Battalions & Unit Identifiers
Call Signs
Radio Codes
Fire Department Battalions & Unit Identifiers
FIRST BATTALION:
10x - Bellerose
11x - Bellerose Terrace
12x - Floral Park
13x - Floral Park Centre
14x - Garden City
15x - Garden City Park
16x - Mineola
17x - New Hyde Park
18x - South Floral Park
19x - Stewart Manor
26x - Mineola VAC (KRX583)
SECOND BATTALION:
20x - Baldwin
21x - Freeport
22x - Island Park
23x - Long Beach
24x - Oceanside
25x - Point Lookout-Lido
26x - Mineola VAC (KRX583)
27x - Malverne Volunteer Ambulance
28x - Bellmore-Merrick E.M.S.
29x - Wantagh-Levittown VAC
THIRD BATTALION:
30x - Hewlett
31x - Inwood
32x - Lawrence-Cedarhurst
33x - Meadowmere Park
34x - Valley Stream
35x - Woodmere
FOURTH BATTALION:
40x - East Rockaway
41x - Lakeview
42x - Lynbrook
43x - Malverne
27x - Malverne Volunteer Ambulance
44x - Rockville Centre
FIFTH BATTALION:
50x - Bayville
51x - East Norwich
52x - Glen Cove
53x - Glenwood
54x - Locust Valley
55x - Oyster Bay & Atlantic Steamers
56x - Roslyn
57x - Sea Cliff
58x - Syosset
59x - Roslyn Highlands
SIXTH BATTALION:
60x - Bellmore
61x - East Meadow
62x - Levittown
63x - Massapequa
64x - Merrick
65x - North Bellmore
66x - North Massapequa
67x - North Merrick
68x - Seaford
69x - Wantagh
SEVENTH BATTALION:
70x - Elmont
71x - Franklin Square-Munson
72x - Hempstead
73x - Roosevelt
74x - South Hempstead
75x - Uniondale
76x - West Hempstead
EIGHTH BATTALION:
80x - Albertson
81x - East Williston
82x - Great Neck - Alert
83x - Great Neck - Vigilant
84x - Plandome
85x - Port Washington
86x - Williston Park
87x - Manhasset-Lakeville
NINTH BATTALION:
90x - Bethpage
91x - Carle Place
92x - Farmingdale
93x - Hicksville
94x - Jericho
95x - Plainview
96x - Westbury
97x - South Farmingdale
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Fire Department Call Signs
KAV466 - South Farmingdale
KB61492 - Nassau County Fire Academy
KBH354 - Rockville Centre
KBJ970 - Long Beach
KBL515 - Island Park
KBW814 - Hempstead
KC2072 - Merrick
KCK525 - Freeport
KDA694 - Meadowmere Park
KDB416 - Port Washington
KDP449 - Westbury
KDP986 - Garden City
KEB486 - Baldwin
KEB533 - Glenwood Hook & Ladder
KEB681 - Elmont
KEB914 - Levittown
KEB965 - Massapequa
KEC211 - Farmingdale
KEC352 - Valley Stream
KEC563 - Franklin Square & Munson
KEC697 - East Meadow
KEC829 - Great Neck - Vigilant
KEC859 - Wantagh
KEC910 - Roslyn
KEC960 - Hewlett
KEC961 - North Merrick
KED266 - Malverne
KED283 - Glen Cove
KED347 - Hicksville
KED396 - Uniondale
KED405 - New Hyde Park
KED554 - Oceanside
KED586 - Syosset
KED622 - East Rockaway
KED745 - Bethpage
KED747 - North Bellmore
KED761 - West Hempstead
KED820 - Mineola
KED847 - Roosevelt
KED865 - Locust Valley
KED868 - Bellmore
KEE204 - Great Neck - Alert
KEE209 - Lynbrook
KEE323 - Floral Park
KEE610 - Sea Cliff
KEE625 - Woodmere
KEE666 - Seaford
KEE716 - Plainview
KEE844 - Oyster Bay
KEE866 - East Norwich
KEE877 - Lakeview
KEF283 - Inwood
KEF863 - Manhasset-Lakeville
KEG254 - Nassau County Fire Communications Center
KEG292 - Roslyn Highlands
KEG312 - Lawrence-Cedarhurst
KEG503 - Jericho
KEH415 - North Massapequa
KEH987 - Carle Place
KEJ695 - Point Lookout-Lido Beach
KEU924 - South Hempstead
KFG436 - Roosevelt
KGJ777 - Garden City Park
KGN521 - Williston Park
KMB273 - Atlantic Steamers
KNAI887 - Sea Cliff
KNBW729 - Bellmore
KNCC591 - Great Neck
KO2419 - Garden City
KQO275 - East Williston
KRX583 - Nassau County Fire Communications Center (Ambulance Dispatch)
KSQ816 - Stewart Manor
KTI552 - Floral Park Centre
KTO545 - Hempstead
KTR672 - South Floral Park
KUY519 - Syosset
KUY628 - Bellmore-Merrick Ambulance
KVC483 - Lakeview
KVF582 - Bellerose Terrace
KVF763 - Albertson
KVF798 - Elmont
KWE641 - Bellerose
KXL311 - Freeport
KYQ359 - Garden City Park
KZE501 - Plandome
WIG946 - Massapequa
WIH284 - Plainview
WNAM372 - Wantagh
WPAG265 - Hicksville
WPBC526 - Bellmore-Merrick E.M.S.
