Phonetic Alphabet
Signal Codes
Ten Codes
Common use phrases
Situations
100

A

What is Adam?

100

Alarm

What is a signal 3?

100

Location

What is a 10-20?

100

This 10 code is used to check a vehicle's registration

What is a 10-28?

100

You are responding to the call of an intoxicated subject, this code is used by your dispatcher

What is a signal 37?
200

In a name

Phonetically spell your name

200

Signal 9

What is a bomb threat?

200

Officer in trouble

What is a 10-23?
200

This combination of 10 codes are used to check a driver's license status and for warrants

What is a 10-43 and 10-44?

200

You responded to an accident with unknown injuries, the dispatcher told you it was a...

What is a signal 76?

300

W, T, X, Y, P

What is William, Tom, X-Ray, Young, Paul?

300

Accident-Unknown injuries

What is a signal 76?

300

Coffee break

What is 10-45?

300

During a traffic stop you may ask for this over the radio which will tell you how many tickets a driver has on their record

What is a 10-42?

300

While en route to a signal 82, the type of call was changed to a signal 81. What call did you have and what do you have now?

What is a major accident (signal 82)and what is a minor accident (signal 81)?

400

A-L

What is Adam-Lincoln (phonetically)?

400

Signal 82

What is a major accident?

400

Discontinue roadblock

What is a 10-53?

400

Location, location, location

What is a 10-20?

400

Alarm calls

What is a signal 3?

500

The entire phonetic alphabet

A-Z (Phonetically)

500

Intoxicated driver

What is a signal 88?

500

Aircraft assignment

What is a 10-87?

500

Are you standing near anybody at the moment?

What is a 10-12?

500

While being dispatched to look for an intoxicated driver, all units in the vicinity are advised of trouble at the station and are instructed to report to the police department immediately. The dispatched used these codes (3 of them)

What is a signal 88, a 10-24, and 10-19?