Nashville Fire Department Codes
ALPHA RESPONSE=CODE 1--LOW PRIORITY
BRAVO RESPONSE=CODE 2--MID PRIORITY (CALLS THAT MAY INVOLVE FIRST RESPONDERS)
CHARLIE RESPONSE=CODE 3--POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING
DELTA RESPONSE=CODE 3--LIFE THREATENING
ECHO RESPONSE=CODE 3--FULL ARREST OR IMMINENT DEATH
OMEGA RESPONSE=CODE 1--LOWEST PRIORITY
1 - ABDOMINAL PAIN
1-D-1 NOT ALERT
1-C-1 FAINTING OR NEAR FAINTING >50 Y/O
1-C-2 FEMALES FAINTING OR NEAR FAINTING 12-50 Y/O
1-C-3 MALES W/ PAIN ABOVE NAVEL >45 Y/O
1-C-4 FEMALES W/ PAIN ABOVE NAVEL >45 Y/O
1-A-1 ABDOMINAL PAIN
2 - ALLERGIC REACTION
2-E-1 INEFFECTIVE BREATHING
2-D-1 SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
2-D-2 NOT ALERTS
2-D-3 CONDITION WORSENING
2-D-4 SWARM ATTACK (BEES)
2-D-5 SNAKEBITE
2-C-1 DIFFICULTY BREATHING OR SWALLOWING
2-C-2 SPECIAL MEDICATIONS OR INJECTIONS USED
2-B-1 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
2-A-1 NO DIFFICULTY BREATHING OR SWALLOWING
2-A-2 SPIDER BITE
3 - ANIMAL BITES
3-D-1 UNCONSCIOUS OR ARREST
3-D-2 NOT ALERTS
3-D-3 DANGEROUS BODY AREA
3-D-4 LARGE ANIMAL
3-D-5 EXOTIC ANIMAL
3-D-6 ATTACK OR MULTIPLE ATTACKS
3-B-1 POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BODY PART
3-B-2 SERIOUS HEMORRHAGE
3-B-3 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
3-A-1 NOT DANGEROUS BODY AREA
3-A-2 NON-RECENT INJURIES >6 HOURS
3-A-3 SUPERFICIAL BITES
4 - ASSAULT
(A=ASSAULT / S=SEXUAL ASSAULT)
4-D-1 UNCONSCIOUS OR ARREST
4-D-2 NOT ALERTS
4-D-3 ABNORMAL BREATHING
4-D-4 DANGEROUS BODY AREA
4-D-5 MULTIPLE VICTIMS
4-B-1 POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BODY AREA
4-B-2 SERIOUS HEMORRHAGE
4-B-3 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
4-A-1 NOT DANGEROUS BODY AREA
4-A-2 NON-RECENT INJURIES >6 HOURS
5 - BACK PAIN
5-D-1 NOT ALERTS
5-C-1 FAINTING OR NEAR FAINTING >50 Y/O
5-A-1 NON-TRAUMATIC
5-A-2 NON-RECENT INJURIES >6 HOURS
6 - BREATHING DIFFICULTY
(A=ASTHMA)
6-E-1 INEFFECTIVE BREATHING
6-D-1 SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
6-D-2 NOT ALERTS
6-D-3 CLAMMY
6-C-1 ABNORMAL BREATHING
6-C-2 CARDIAC HISTORY
7 - BURN SUBJECT
7-D-1 UNCONSCIOUS OR ARREST
7-D-2 SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
7-D-3 NOT ALERTS
7-D-4 EXPLOSION
7-D-5 MULTIPLE VICTIMS
7-C-1 BUILDING FIRE W/ PERSONS INSIDE
7-C-2 DIFFICULTY BREATHING
7-C-3 BURNS >18% BSA
7-B-1 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
7-A-1 BURNS 35 Y/O
10-A-1 BREATHING NOMRALLY 35 Y/O
12-C-1 PREGNANCY
12-C-2 DIABETIC
12-C-3 CARDIAC HISTORY
12-B-1 BREATHING REGULARLY NOT VERIFIED 6 FEET
15-D-5 NOT ALERTS
15-D-6 ABNORMAL BREATHING
15-D-7 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
15-C-1 ALERT & BREATHING NORMALLY
16 - EYE PROBLEM
16-D-1 NOT ALERTS
16-B-1 SEVERE EYE INJURIES
16-A-1 MODERATE EYE INJURIES
16-A-2 MINOR EYE INJURIES
16-A-3 MEDICAL EYE PROBLEMS
17 - FALLS
17-D-1 DANGEROUS BODY AREA
17-D-2 LONG FALL >6 FEET
