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ABILENE CODES:
10-43 Switch To Channel B 10-82 Attempt Suicide
10-46 Disable Vehicle 10-90 Burglar Alarm
10-48 Repair Traffic Sign 10-96 Mental Case
10-65 New Assignment 10-100 Request Time For Meal
10-67 Clear For Message 10-101 Out For Meal
10-75 Traffic Stop 10-102 Maximum Units Out
10-78 Officer Needs Help 10-107 Stand By To Copy
10-79 Request JP 10-108 Obtain Report
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ARLINGTON POLICE CODES:
Station Codes:
01 Your Office 17 City Claim Agent
02 His Office 18 City Payroll
03 Dispatch Office 19 County Tax Office
04 Computer/Teletype 20 Lake Office
05 Records 21 City Vehicle Pound
06 Jail/Blocking 22 AMH Emergency Room
07 Complaint Desk 23 Car Wash
08 Basement Area 24 City Garage
09 Police Parking Lot 25 Sub-Station #1
10 Municipal Court 26 Arlington Stadium
11 Your Residence 27 ACH Emergency Room
12 Gas Pump 28 Crime Analysis
13 Radio Stop 29 Vadergriff Park
14 Detective Division 30 Civil Defense Office
15 City Manager's Office 31 Police Training Center
16 City Secretary
Disposition Codes:
1 Offense Report 5 Incident Report
2 Accident Report 6 Service Call
3 Arrest Report 7 Cancel Call
4 Continuation 8 No Contact
Signal Codes:
01 Abandoned Property 31 Fight
02 Abandoned Vehicle 32 Fire
03 Accident (minor/delayed) 33 Fireworks
04 Accident (major) 34 Injured Person/Hospital Report
05 Accident (hit & run) 35 Indecent Exposure/Other
06 Animal Ordinance Violation 36 Vacation Check
07 Assault 37 Investigation
08 Rape/Attempted Rape 38 Prisoner Transfer
09 Assist Motorist 39 Lost Child
10 Assist Officer 40 Lunch
11 Assist Traffic 41 Meet Complainant
12 Bomb Threat 42 Meet Other
13 Burglary Alarm 43 Missing Person
14 Burglary (residence) 44 Dead Animal
15 Burglary (commercial) 45 Open Door/Window
16 Burglary (vehicle) 46 Other
17 Burglary (in progress) 47 Parking Violation
18 Deceased Person 48 Person With Gun
19 Cutting 49 Vehicle Left
20 Demented 50 Vehicle Recovery
21 Coffee Break 51 Prowler
22 Disturbance 52 Radar
23 Disturbance (domestic) 53 Rest Room
24 Drag Racing/Speeding 54 Robbery
25 Drowning 55 School Crossing
26 Drugs/Narcotics 56 Shooting
27 Drunk 57 Special Assignment
28 Warrant Service 58 Suspicious Person
29 Write Reports 59 Theft
30 Escort 60 Vandalism
Arlington Radio System Photos
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ATHENS UNOFFICIAL RADIO SIGNAL CODES:
01 Accident (minor/delay)
08 Burglary Alarm
14 Fight
43 Stolen Property
59 Police Escort
72 Stalled Vehicle
81 Missing Person
Station Codes:
12 East Texas Medical Center
13 Officer's Residence
14 Police Department
18 Henderson County Jail
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AUSTIN CODES:
10-8-1 Report Filed 10-8-6 No Report
10-8-2 Supplemental Report 10-29-1 Traffic Warrant
10-8-3 Unfounded 10-29-2 Misdemeanor Warrant
10-8-4 False Call 10-29-3 Felony Warrant
10-8-5 Civil Matter
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DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF CODES:
