Code 3 Response

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Code 3 Response is used to describe a mode of response for an emergency vehicle responding to a call. It is commonly used to mean "use lights and siren."

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Though the exact origin of Code 3 is not clearly known[1], its use has spread across the United States and into parts of Canada.[2]

The most commonly used response codes are:

  • Code 1 - No lights and sirens.
  • Code 2 - Lights only, no siren.
  • Code 3 - Lights and siren.

In some agencies, Code 3 is also called a Hot Response. Code 1 is also called a Cold Response.[3]

  1. ^ Starting 1971 Norfolk Police Department, implemented response codes. Code 1 was red lights and siren, Code 2 was red light only, and Code 3 was normal running, no lights or siren. This is still in effect today, with the only change from red lights to blue lights. These response codes are used by Norfolk Police, Fire and EMS units. Richard Herzing
    Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response
    Public Safety Communications
    Norfolk, Virginia
  2. ^ Areas using Code 3:
    Phoenix (AZ) Regional SOP 205.08 [1],
    Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS Agency Program Policy reference no. 415 [2],
    Hennepin County (MN) EMS Ordinance #09 [3],
    Hawaii Police Department General Order 807 [4],
    The San Diego (CA) Paramedics [5],
    Killeen (TX) Police Jargon [6]
  3. ^ Sources:
    San Francisco (CA) EMS Agency 0905 Policy Manual [7],
    Saratoga (NY) EMS Dispatch Changes [8],
    Amherst (NY) Annual 2005 Memo [9],
    Middletown (CT) EMD [10].
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