17-D-3 NOT ALERTS
17-D-4 ABNORMAL BREATHING
17-B-1 POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BODY AREA
17-B-2 SERIOUS HEMORRHAGE
17-B-3 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
17-A-1 NOT DANGEROUS BODY AREA
17-A-2 NON-RECENT INJURIES >6 HOURS
18 - HEADACHE
18-C-1 NOT ALERTS
18-C-2 ABNORMAL BREATHING
18-C-3 SPEECH PROBLEMS
18-C-4 SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE PAIN
18-C-5 NUMBNESS OR PARALYSIS
18-C-6 CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR
18-B-1 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
18-A-1 BREATHING NOMRALLY
19 - HEART PROBLEM
19-D-1 SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
19-D-2 NOT ALERTS
19-D-3 CLAMMY
19-C-1 FIRING OF AICD
19-C-2 ABNORMAL BREATHING
19-C-3 CHEST PAIN >35 Y/O
19-C-4 CARDIAC HISTORY
19-C-5 COCAINE
19-C-6 HEART RATE 130
19-B-1 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
19-A-1 HEART RATE >50 OR 5 MONTHS
24-D-4 3RD TRIMESTER BLEEDING
24-D-5 HIGH RISK COMPLICATIONS
24-D-6 BABY BORN
24-C-1 2ND TRIMESTER HEMORRHAGE OR MISCARRIAGE
24-C-2 1ST TRIMESTER SERIOUS HEMORRHAGE
24-B-1 LABOR >5 MONTHS
24-B-2 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
24-A-1 1ST TRIMESTER HEMORRHAGE OR MISCARRIAGE
25 - PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEM
25-D-1 NOT ALERTS
25-B-1 VIOLENT
25-B-2 THREATENING SUICIDE
25-B-3 NEAR HANGING
25-B-4 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
25-A-1 NON-VIOLENT & NON-SUICIDAL
26 - SICK CALL
26-D-1 NOT ALERTS
26-C-1 CARDIAC HISTORY
26-B-1 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
26-A-1 NON PRIORITY SYMPTOMS
26-A-2 BOILS
26-A-3 BUMPS
26-A-4 CANNOT SLEEP
26-A-5 CANNOT URINATE
26-A-6 CATHETER PROBLEMS
26-A-7 CONSTIPATION
26-A-8 CRAMPS/SPASMS
26-A-9 CUT-OFF RING REQUEST
26-A-10 DEAFNESS
26-A-11 DEFECATION/DIARRHEA
26-A-12 EARACHE
26-A-13 ENEMA
26-A-14 GOUT
26-A-15 HEMORRHOIDS/PILES
26-A-16 HEPATITIS
26-A-17 HICCUPS
26-A-18 HUNGRY
26-A-19 NERVOUS
26-A-20 OBJECT STUCK
26-A-21 OBJECT SWALLOWED
26-A-22 PENIS PROBLEMS
26-A-23 RASH/SKIN DISORDER
26-A-24 STD
26-A-25 SORE THROAT
26-A-26 TOOTHACHE
26-A-27 TRANSPORT ONLY
26-A28 WOUND INFECTED
27 - STAB/GUNSHOT/PENETRATING TRAUMA (S, G, OR P)
27-D-1 UNCONSCIOUS OR ARREST
27-D-2 NOT ALERTS
27-D-3 CENTRAL WOUNDS
27-D-4 MULTIPLE WOUNDS
27-D-5 MULTIPLE VICTIMS
27-B-1 NON-RECENT INJURIES >6 HOURS / CENTRAL WOUNDS
27-B-2 KNOWN SINGLE PERIPHERAL WOUND
27-B-3 SERIOUS HEMORRHAGE
27-B-4 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
27-A-1 NON-RECENT >6 HOURS / PERIPHERAL WOUNDS
28 - STROKE
28-C-1 NOT ALERTS
28-C-2 ABNORMAL BREATHING
28-C-3 SPEECH OR MOVEMENT PROBLEMS
28-C-4 NUMBNESS OR TINGLING
28-C-5 STOKES HISTORY
28-C-6 BREATHING NORMALLY >35 Y/O
28-B-1 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
28-A-1 BREATHING NORMALLY 6 HOURS
31 - SUBJECT UNCONSCIOUS
31E1 INEFFECTIVE BREATHING
31D1 UNCONSCIOUS
31D2 SEVERE RESPRIATORY DISTRESS
31D3 NOT ALERT