10-0 Caution 10-50 Accident
10-1 Unable To Copy 10-51 Wrecker Needed
10-2 Signal Good 10-52 Ambulance Needed
10-3 Stop Transmitting 10-53 Road Blocked At ____
10-4 Acknowledgment (OK) 10-54 Livestock On Highway
10-5 Relay 10-55 Intoxicated Driver
10-6 Busy-Unless Urgent 10-56 Intoxicated Pedestrian
10-7 Out Of Service 10-57 Hit & Run
10-8 In Service 10-58 Direct Traffic
10-9 Repeat 10-59 Convoy Or Escort
10-10 Fight in Progress 10-60 Squad In Vicinity
10-11 Dog Case 10-61 Personnel In Area
10-12 Stand By (stop) 10-62 Reply To Message
10-13 Weather--Road Report 10-63 Prepare Make Written Copy
10-14 Prowler Report 10-64 Message For Local Delivery
10-15 Civil Disturbance 10-65 Net Message Assignment
10-16 Domestic Problem 10-66 Message Cancellation
10-17 Meet Complainant 10-67 Clear For Net Message
10-18 Quickly 10-68 Dispatch Information
10-19 Return To ----- 10-69 Message Received
10-20 Location 10-70 Fire Alarm
10-21 Call ---- By Phone 10-71 Advise Nature Of Fire
10-22 Disregard 10-72 Report Progress Of Fire
10-23 Arrived At Scene 10-73 Smoke Report
10-24 Assignment Completed 10-74 Negative
10-25 Report In Person (meet) 10-75 In Contact With _____
10-26 Detaining Subject--Expedite 10-76 Enroute ______
10-27 Drivers License Information 10-77 ETA(estimated Time Of Arrival)
10-28 Vehicle Registration Info 10-78 Need Assistance
10-29 Check For Wanted 10-79 Notify Coroner
10-30 Unnecessary Use Of Radio 10-80 Chase In Progress
10-31 Crime In Progress 10-81 Breathalyzer Report
10-32 Man With Gun 10-82 Reserve Lodging
10-33 EMERGENCY 10-83 Work School X-ing At ____
10-34 Riot 10-84 If Meeting ____ Advise ETA
10-35 Major Crime Alert 10-85 Delayed Due To _____
10-36 Correct Time 10-86 Officer/Operator On Duty
10-37 Investigate Suspicious Vehc. 10-87 Pick-Up/Distribute Checks
10-38 Stopping Suspicious Vehicle 10-88 Present Telephone No. Of ___
10-39 Urgent--Use Lights/Siren 10-89 Bomb Threat
10-40 Silent Run--No Lights/Siren 10-90 Bank Alarm At _____
10-41 Beginning Tour Of Duty 10-91 Pick-Up Prisoner/Subject
10-42 Ending Tour Of Duty 10-92 Improperly Parked Vehicle
10-43 Information 10-93 Blockade
10-44 Permission To Leave __ For __ 10-94 Drag Racing
10-45 Animal Carcass At _____ 10-95 Prisoner/Subject In Custody
10-46 Assist motorist 10-96 Mental Subject
10-47 Emergency Road Repair At ___ 10-97 Check (test) Signal
10-48 Traffic Standard Repair At ___ 10-98 Prison/Jail Break
10-49 Traffic Light Out At ____ 10-99 Wanted/Stolen Indicated
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DALLAS POLICE CODES:
CODE 1 Routine Assignment--Normal Response
CODE 2 Urgent Assignment--No Longer Authorized
CODE 3 Emergency Assignment--Use Red Lights & Siren
CODE 4 Disregard Previous Instructions Or Assignment
CODE 5 En Route
CODE 6 Arrived
CODE 10 Known offender
CODE 10C Known dangerous offender
CODE 10W Felony warrant
CODE 10X Stolen vehicle
Police Signals:
DH Drug House 34 Suicide
