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These are the most up to date Radio Codes we could find for Topeka Kansas and Shawnee County Police and Sherrif’s departments.
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Sheriff/Topeka Police Radio Code List
- SIG 1- Armed-Dangerous
- SIG 2- Resists Arrest / Violent
- SIG 3- Mental
- SIG 4- Suicidal
- SIG 5A- Felony Offender
- SIG 5B- Misdemeanor Offender
- SIG 5C- Traffic Offender
- SIG 5D- Narcotics
- SIG 5E- Explosives
- SIG 5F- Fraud
- SIG 5G- Gang member
- SIG 5I- Illegal Alien
- SIG 5J- Juvenile / Runaway
- SIG 5K- Kidnapper
- SIG 5L- Larceny
- SIG 5M- Murder / Homicide
- SIG 5O- Other / Contact Dispatch
- SIG 5P- Parole / Probation
- SIG 5R- Robbery
- SIG 5S- Sex Offender
- SIG 5T- Terrorist affiliation
- SIG 6- Intelligence Suspect
- SIG 7- Sniper in the area
- SIG 8- Arsonist in area
- SIG 9- Wanted Felony Warrant
- SIG 10- Wanted Misdemeanor Warrant
- SIG 11- Stolen
- SIG 12- Bomb Explosion
- SIG 13- Officer needs help
- SIG 14- Riot
- SIG 15- Drug Material
- SIG 20- Crime Scene Unit call
- SIG 21- Stolen Car Report
- SIG 22- Stolen Car Recovery
- SIG 23- Assault / Battery
- SIG 24- Animal Call
- SIG 25- Assist the citizen
- SIG 26- Unknown Trouble
- SIG 27- Open Door
- SIG 28- Pick up an article
- SIG 29- Disturbance
- SIG 30- Suspicious Person
- SIG 31- Missing Person
- SIG 32- Juvenile
- SIG 33- Trouble at the station
- SIG 34- Casualty report
- SIG 35- Rape / Sex Offense
- SIG 36- Check Welfare
- SIG 37- Dead body
- SIG 39- Theft
- SIG 40- Forgery / Bad Checks
- SIG 41- Receive Information
- SIG 42- Relieve officer
- SIG 43- Service request
- SIG 44- Notify
- SIG 45- Misc
- SIG 46- Out of car with canine
- SIG 48- Shoplifter
- SIG 49- Out of car on portable radio
- SIG 50- Out at the garage
- SIG 51- Call home
- SIG 52- Intoxicated subject
- SIG 53- Money escort
- SIG 55- Backup requested
- SIG 57- Vandalism
- SIG 58- Relief
- SIG 60- Gang activity
- SIG 63- Traffic stop
- SIG 64- Traffic problem / stalled car
- SIG 65- Emergency medical call
- SIG 67- Building check
- SIG 68- Area check
- SIG 69- Out at crime scene office
- SIG 90- Out at the jail.
Topeka Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol use the same Radio 10-codes.
KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL CODES & SIGNALS: 10-1 Receiving poorly 10-60 Tower lights burned out 10-2 Receiving well 10-61 Repeat & transmit slower 10-3 Stand-by 10-62 Repeat & speak louder 10-4 Acknowledgement 10-64 Not clear 10-5 Relay 10-65 Clear for item 10-6 Busy, stand-by 10-66 Clear for cancellation 10-7 Out of service 10-67 Clear for net message 10-8 In service 10-9 Repeat TECHNICAL 10-10 Out of svc. subject to call 10-68 Give me a test 10-11 Stay in service 10-69 Test with no modulation 10-12 Visitors present 10-70 Test intermittantly with no 10-13 Weather & road conditions modulation for ____ minutes 10-14 Convoy or escort 10-71 Test constantly with tone 10-15 Have prisoner in custody 10-72 Advise signal strength 10-16 Pick up prisoner/papers 10-73 Advise on audio quality 10-17 Nothing for you 10-74 Audio quality good 10-18 Anything for us? 10-75 Stand-by you are causing interf. 10-19 Return to station 10-76 Signal choppy 10-20 Location 10-77 No contact at all 10-21 Call ____ by phone 10-78 Transmitter quality poor 10-22 Disregard 10-79 Transmit on alternate frequency 10-23 Arrived at scene 10-24 Finished with assignment GENERAL USE 10-25 Have contact with ? 10-80 Pick up partner 10-26 Holding subject 10-81 Meet victim or complainant 10-27 Request driver's license inf 10-82 Stopping suspicious vehicle 10-28 Check registration info. 10-83 Road blocked at _____ 10-29 Check for wanted 10-84 Personnel in area 10-85 Fire alarm at _____ EMERGENCY OR UNUSUAL 10-86 Advise correct time 10-30 Does not conform 10-87 Pistol range 10-31 Emergency basis 10-11 10-88 Advise public service # for ____ 10-32 Chase, all units officer number____ stand-by 10-89 Caution 10-33 Emergency traffic 10-90 Crime in progress 10-34 Trouble at ______ all 10-91 Break-in in progress units respond 10-92 Armed robbery in progress 10-35 Major crime, blockade 10-93 Bank alarm at ______ 10-36 No further assistance needed 10-94 Bomb threat at ______ 10-37 No rush 10-95 Fight in progress at ____ 10-38 Urgent (silent run) 10-96 