WPCH271 - Bayville
WZX982 - COUNTY OPERATIONS
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Fire Department Radio Codes
Signal - meaning
1 - No unnecessary radio use
3 - Unit involved in accident
4 - Unit disabled
5 - Activate traffic signals
6 - Stand by for orders
7 - Release men in station
8 - Still alarm
9 - Emergency/rescue
9A - Ambulance Call
10 - Working fire/clear the frequency
11 - Call...by landline
12 - Fire under control
12A - Self-contained breathing apparatus no longer needed
13 - Return to quarters
14 - Request police for traffic
14A - Request police ambulance
14M - Request police - mental case
14R - Request police rescue
15 - Radio check
16 - Request doctor
17 - Unit out of service
18 - Unit in service
19 - Leaving district
20 - Returning to district
21 - Responding to scene
21/Code 1 - AEMT on board (ambulance)
21/Code 2 - EMT on board (ambulance)
22 - Arrived at scene
23 - Message received
24 - Request fire marshal - routine
25 - Request fire marshal immediately
25D - Request fire marshal - Death at scene
25HM - Request fire marshal - Haz Mat
26 - Request Health Department
27E - Request LIPA - Electric
27G - Request Keyspan - Gas
27H - Request Highway Department
27R - Request Long Island Railroad
27W - Request Water Authority
28 - Refill air bottles
29 - Request chaplain
30 - Request refreshments at scene
31 - Request fuel at scene
32 - General alarm
33 - Request mutual aid
34 - Invalid in building
35 - Switch to countywide frequency
36 - Switch to battalion frequency
37 - Switch to unit-to-unit frequency
38 - Training/drill
39 - Verify alarm location
40 - Give unit location
41 - Sound horns/evacuate building
49 - D.O.A.
50 - Request police - disturbance
61 - No driver*
61C - No crew*
71 - Company meeting
72 - Company drill
72B - Company drill at NCFSA
73 - Rescue company meeting
74 - Rescue company drill
74B - Rescue company drill at NCSFA
75 - Officers' meeting
76 - Department meeting
77 - Department drill
77B - Department drill at NCSFA
78 - Funeral
79 - Drill team meeting
80 - Parade
81 - Assistant fire inspectors' meeting
82 - Fund drive
83 - Chauffeur/operator training
84 - Clean up
85 - Uniform inspection
86 - Blood drive
87 - Physical exam
88 - Softball game/practice
89 - Picnic/outing
90 - Tour of Fire Communications HQ
91 - Fireman's Home
99/99A - Unnecessary/False Alarm*
*not used by all departments (reserved for local department use)
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Hempstead Fire Department Signals:
5 - Activate HQ traffic signal
10 - Contact Dispatcher
11 - Report to location
12 - Respond to scene with caution
12A - Respond to scene with caution - no siren
13 - False Alarm/return to HQ
14 - Clear the scene when all apparatus is ready/return to HQ
15 - Request Doctor at Location
16 - Request Chief at Location
17 - Request Police at scene
18 - Request Fire Marshal (Routine Investigation)
19 - Request Fire Marshal (Immediate Investigation)
18 - Request Fire Marshall
20 - Out of service at location
21 - Request LIPA/Brooklyn Union at Location
22 - Request Health Department at Location
23 - Request LIRR power shut down
24 - Tank empty - request feeder lines from additional engines
25 - Hydrant charged, line charged
25C-In-Line Pumping Completed/Lines Hooked up and charged
26 - Apparatus DNR/No Driver
32 - Fire Hydrant Damaged at Location
99 - Apparatus Unable to Respond/Breakdow
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