2 Witness 35 Emergency blood transfer
3 Hang up call 36 Abandon child
4 911 Hang up 37 Street blockage
6 Disturbance 38 Meet complainant
6G Random gunfire 39 Racing, speeding
6X Major disturbance 40 Other
7 Minor accident 41-40 Kidnapping in progress
7X Major accident 41 Felony
8 Drunk 42 Pursuit
9 Theft 44 Person in danger
11 Burglary 50 Eat
12 Burglar alarm 51 Coffee
13 Prowler 52 City court
14 Cutting 53 County court
15 ASSIST OFFICER 54 Escort
16 Injured person 55 Traffic violation
18 Fire alarm 56 Out to station
19 Shooting 57 Out to garage
20 Robbery 58 Routine investigation
21 Holdup alarm 59 Follow-up investigation
22 Animal complaing 60 Special assignment
23 Parking violation 61 Foot patrol
24 Abandoned property 62 Public service
25 Criminal assault 63 Cover element
26 Missing person 64 Radio shop
27 Dead person 65 Use telephone
28 Sick person 66 End duty tour
29 Open building 67 Monitor radio
30 Prisoner 41-20 Robbery in progress
31 Criminal mischief 41-25 Criminal assault in progress
32 Suspicious person 41-40 Kidnapping in progres
33 Poisoning
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EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT CODES AND SIGNALS
10 CODES:
10-1 Receiving poorly 10-17 Papers
10-2 Receiving well 10-20 Location
10-4 Acknowledged 10-22 Cancel last message
10-6 Busy-unless urgent 10-27 Wanted
10-7 Out of service 10-28 Check registration
10-8 In service 10-29 Check wanted/stolen
10-9 Repeat 10-49 Transport to _____
10-10 Out of service for 15 minutes 10-97 On the scene
10-15 Arrest (in custody) 10-98 Traffic warrants
10-16 Transport prisoner 10-99 Criminal warrants
SIGNALS:
5 Bomb Threat 81-83 Hit & run
6 Explosion 84 Traffic hazard
12 Civil problem 85 Receive information
14 Illegal aliens 88 Drunk driver
37 Traffic stop 90 Drunk subject
48 Alarm 96 Traffic control
58 Family fight B-2 Go to station
65 Deceased person B-11 Go to court
81 Vehicle accident B-12 Go to garage
CODES:
Code 1 Normal speed, no emergency equipment
Code 2 Increase speed, no emergency equipment
Code 3 Fast, sale, all emergency equipment (lights & siren)
Code 10 Use caution!
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FORT WORTH & TARRANT COUNTY CODES:
10-10 Out Of Service 10-51 Owner Requests Wrecker
10-12 Visitors Present 10-52 Request Rotation Wrecker
10-14 Escort 10-53 Assignment To License Check
10-15 Prisoner In Custody 10-54 Assist Repair Of Traffic Sign
10-16 Meet Officer At ____ 10-55 Assignment To Radar Detail
10-17 Pick Up Papers 10-57 Assignment To School Crossing
10-18 Any Message For Us? 10-80 Phone Residence
10-19 No Messages 10-81 Phone Office
10-22 Go To _____ 10-82 Phone Dispatcher
10-25 Personnel On Duty 10-83 Phone Desk Officer
10-26 Detaining Subject 10-84 Phone Detective Office
10-30 Arrived At Jail W/Prisoner 10-85 Pick Up _____
10-31 Request Medical Examiner 10-95 Give Radio Test
10-34 Trouble At Station--Need Help 10-96 Request Radio Technician
10-35 Assist 10-97 Request To Switch Channels
