K Codes
1982
K22-1 appliance available to respond to a further call
K0
not available
K11
state service required and reason, if
K22-2 have you any appliances that can be released?
Act
K1
proceeding to incident
necessary
K25
proceed to, and stand-by at (location)
K25-1 standing by awaiting instructions (location)
K2
in attendance at incident
K11-F Specialist Fire Investigator required
K26
appliance will be engaged at incident for (time)
K3
on RT outside normal turnout area
K11P
Police (Spoken K11-Police)
K26-1 appliance engaged, no additional developments
K4
on RT inside normal turnout area
K11P-1 Police required - confidential
K28
appliance is to return to station (ComCen)
K5
on RT available at incident
K11-2 Police required – urgent, personnel, public or
property safety concern
K28-1 return other or specific responding appliances
K6
on pager (state location)
K30
request <agency> monitor IGC liaison
K7
at normal station
(IGC VHF – Zone A/CH10)
Information
K8
not allocated
K31
request permission to go off RT
K9
off RT – state location
(fires and standbys)
K12
suspicious nature (deliberate with intent to
K10
re-commissioning appliance
cause damage)
K32
on radio test – how do you receive?
KE
“KAY ECHO” unable to proceed
K12-1 Ahikura Youth/Tamariki under the age of 18
K33
radio test received satisfactorily
(state reason)
(strength 1 to 5)
K13
traumatic/wellbeing/disturbing/
Official
infectious incident
K34
repeat your message
(You should request crew/station/brigade
K35
verify address of call
support)
the
K55 special service incident
K35-1 request map reference
K14
uncontrolled burn/smoke nuisance
K36
contact ComCen by telephone
K66 vegetation, scrub or rubbish fire
K15
incident involves hazardous substances
K36-1 contact ComCen by telephone urgently
K77 nothing showing
K16
incident involves fireworks
K37
Mobility App has updated information (ComCen)
K88 property fire apparently small
K37-1 updated information received (Mobility App user)
under
K99 property fire well involved
K20
PRIORITY MESSAGE risk to crew safety DO NOT
K38
associate officer to incident
PROCEED
(state incident)
(ComCen only)
K39
re-transmit your current status
K22
is your appliance available for a further call?
(MSU or verbal)
K39-1 transmit K1
1 December 2023
Released
K Codes
1982
K41
fatality (indicate number with suffix)
K51
trial evacuation to be carried out at (location)
A
Alpha
Act
K42
fire suppressed, commencing overhaul
K52
(location) was a 111 call received?
B
Bravo
K43
all available personnel fully utilised
K53
(location) evacuation successful
C
Charlie
K44
command or control point established
D
Delta
To keep radio congestion to a minimum, transmit the
(OIC and location)
E
Echo
appropriate K code message where possible.
K45
command responsibility changed (state name)
F
Foxtrot
G
Golf
H
Hotel
K46-1 false alarm – good intent
I
India
Information
K46-2 false alarm – accidental
J
Juliet
K46-3 false alarm – defective apparatus
K
Kilo
L
Lima
K46-4 false alarm – malicious
M
Mike
K46-5 false alarm – agent in attendance
N
November
K46-6 false alarm – nothing showing on
O
Oscar
Official
panel
P
Papa
K46-7 false alarm – undetermined alarm
Q
Quebec
activation
the
R
Romeo
K47
stop – unchanged from SitRep
S
Sierra
K48
stop – details to follow
T
Tango
K49
stood down by requesting agency
U
Uniform
under
V
Victor
W
Whiskey
X
X-Ray
Y
Yankee
Z
Zulu
1 December 2023
Released