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Clear Text for Spartanburg County Fire Departments

Old 10 Codes

New Clear Text

10-76 Enroute
10-23 On Scene
10-24  Call Complete
10-19  In Quarters

 This text is listed alphabetically. The key letter or word is underlined and in Bold.

A Non- Injury M.V.A. (Motor Vehicle Accident)
  M.V.A. involving Hazardous Material
  M.V.A. with Pedestrian
  M.V.A. with Injuries
  Non-Injury M.V.A. in a parking lot.
  M.V.A. with Persons Trapped.
  Fire Alarm
  Alert 2 = an in flight aircraft emergency
  Alert 3 = an aircraft emergency where the aircraft has actually crashed
  Assist Ambulance
  Assist a Citizen
  Assist Law Enforcement
B Bomb Threat
  Brush, Trees or Woods Fire
C Commercial Structure Fire
  Commercial Structure Fire with Persons Trapped
  Cave-in = any type of structure collapse, construction site, trench cave in
  Check a Fire that is Out
  Carbon Monoxide Detector = any call involving Carbon Monoxide
D Drowning Victim = involves a pool, bathtub or small man-made body of water.
  Found Explosive Device = when someone reports finding a device that is possibly explosive
E Electrocution = incident where someone has come in contact with live or "hot" wires and is injured
  Person Trapped in an Elevator
  Check for an Explosion
G Check a Gas Odor Inside
  Check a Gas Odor or Leak Outside
  Grass Fire
H Hazardous Material Spill, Leak or Fire
  Chemical Odor Check (Hazardous)
L Lines Down = all will be treated as if electrical lines
  Child Locked In = used when a child is locked in a vehicle
M May Day = used when an accident happens on an emergency scene. All radio traffic stops.
  Miscellaneous Service = used like F-15 or special assignment
O Officer Down Same as Code 00
  Outside Building Fire = for buildings that are not residential or commercial use
  Outside Building Fire with Persons Trapped
P Pole on Fire = utility poles, light poles, transformers, signal lights, etc.
R Residential Structure Fire
  Residential Structure Fire with Persons Trapped
S Check Smoke in an Outside Area
  Check a Smoke Detector
  Special Assignment
  Fuel Spill
  Submersion = a subject who is submersed in a large body of water
T Train Accident, Derailment, or Fire
  Trash Fire = Dumpster fires or a pile of trash
U Unknown Call for the Fire Department
V Vehicle on Fire = Advise size and type of vehicle
  Vehicle on Fire with Persons Trapped
X Extrication Response (X)

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