10-36 Assist Police Unit 10-98 Switch To Channel ____
10-50 Request Police Wrecker
Signals:
1 Accident-Minor 38 Suspicious Person
2 Accident-Major 39 Suspicious Vehicle
3 Hit & Run 40 Theft Investigation
4 Assault 41 Abandoned Vehicle
5 Sexual Assault 42 Open
6 Abandoned Bicycle 43 Coffee Break
7 Burglar Alarm--Silent 44 Court
8 Burglar Alarm--Audible 45 Canceled Call
9 Burglar In Building 47 Escort
10 Burglary Investigation 48 Flat Tire
11 Stabbing 49 Garage
12 Deceased Person 50 Information
13 Mental Case 51 Investigation
14 Disturbance 52 Loose Livestock
15 Domestic Disturbance 53 Malicious Mischief
16 Dog Bite 54 Meet _____
17 Rabid Dog 55 Missing Person
18 Dog Ordinance Violation 56 Open Door
19 Intoxicated Person 57 Open Window
20 Intoxicated Person Down 58 Robbery Alarm
21 Intoxicated Person In Vehicle 59 Out To Headquarters
22 Intoxicated Driver 60 Stolen Car
23 Fight 61 Other
24 Gang Fight 62 Unit Secured
25 Fire 63 Back Up Officer
26 Report To Hospital 64 Citizen Called For Police
27 Injured Person 65 Vacation Check
28 Meet Ambulance 66 Business Check
29 See Complainant 67 Possible Burglary In Progress
30 Parking Violation 68 Robbery Alarm
31 TV--On View 69 Radar Detail
32 Person With Gun 70 Follow-Up
33 Pick Up Prisoner 71 Accident On Private Property
34 Prowler 72 Drag Racing
35 Prowler Attempting To Break In 73 Interpreter
36 Robbery 75 Tactical Call-Out
37 Shooting 99 Out Of Vehicle
Fort Worth Radio System Photos
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HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT CODES:
10-8 In Service At Home 10-38 Request Relief Crew
10-10 In Service On Radio 10-40 Request Police/Crowd Control
10-12 On Pager 10-41 Request One Police Unit
10-15 Correct Time 10-42 Request Two Police Units
10-16 Pick up Prisoner Or Witness 10-43 Assist
10-17 Hazmat Team 10-50 Deceased Person
10-20 At Fire Alarm Building 10-51 Request Body Car
10-24 Request Arson Investigator 10-52 Request Public Info Officer
10-30 Request Fire Prevention Offc. 10-85 En Route To Hospital
10-33 Request Police Traffic Control 10-87 Arriving At Hospital
10-34 Obtain Information 10-81 Fire Administration HQ
10-35 Request Photographer 10-97 Arrived At Scene
10-36 Request Wrecker 10-98 Units On Incident Switch F-9
10-37 Request Mechanic
AIRPORT CODES:
1 Minor Problem B 21-75 Souls On Board
2 Major Problem C 76-260 Souls On Board
3 Aircraft Crash D More Than 260 Souls On Board
A 1-20 Souls On Board
SIGNALS:
1-7 Recall Off Duty Personnel 4-11 Fourth Alarm
2-11 Second Alarm 5-11 Fifth Alarm
3-11 Third Alarm
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HOUSTON POLICE CODES:
10-10 Negative 10-32 --Units Needed
10-11 ____ On Duty 10-33 Officer Needs Help
10-14 Message 10-34 Correct Time
10-15 Message Delivered 10-40 Subject Detained-Expedite
10-16 Reply To Message 10-48 Request Criminal History
10-17 En Route To _____ 10-71 Officer Needs Assistance
10-18 Urgent 10-72 Officer Safety Check
10-19 In Contact 10-73 Are You OK?
