
|
K46 |
Relief
crews required. |
|
|
|
K55 |
Arrived
on scene, Special services incident. |
|
|
|
K66 |
Arrived
on scene, Rubbish, grass fire. |
|
|
|
K77 |
Arrived
on scene, No sign of fire. |
|
|
|
K88 |
Arrived
on scene, Small fire. |
|
|
|
K99 |
Arrived
on scene, Well Involved. |
Note: The appliance mounted Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) can only
transmit the first 9 “K Codes”. They have buttons for voice request and
priority voice. Upon activation of these buttons the callsign of the appliance
calling will flash on the ComCen (Communications Centre) Operator’s screen.
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