What is your code/signal for "Officer Needs Help"?

[b7spectra]

We've done "Dead Person" and "Accident", what about when an officer is in need of help, NOW!

Most of Metro Atlanta uses Signal 63.

 

[ibagli]

It's Code 10 here, but it's used for assistance of any variety. ("Send me a 10, he has a 40 (gun)" would be urgent, "I need a 10 to round up the cattle" would be less so.)

 

[Caddop22]

10-55 Code 3

 

[JLM7424]

In Iowa 10-55 is DUI / possible DUI

10 - 200 Officer Needs/request back up.

 

[inigo88]

Many California agencies = 11-99

Hence the "11-99 Foundation."

In California, 10-55 commonly refers to a dead person / dead on arrival.

 

[scanfan03]

Here in Harris County/Houston we use "assist the officer".

 

[62Truck]

In the Poughkeepsie area.
City of Poughkeepsie 10-23
Town Of Poughkeepsie 10-13
New York State Police is either signal 30 or 31 not too sure.

 

[SCPD]

Non emergency: Dispatch, ya wanna send me another unit.
Emergency: Dispatch, ya wanna send another and have em step it up!

I see a code 100 for take cover, but never heard it used. Lincoln, NE generally uses common english for everything but a few codes.

 

[JLM7424]

Interesting Search Results
10 Code [Archive] - Police Forums & Law Enforcement Forums @ Officer.com

"A Qoute from above thread "

I didn't look at your list real close, but it looks like the one we used to use. However the new federal NIMS and ICS guidelines have said we should use "plain talk", so the agencies around where I work have gone away from the 10 codes. "End Qoute"

 

[SquierStrat]

in my town "code 1" means another officer is needed, 10-89 means NOW

 

[N1GJB]

At my security gig (on call Campus public safety) its code 17.

 

[DickH]

H e l p !

 

[newsphotog]

I haven't heard any 10-codes for Des Moines that meant backup needed.

Like in this audio clip -- Dispatches From Iowa » Raw Audio: DMPD works to clear “large fight” at 21st & Forest -- it's usually something like the cop yelling "NEED MORE CARS!!!!!"

 

[hfxChris]

I don't think I've ever heard an officer here use a 10-code to request backup. Dispatch on the other hand announces a 10-33 when they receive an emergency alert, to send backup.

 

[jrholm]

LASD if a unit requests "back-up" it's non emergent. If a unit requests "assistance" it's emergent. Assistance is usually coupled with 10-33, which means "emergent radio traffic, all units clear the air". So you would hear something like;

"10-33 give me the patch"

"10-33 go you're on the patch"

"Deputy involved in a fight give me two units assistance"

There is also 997 which is "deputy needs assistance roll 5 closest units"

998 "Deputy involved shooting"

999 "deputy needs assistance all units roll code-3"

 

[DonnieDog]

We use 10-38 for back-up
And if they really really need help ----> Orange Button Time!!!

 

[colby4601]

Up North here, the RCMP in Saskatchewan will use 10-33 for immediate help needed. 10-32 is used if assistance is requested, but not an emergency situation. While I have never heard Members used 10-33 like dispatch, I have heard roll assistance code 3 my way.

 

[INDY72]

Where I used to live in MS, they used 10-33 then stated either officer needs assistance (hurry but not emergency) or officer needs help (emergency get there yesterday). As time has progressed, most of the agencies I have monitored now use clearspeak more than codes... So most of them will outright say Officer Needs Help/Assistance. Of course here in AR, they still use ten code a lot. Rarely have I heard any dispatcher say Officer Down, as this causes too much panic, and can make for worse problems along with the original incident. The better systems that involve MCD's will put that kind of info in a message, or priority flash to avoid every officer/agency in the area going nuts.

 

[Astrak]

999 Here in Phoenix AZ.

 

[WA4MJF]

In NC it is Signal 25. If really desperate, you might "get a tighten up every chance you get" following the 25.