10-26 Estimated Time Of Arrival 10-97 Known Offender
10-30 Danger--Use Caution 10-98 Criminal History Indicated
10-31 Pick Up
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LUBBOCK EMS CATEGORIES:
1 Abdominal pain 19 Heart problems
2 Allergies/hives/med reactions 20 Heat/cold exposure
3 Animal bites 21 Hemorrhage
4 Assault/rape 22 Industrial accident
5 Back pain 23 Overdose/poisioning
6 Breathing problems 24 Pregnacy
7 Burns 25 Psychiatric
8 CO/inhalation/hazardious material 26 Sick person
9 Cardiac/respiratory arrest 27 Stab/gunshot
10 Chest pain 28 Stoke/CVA
11 Chocking 29 Traffic accident
12 Convulsions/seizures 30 Traumatic injury
13 Diabetic problems 31 Unconcious/fainting
14 Drowning/diving accident 32 Unknown problem
15 Electrocution 33 Emergency transfer
16 Eye problems 34 Emergency infant transfer
35 Non-emergency transfer
LUBBOCK EMS CODES:
Code 1 No lights or siren
Code 2 Lights only, no sirens (must be authorized by law enforcement)
Code 3 Lights & siren
211 One additional ambulance needed
311 Two additional ambulances needed
411 Three addlitional ambulances needed
N1 Call Unfounded
N2 Duplicate call
N3 Patient refused
N4 Treatment accepted/transportation refused
N5 EMS refuses to transport
N6 Patient treated/assisted - not transported
LUBBOCK EMS SIGNALS:
1 Radio transmission unreadable 18 Phone EMS dispatch, non-urgent
2 Radio transmission loud & clear 19 Phone EMS dispatch, urgent
3 Fire department needed 20 Police needed, non-urgent
4 JAWS needed 21 Police needed, urgent
5 Out for meal 22 Justice of the peace needed
6 Busy, not subject to call 23 Arrived on scene
7 Away from radio, subject to call 24 Private ambulance needed
8 Crew going off duty 25 Private ambulance for dead body
9 En-route for fuel 26 Mental patient
10 En-route for maintenance 27 Possible dead body
11 En-route to call 28 Dead body
12 Out at specific hospital 29 Injury code minor
13 Dangerous situation 30 Injury code moderate
14 Request for on duty shift chief 31 Injury code serious
15 Request for call service number 32 Injury code critical
16 Intoxicated 33 Injury code extremely critical
17 Non-EMS rider 70 Fire department needed
71 JAWS needed
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LUBBOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT SIGNALS & CODES:
10-1 Poor signal 10-10 Out of service (subject to call)
10-2 Good signal 10-12 Stand-by
10-4 Acknowledge (OK) 10-13 Weather conditions
10-5 Relay 10-14 Assignment completed
10-6 Busy 10-19 Return to station
10-7 Out of service 10-20 Location
10-8 In service 10-21 Call by telephone
10-22 Disregard
10-50 Traffic accident
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LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT SIGNALS & CODES:
Signal One = Immediate Assistance Needed
Signal Four = No Further Assistance Needed
10-1 Poor signal 10-50 Traffic accident with injuries
10-2 Good signal 10-51 Wrecker needed
10-3 Stop transmitting 10-52 Ambulance needed
10-4 Acknowledge (OK) 10-55 Intoxicated driver
10-5 Relay 10-56 Intoxicated pedestrian
10-6 Busy 10-57 Hit and run accident
10-7 Out of service 10-58 Direct traffic
10-8 In service 10-59 Escort
10-9 Repeat 10-67 Prepare to copy
10-10 Fight in progress 10-74 Negative
10-12 Stand-by 10-76 In route
10-13 Weather conditions 10-81 Breathalyzer requested
10-14 Prowler/suspicious person 10-84 Checking officer status
10-15 Disturbance 10-85 Prepare to copy information
10-16 Domestic disturbance 10-87 Dead body
10-17 Meet complainant 10-91 Pick up prisoner
10-19 Return to PD 10-92 Parking violations
10-20 Location 10-95 Prisoner in custody
10-21 Call by phone 10-96 Mentally deranged/demented person
10-22 Disregard 10-97 Possible wanted person in vehicle
10-23 Arrived at location 10-99 Wanted person/stolen vehicle
10-24 Assignment completed
10-25 Meet person Accident Codes:
10-27 Drivers license info. Code C Minor injuries
10-28 Vehicle information Code B Moderate injuries
10-29 Check for wanted person/veh. Code A Serious-critical injuries
10-30 Unnecessary radio traffic Code K Fatality
(Code K sometimes used for non-traffic
deaths)
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PASADENA POLICE TEN CODES:
10-1 Poor signal, did not copy 10-23 Enroute to call
10-2 Good signal 10-26 ETA
10-4 Affirmative; yes 10-27 Request DL information
10-6 Busy 10-28 Request RTS info (vehicle reg.)