31C1 ALERT W/ ABNORMAL BREATHING
31C2 CARDIAC HISTORY
31C3 MULTIPLE FAINTING EPISODES
31C4 SINGLE OR NEAR FAINTING EPISODES & ALERT
31C5 FEMALE 12-50 Y/O W/ ABDOMINAL PAIN
32 - MEDICAL NATURE UNKNOWN
32-D-1 LIFE STATUS QUESTIONABLE
32-B-1 STANDING, MOVING, SITTING, OR TALKING
32-B-2 MEDICAL ALERT NOTIFICATION
32-B-3 UNKNOWN STATUS (3RD PARTY CALLER)
33 - TRANSFER
(T=TRANSFER / I=INTERFACILITY)
33-D-1 SUSPECTED CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST
33-C-1 NOT ALERTS (ACUTE CHANGE)
33-C-2 ABNORMAL BREATHING
33-C-3 SIGNIFICANT HEMORRHAGE OR SHOCK
33-C-4 POSSIBLE ACUTE HEART PROBLEMS OR MI
33-C-5 ACUTE SEVERE PAIN
33-C-6 EMERGENCY RESPONSE REQUESTED
33-A-1 NO PRIORITY SYMPTOMS
51 - AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY
51-O-1 AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT
51-A-1 STAND BY
51-B-1 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
51-C-1 AIRCRAFT INCOMING - FULL EMERGENCY (ALERT II)
51-C-2 AIRCRAFT INCOMING - MINOR EMERGENCY (ALERT II)
51-D-1 AIRCRAFT CRASH (ALERT III)
51-D-2 AIRCRAFT CRASH INVOLVING STRUCTURE (ALERT III)
51-D-3 AIRCRAFT FIRE ON GROUND (ALERT III)
52 - ALARMS
52-O-1 BURGLAR HOLD-UP ALARM
52-O-2 MEDICAL ALARM
52-B-1 RESIDENTIAL (MULTIPLE)
52-B-2 RESIDENTIAL (SINGLE)
52-B-3 NON-DWELLING STRUCTURE (SHED, GARAGE, CALL BOX)
52-B-4 MOBILE HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, PORTABLE OFFICE
52-B-5 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
52-C-1 HIGH LIFE HAZARD
52-C-2 HIGH RISE
52-C-3 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
53 - CITIZEN ASSIST / SERVICE CALL
53-O-1 LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE (UNOCCUPIED)
53-O-2 DOWN TREES AND OBJECTS
53-O-3 HYDRANT PROBLEMS
53-O-4 SEWER PROBLEMS
53-O-5 WATER MAIN BREAK
53-O-6 OTHER
53-A-1 LOCKED IN VEHICLE (NON-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
53-A-2 LOCKED IN/OUT OF DWELLING (NON-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
53-A-3 CITIZEN ASSIST (NON-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
53-A-4 ANIMAL RESCUE
53-A-5 WATER PROBLEM
53-B-1 LOCKED IN VEHICLE (POSSIBLE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
53-B-2 LOCKED IN/OUT OF DWELLING (POSSIBLE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
53-B-3 CITIZEN ASSIST (POSIBBLE MEDICAL ASSIST)
53-B-4 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
53-C-1 WATER PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL HAZARD
54 - CONFINED SPACE / STRUCTURE COLLAPSE
54-B-1 ENTRAPMENT (UNCONFIRMED)
54-C-1 ENTRAPMENT (UNCONFIRMED) WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
54-D-1 ENTRAPMENT (CONFIRMED)
54-D-2 ENTRAPMENT (CONFIRMED) WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
55 - ELECTRICAL HAZARD
55-A-1 TRANSFORMER OUTSIDE (WIRE OR POLE)
55-A-2 APPLIANCE WITH NO ODOR PRESENT
55-B-1 ELECTRICAL ARCHING
55-B-2 WIRES DOWN WITH NO SMOKE OR ARCHING
55-B-3 APPLIANCE WITH ODOR PRESENT
