Police and fire codes
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While there are some generally accepted APCO 10-codes promoted at the national and state levels, there is no mandate to use them. In my area the codes have been replaced by plain English, e.g., the dispatcher's "10-4" has been replaced by "ok". Generally, context lets one figure out meaning. Just listen a while. HTH.
While there are some generally accepted APCO 10-codes promoted at the national and state levels, there is no mandate to use them. In my area the codes have been replaced by plain English, e.g., the dispatcher's "10-4" has been replaced by "ok". Generally, context lets one figure out meaning. Just listen a while. HTH.
Usually common codes are the same.
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Here's a link to some data for Rowan County:
Rowan County (KY) - The RadioReference Wiki
Also, you can probably get local data (such as codes) by posting in the KY forum.
Here's a link:
Kentucky Radio Discussion Forum - The RadioReference.com Forums
There are also some Social Groups for KY.
Check this one out:
The RadioReference.com Forums - Kentucky Scanners
(Note that anything in blue below is a link)
Here's a link to some data for Rowan County:
Rowan County (KY) - The RadioReference Wiki
Also, you can probably get local data (such as codes) by posting in the KY forum.
Here's a link:
Kentucky Radio Discussion Forum - The RadioReference.com Forums
There are also some Social Groups for KY.
Check this one out:
The RadioReference.com Forums - Kentucky Scanners
Somewhat true although codes can differ within the same county and even between neighboring cities.
Example from Central NC:
Raleigh has a set of 10-codes and signals that a good number of the local towns use. Yet Wake County (of which Raleigh is part of) Sheriff uses a different set of codes/signals. NC Highway Patrol uses yet another set of
codes/signals. City/County of Durham uses a set of codes similar to the
NC Highway Patrol but with some modifications.
So codes can vary between agencies in the same area.
In the last few years a lot of agencies are moving towards
Clear Text (only a few signal/codes) as part of NIMS compliance.
This can be a positive change as it minimizes confusion between
neighboring agencies that use disparate sets of codes/signals.
Bottom line for the "tldr" crowd: codes can differ widely in the
same area.
Happy Monitoring
Marshall KE4ZNR
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