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Ten-code. Ten-codes, officially known as ten signals, are brevity codes used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by US public safety officials and in citizens band (CB) radio transmissions. The police version of ten-codes is officially known as the APCO Project 14 Aural Brevity Code.[ 1]
In the United States, response codes are used to describe a mode of response for an emergency unit responding to a call. They generally vary but often have three basic tiers: Code 3: Respond to the call using lights and sirens. Code 2: Respond to the call with emergency lights, but without sirens. Alternatively, sirens may be used if necessary ...
Orio Joseph Palmer (March 2, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing civilians trapped inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. [ 2][ 3][ 1] Palmer led the team of firefighters that reached the 78th floor of the South Tower, the floor where the plane had struck ...
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, radio repeaters for New York City Fire Department communication were installed in the tower complex. Because they were unaware that several controls needed to be operated to fully activate the repeater system, fire chiefs at their command post in the lobby of the North Tower thought the repeater was not functioning and did not use it, though it did ...
There are fifty-five "10-codes" used by the Department. [62] There are also sub-codes specific to certain "10-codes." The FDNY is currently one of the last, large fire departments in the country using "10-Codes," as opposed to "plain English," to communicate information by radio.
Non-emergency number for the fire department – 1722. [53] Bosnia and Herzegovina: 122: 124: 123: Civil protection – 121. Bulgaria: 112 or 166: 112 or 150: 112 or 160 Croatia: 112 or 192: 112 or 194: 112 or 193: Search and rescue at sea – 112 or 195; Road help – 1987. Cyprus: 112 or 199
The Yonkers Fire Department ( YFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Yonkers, New York, United States. The department currently responds to approximately 15,000 emergency calls annually. [ 1] The current Chief of Department/Fire Commissioner is Anthony Pagano. [ 2]
Police code. A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include "10 codes" (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes, or ...