55-B-4 ELECTRICAL ODOR
55-B-5 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
55-C-1 ELECTRICAL HAZARD WITH OR NEAR WATER
55-C-2 WIRES DOWN WITH SMOKE OR ARCHING
56 - ELEVATOR / ESCALATOR RESCUE
56-O-1 ELEVATOR MALFUNCTION - NO OCCUPANTS INSIDE
56-O-2 ESCALATOR INCIDENT - NOT CAUGHT (WITH OR WITHOUT INJURIES)
56-A-1 ELEVATOR MALFUNCTION - OCCUPANTS INSIDE
56-B-1 ELEVATOR MALFUNCTION - OCCUPANTS INSIDE (MEDICAL CONDITION PRESENT)
56-B-2 CAUGHT (ESCALATOR) WITH NO INJURIES
56-B-3 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
56-D-1 ENTRAPMENT (ESCALATOR) WITH INJURIES
57 - EXPLOSION
57-B-1 VEHICLE EXPLOSION
57-B-2 NON-STRUCTURE EXPLOSION
57-B-3 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
57-D-1 HIGH LIFE HAZARD
57-D-2 HIGH RISE
57-D-3 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
57-D-4 RESIDENTIAL (MULTIPLE)
57-D-5 RESIDENTIAL (SINGLE)
57-D-6 LARGE NON-DWELLING STRUCTURE (BARN, STORAGE BUILDING)
57-D-7 SMALL NON-DWELLING STRUCTURE (SHED, DETACHED GARAGE)
57-D-8 LARGE FUEL/FIRE LOAD VEHICLE
57-D-9 MOBILE HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, PORTABLE OFFICE
58 - EXTRICATION / ENTRAPPED (MACHINERY, VEHICLE)
58-B-1 ENTRAPMENT (UNCONFIRMED)
58-B-2 NO LONGER TRAPPED
58-D-1 ENTRAPMENT (CONFIRMED)
59 - FUEL SPILL
59-B-1 UNCONTAINED SPILL 50 GALLONS
59-C-2 CONTAINED SPILL >50 GALLONS
59-C-3 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
60 - GAS LEAK (NATURAL AND LP GASES)
60-B-1 OUTSIDE TANK LEAK 5 GALLONS
60-D-1 INSIDE RUPTURE/TANK LEAK (ODOR)
60-D-2 OUTSIDE RUPTURE (ODOR)
61 - HAZMAT
61-A-1 ABANDONED WASTE
61-B-1 SMALL SPILL (<5 GALLONS)
61-C-1 HAZMAT (CONTAINED)
61-C-2 ILLEGAL DRUG LAB
61-D-1 HAZMAT (UNCONTAINED OR MOVING)
61-D-2 HAZMAT FIRE (OUTSIDE)
61-D-3 ILLEGAL DRUG LAB FIRE (OUTSIDE)
61-D-4 ILLEGAL DRUG LAB (UNCONTAINED OR MOVING)
62 - HIGH ANGLE RESCUE
62-B-1 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
62-D-1 HIGH ANGLE RESCUE
63 - LIGHTNING STRIKE (INVESTIGATION)
63-B-1 RESIDENTIAL (SINGLE)
63-B-2 NON-DWELLING STRUCTURE (SHED, GARAGE)
63-B-3 MOBILE HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, PORTABLE OFFICE
63-B-4 OUTSIDE LIGHTNING STRIKE
63-B-5 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
63-C-1 HIGH LIFE HAZARD
63-C-2 HIGH RISE
63-C-3 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
63-C-4 RESIDENTIAL (MULTIPLE)
64 - MARINE FIRE
64-B-1 EXTINGUISHED FIRE
64-D-1 THREATENED STRUCTURE OR OTHER BOATS
64-D-2 DOCKED IN COASTAL WATER
64-D-3 DOCKED IN INLAND WATER
64-D-4 BEACHED IN COASTAL WATER
64-D-5 BEACHED IN INLAND WATER
64-D-6 COASTAL WATER
64-D-7 OCEANIC WATER
64-D-8 INLAND WATER
64-D-9 DRY DOCK
65 - MUTUAL AID / ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY
65-A-1 MUTUAL AID TO INCIDENT (SINGLE UNIT)
65-A-2 ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY (SINGLE UNIT)
65-A-3 MUTUAL AID MOVE UP/COVER (STATION ASSIGNMENT)
65-A-4 MUTUAL AID TO STAGING AREA