10-7 Out of service 10-29 Check records for warrants/stolen
10-8 In service 10-33 Emergency
10-9 Repeat 10-41 (DPS) Beginning tour of duty
10-12 Disregard 10-42 (DPS) Ending tour of duty
10-19 (FD) Tap out or disregard 10-50 Vehicle accident
10-20 Location 10-55 DWI
10-21 Telephone 10-98 Criminal history indicated
10-22 Disregard 10-99 Warrants/stolen indicated
7-1 (Houston FD) Tap out fire
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SHERMAN POLICE RADIO CODES AND SIGNALS:
10-0 Use Caution 10-51 Wrecker needed
10-1 Unable to copy 10-52 Ambulance needed
10-2 Signal good 10-53 Road Blocked
10-3 Stop transmitting 10-54 Livestock on road
10-4 Acknowledgement, O.K. 10-55 Intoxicated driver
10-5 Relay message 10-56 Intoxicated Pedestrian
10-6 Busy unless urgent 10-57 Hit & Run
10-7 Out of service 10-58 Direct traffic
10-8 In service 10-59 Escort
10-9 Repeat 10-60 Squad in vicinity
10-10 Fight 10-61 Personnel in area
10-11 Dog case 10-62 Reply to message
10-12 Stand-by 10-63 Prepare to make written copy
10-13 Weather-road report 10-64 Message to deliver
10-14 Prowler report 10-65 Next message
10-15 Civil disturbance 10-66 Message cancel
10-16 Domestic problem 10-67 Clear for next message
10-17 Meet complainant 10-68 Dispatch information
10-18 Quickly 10-69 Message received
10-19 Return to______ 10-70 Fire alarm
10-20 Location 10-71 Nature of fire
10-21 Call____by phone 10-72 Progress of fire
10-22 Disregard 10-73 Smoke report
10-23 Arrived at scene 10-74 Negative
10-24 Assignment completed 10-75 In contact with______
10-25 Meet with_______ 10-76 In-route
10-26 Detaining subject-expedite 10-77 E.T.A.
10-27 Drivers License information 10-78 Need assistance
10-28 Registration information 10-79 Notify coroner
10-29 Check for wanted/stolen 10-80 Pursuit in progress
10-30 Unnecessary use of radio 10-81 Breathalizer report
10-31 Crime in progress 10-82 Reserve lodging
10-32 Man with gun 10-83 Work school crossing
10-33 Emergency 10-84 If meeting______advise
10-34 Riot 10-85 Delay due to______
10-35 Major crime alert 10-86 Officer on duty
10-36 Correct time 10-87 Pickup & distribute checks
10-37 Suspicious vehicle 10-88 Telephone number of_______
10-38 Stopping suspicious vehicle 10-89 Bomb threat
10-39 Urgent - use lights & siren 10-90 Alarm
10-40 Silent - no lights & siren 10-91 Pick up prisoner
10-41 Beginning tour of duty 10-92 Improperly parked vehicle
10-42 Ending tour of duty 10-93 Blockade
10-43 Information 10-94 Drag racing
10-44 Permission to leave 10-95 Prisoner in custody
10-45 Animal carcass 10-96 Mental subject
10-46 Motorist assist 10-97 Test signal
10-47 Emergency road repair 10-98 Prison/jail break
10-48 Traffic light repair 10-99 Wanted/stolen indicated
10-49 Traffic light out 10-100 Nature call
10-50 Accident
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY:
10-40 Expedite--Subject Detained 10-73 Advise Current Status
10-41 Beginning Tour Of Duty 10-81 Breathalyzer Needed
10-42 Ending Tour Of Duty 10-86 Officer On Duty
10-43 Request Criminal History 10-95 Subject In Custody
10-54 Silent Pursuit 10-96 Mental Subject
10-55 Intoxicated Driver 10-97 Known Offender
10-56 Warrant Indicated 10-98 Criminal History Indicated
10-71 Officer Needs Assistance 10-99 Wanted/Stolen Indicated
10-72 Check For Safety Of Officer
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