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Comment by Darryll Hamlin on May 18, 2009 at 12:10am

Hi Melisa.. 10 codes are of old school they were so different that most countys verried in the numbers so post 9/11 the use of incident command ics and all of the fema guidelines says that using normal lauage is the way to go keep it simple ..yes 10-4 is copy our 911 in our area reconizes 4 codes 10-77 dead body 10-44 bomb threat 10-8 in service 10-23 on scene 10-16 in route and one other for officer in need.. bottom line keep it simple and use normal lauage......you take care,be safe and god bless.....

Comment by chris r brannon on May 17, 2009 at 11:04pm

first off ashley it is a good thing to see females getting involved in volunteer firefighting secondly here some of the codes where i'm from 10-30(routinetraffic) 10-33 emer traffic 10-68 enrotue to scene 10-72 some type of fire 10-45 wreck with no injuries 10-46 wreck with injuries 10-97 on scene 10-98 done with scene if there is anything i can help with here is my e-mail firefighter7184@yahoo.com my name is chris

Comment by Gaines Spivey(Smokestack) on May 17, 2009 at 8:52pm

Sometime codes can be diffrent depending on where your at. 10 Codes are the most popular. And even these arent always the same. Most common are 10-4, Ok, Understand etc...10-8 Clear of call, on duty etc...10-9 repeat last traffic 10-22 Cancel call. There are ton of 10 codes and most mean multi things you would need to get them from someone you work with to know for sure. But you can check this out for general use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-code
TCSS
Smokestack

Comment by Ben Waller on May 17, 2009 at 8:35pm

There is a national trend away from using 10 Codes, because they mean different things in different places. FEMA and the U.S. Fire Administration require the use of plain English for radio transmission to prevent the confusion that always arises when two agencies with different 10 Codes get together.

Comment by FETC on May 17, 2009 at 6:14pm

We don't use codes. Just plain terminology.

Comment by Jay Nicholson on May 17, 2009 at 6:04pm

Forget 10 codes. Plain English is what should be used now. What's a 10-50 somewhere is an 11-80 someplace else.

Comment by Mick Shelley on May 17, 2009 at 5:50pm

10-4 is the most common, however every department may use a different code then the other.
Your best bet would be to learn the codes that your department uses. I will also add that many
departments have gotten away from using codes since 9-11, thay have returned to using
plain talk now. This way everyone can understand each other.

Comment by anne potter on May 17, 2009 at 5:37pm

10-20 location.., but most dept.s my friend have gotten away from using the 10 code deal... Our county is run code 1 , code2..... Code 1 light and siren .. Code respond without light s and siren...
10-10 use to be full engulfed fire.... Now it on scene with fire showing or on scene no smoke showing....

Comment by Reap on May 17, 2009 at 5:30pm

Every fire department, region, county, state, wherever may have different codes. In my area fire and ems uses plain English to talk. If we have work, we report conditions. ie Squad 18 is arriving on location, fire showing from the second floor on division A of a 2 story single family dwelling 20x40, operating an 1 3/4. Paints a picture for the in-comming companies, establishes an IAP, and everybody is now on the same page. no 10-75's! (FDNY's confirmed working code.) If I announce a 10-75, that could mean too many things, as well as something else for a mutual aid company. Thats just how we do it.

So I suggest given the vast and numerous amounts of codes, you find someone within your department with the resources, to go over codes with you, write them down, and study them. The only reason its not such a good idea to ask everyone on this website about this particular question, is you will get too many different responses only to make you more confused. But keep working hard, and study and I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Comment by Bill Bryant on May 17, 2009 at 5:22pm

Each state varies in their "10" codes. What may be one in your state may be something entirely different in another.
Here, in our home town, we try to stir away from "10" codes and use plain talk. Alot less confusing! Besides, John Q. Public out there in scanner land, knows the "10" codes way better than some of our sesoned personal.
You can proably find thes "10" codes on the internet for your state. Even some districts may vary. At least you'll know what they should be for your state.

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