65-B-1 MUTUAL AID TO INCIDENT (SINGLE UNIT)
65-B-2 ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY (SINGLE UNIT)
65-D-1 MUTUAL AID TO INCIDENT (MULTIPLE UNITS)
65-D-2 ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY (MULTIPLE UNIT)
66 - ODOR (STRANGE / UNKNOWN)
66-A-1 ODOR INSIDE
66-A-2 ODOR OUTSIDE
66-C-1 ODOR WITH PATIENTS
67 - OUTSIDE FIRE
67-O-1 CONTROLLED BURN
67-A-1 TRANSFORMER (WIRE OR POLE)
67-A-2 EXTINGUISHED FIRE
67-B-1 SMALL OUTSIDE FIRE
67-B-2 SMALL OUTSIDE FIRE WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PRESENT
67-B-3 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
67-D-1 WILD LAND FIRE
67-D-2 BRUSH/GRASS FIRE
67-D-3 LARGE OUTSIDE FIRE
67-D-4 LARGE OUTSIDE FIRE WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
68 - SMOKE INVESTIGATION (OUTSIDE)
68-A-1 LIGHT SMOKE
68-A-2 ODOR OF SMOKE
68-C-1 HEAVY SMOKE
69 - STRUCTURE FIRE
69-C-1 APPLIANCE FIRE (CONTAINED)
69-C-2 EXTINGUISHED FIRE
69-D-1 HIGH LIFE HAZARD
69-D-2 HIGH RISE
69-D-3 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
69-D-4 RESIDENTIAL (MULTIPLE)
69-D-5 RESIDENTIAL (SINGLE)
69-D-6 CHIMNEY
69-D-7 LARGE NON-DWELLING STRUCTURE (BARN, STORAGE BUILDING)
69-D-8 SMALL NON-DWELLING STRUCTURE (SHED, DETACHED GARAGE)
69-D-9 MOBILE HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, PORTABLE OFFICE
69-D-10 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
69-E-1 PERSON ON FIRE (INSIDE)
69-E-2 TRAPPED IN STRUCTURE FIRE
70 - TRAIN / RAIL INCIDENT
70-O-1 MOVING TRAIN
70-B-1 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
70-D-1 STRUCTURE INVOLVED
70-D-2 DERAILMENT BELOW GROUND
70-D-3 DERAILMENT ELEVATED (ABOVE GROUND)
70-D-4 DERAILMENT AT GROUND LEVEL
70-D-5 DERAILMENT IN TUNNEL
70-D-6 FIRE ON BOARD BELOW GROUND
70-D-7 FIRE ON BOARD ELEVATED (ABOVE GROUND)
70-D-8 FIRE ON BOARD AT GROUND LEVEL
70-D-9 FIRE ON BOARD IN TUNNEL
70-D-10 VEHICLE(S) INVOLVED
71 - VEHICLE FIRE
71-A-1 VEHICLE FIRE (EXTINGUISHED)
71-B-1 VEHICLE FIRE
71-B-2 LARGE FUEL/FIRE LOAD VEHICLE (EXTINGUISHED)
71-C-1 VEHICLE FIRE THREATENING NON-STRUCTURE
71-C-2 VEHICLE FIRE IN PARKING GARAGE (PARKADE)
71-D-1 VEHICLE FIRE WITH THREATENED STRUCTURE
71-D-2 TANKER OR TRACTOR-TRAILER (SEMI) WITH FLAMMABLE CARGO
71-D-3 LARGE FUEL/FIRE LOAD VEHICLE
71-E-1 VEHICLE FIRE (OCCUPANTS TRAPPED)
72 - WATER RESCUE
72-A-1 ANIMAL RESCUE
72-B-1 STRANDED MOTORIST (NON-THREATENED)
72-B-2 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION)
72-E-1 SINKING VEHICLE
72-E-2 ICE RESCUE
72-E-3 SWIFT WATER RESCUE
72-E-4 SCUBA DIVE ACCIDENT
72-E-5 SWIMMING POOL RESCUE
72-E-6 COASTAL WATER RESCUE
72-E-7 INLAND WATER RESCUE
72-E-8 OCEANIC WATER RESCUE
73 - WATERCRAFT IN DISTRESS
73-B-1 OUT OF FUEL
73-B-2 ENGINE WILL NOT START
73-B-3 RUN AGROUND
73-B-4 FLARE SIGHTING (OTHER THAN ORANGE OR RED)
73-D-1 TAKING ON WATER
73-D-2 PERSON OVERBOARD
73-D-3 FLARE SIGHTING (ORANGE OR RED)
73-D-4 UNKNOWN SITUATION (INVESTIGATION) TEST