Metropolitan
Fire Brigade
False Alarm Radio Codes
|
Code |
Meaning |
|
|
Good Intention False Alarms |
|
611 |
Wrong Location |
|
612 |
Vicinity alarm (indicated in other location), included are
separate locations for an actual fire |
|
621 |
Smoke scare, odour of smoke |
|
622 |
Steam vapour, fog or dust thought to be smoke |
|
624 |
Controlled burning, included are fires where burning is authorised
and under control |
|
625 |
Barbeque |
|
626 |
Burglar alarm mistaken for fire alarm |
|
609 |
Good intent call not classified above |
|
|
Malicious False
Alarms
|
|
711* |
Malicious false alarm, prank calls etc |
|
721* |
Bomb scare-no bomb, including parcel resembling a bomb |
|
|
Alarm System
Malfunctions-Connected to an Alarm Monitoring Company
|
|
734** |
Sprinkler malfunction-includes water pressure fluctuations
and equipment faults |
|
735 |
Smoke detector malfunction-includes continuous or
intermittent fault in detector, wiring or Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) |
|
736** |
Heat detector malfunction-includes continuous or
intermittent fault in detector, wiring or FIP |
|
737 |
Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) in normal condition on arrival |
|
739 |
Malfunction not classified above |
|
|
Alarm System
Malfunctions-Not connected to an Alarm Company
|
|
741 |
Sprinkler malfunction-local |
|
742 |
Smoke detector malfunction-local |
|
743 |
Heat detector malfunction-local |
|
|
Alarm
Systems-Not involving a malfunction
|
|
751 |
Smoke detector operated - (no fire) A simulated condition
activates an alarm- a correctly operating detector senses a condition for which
an alarm is not required, or a fire condition is simulated because of
inappropriate detector type or positioning |
|
752 |
Heat detector operated - (no fire) A simulated condition
activates an alarm- a correctly operating detector senses a condition for
which an alarm is not required, or a fire condition is simulated because of
inappropriate detector type or positioning |
|
762 |
Accidental operation of alarm. Includes where human
activity has simulated a condition that activates a fire alarm. Includes damage
of sprinkler head. |
|
763** |
Failure to notify of alarm testing |
|
764** |
Incorrect test procedure followed by service company.
Includes where technician fails to switch FIP at monitored premises to “test”
mode |
|
769 |
Unintentional alarm not classified above. |
.
These are
the old MFESB False Alarm Codes, which are no longer in use. (Last Used
in 1997)
Code
|
Meaning |
Code
|
Meaning |
Code |
Meaning |
|
60 |
Manually initiated, non-malicious |
61 |
Smoke scare |
62 |
Wrong location |
|
63 |
Controlled burn |
64 |
Vicinity alarm |
65 |
Steam, gas mistaken for smoke |
|
66 |
Bomb, no bomb-non malicious |
67 |
Accidental alarm operation |
68 |
Failure to notify of test |
|
69 |
Simulated condition-no alarm req. |
70 |
Manually initiated call |
71 |
Malicious False Alarm |
|
72 |
Bomb scare-malicious |
79 |
Manually initiated-not classified |
80 |
System malfunction |
|
81 |
Fault in detector, wiring or FIP |
82 |
Telephone Line Interface fault |
83 |
Storm induced voltage surge |
|
84 |
Sprinklers-pressure fluctuation |
85 |
Sprinklers-equipment fault |
89 |
Sprinkler malfunction-not classified |
|
90 |
Fault in Alarm Interface Unit (AIU) |
91 |
Fault in Fire Station Equip(FSE) |
92 |
Watch room fault |
|
93 |
Incorrect test MFESB staff |
|
|
|
|
©2003, 2004
COPYRIGHT The Australian Scanning Encyclopedia, VicNews Ltd, and
Ashley Geelan.
No part of
this page may be transmitted or re-produced in whole or part without permission
from the author(s).
This Page
Last Updated: January 7, 2004
MFB Index Fire
Services Index Home