Prowler report at _____ 10-39 emergency (light & siren) 10-97 Domestic problem at ______ 10-98 Riot or mass disturbance ACCIDENT & VEHICLE HANDLING 10-99 Jail break at _____ 10-40 Fatality report 10-41 Send wrecker to _____ RESPONSE SIGNALS 10-42 Officer ____ at home SIGNAL 1 Armed & dangerous 10-43 Meet ____ at ____ SIGNAL 2 Resists arrest 10-44 Investigate vehicle SIGNAL 3 Mental 10-45 Investigate veh. & occupant SIGNAL 4 Suicidal 10-46 Investigate drunk driver SIGNAL 5A Known offender felony 10-47 Auto accident (P.D.) SIGNAL 5B Known offender midsemeanor 10-48 Auto accident (P.I.) SIGNAL 5C Known offender traffic 10-49 Send ambulance to ____ SIGNAL 6 Intelligence subject SIGNAL 7 Snipers in area NET MESSAGE HANDLING SIGNAL 8 Arsonist in area 10-50 Message for local SIGNAL 9 Wanted - felony delivery via P.S. SIGNAL 10 Wanted - misdemeanor 10-51 Any answer our number? SIGNAL 11 Property or vehicle 10-52 Item number for assignment reported stolen 10-53 Unable to copy phone SIGNAL 12 Bomb explosion at ____ 10-54 Stand-by for TWX SIGNAL 13 Officer needs help 10-55 Request permission to call _____ or use ch______ SUBJECT CODES 10-56 Next message number? CODE 1 White male 10-57 Repeat dispatch CODE 2 White female 10-58 Do you dispatch _______? CODE 3 Black male 10-59 Need radio service CODE 4 Black female WEATHER CODES: CODE 1 Weather clear CODE 11 Windy (over 20 MPH) CODE 2 Overcast CODE 12 Blowing dust CODE 3 Roads dry CODE 13 Roads snow packed CODE 4 Raining CODE 14 Roads snow packed in spots CODE 5 Raining CODE 15 Roads icy CODE 6 Mist CODE 16 Roads icy in spots CODE 7 Light snow CODE 17 Roads slushy CODE 8 Heavy snow CODE 18 Roads sanded CODE 9 Heavy snow with drifting CODE 19 Blizzard conditions existing CODE 10 Fog CODE 20 Roads closed CODE 21 One lane traffic ============================================================================= OTHER DEPARTMENTS USING KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL CODES: Leavenworth County Sheriff Miami County Sheriff Topeka Police Department
KANSAS TRIAGE CODES:
Yellow Possible life threatening Red Life threatening Blue Pulseless and apnec Black Obvious death Orange Mental/pyschological
Unit Numbering
- All deputies keep their same number throughout their career
- Traditionally, 200 series numbers were used by Shawnee Sheriff units, however in recent years they have begun to also use the 100 and 600 series.
Radio ID | Usage |
---|---|
120 to 129 | Deputies |
140 to 199 | Deputies |
200 | Sheriff |
201 | Undersheriff |
300 to 399 | Shared by TPS and Sheriff’s Department Reserves |
Topeka Police
Map of Patrol Districts

Unit Numbering
Radio ID | Usage |
---|---|
Cruiser xx | Administrative Units (Cruiser 1 is the Police Chief) |
2x | Animal Control Units |
30 to 49 | School Resource Officers |
5x | Crime Scene Units |
70 to 99 | Response Team Units |
110 | Front Desk Administrative Officer |
111 to 115 | Hit and Run Units |
13x | Motorcycle Units |
3xx | Shared by TPS and Sheriff’s Department Reserves |
401 to 468 | Patrol Units (Numbering explained below) |
48x | Bicycle Units |
49x | Canine Units |
5xx | Specialty Units (Detectives, Narcotics & Gang) |
600 to 649 | School District 501 & Washburn University Units |
650 to 699 | Veterans Affairs & MTAA Units |
7xx | Community Police |
8xx | Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Units |
9xx | Special Patrol (DUI, seat belt enforcement) |
- 4 digit unit numbers indicate Off-Duty Officer
Patrol Units
- The second digit indicates which zone the patrol unit belongs to (434 belongs to zone 3)
- The third digit indicates the unit’s role
- 0 indicates lieutenant, second digit indicates shift (420 is 2nd shift Lt.)
- 1 indicates zone primary supervisor, generally a sergeant (421 is the zone 2 primary supervisor)
- 2 indicates zone secondary supervisor, generally a corporal (412 is the zone 1 secondary supervisor)
- 3-5 indicate area cars referenced by the map above
- 6&7 indicate rover cars and travel throughout zone
- 8 indicates zone traffic car (438 is zone 3 traffic car)
- 401-409 indicated flex shift units (1800-0200)
Shawnee County Fire
County/Topeka Fire Radio Code List
- 10-6 Out of station, available for call
- 10-7 Out of service, unavailable for call
- 10-8 In service,
- 10-9 In quarters
- SIG 1 Working fire, can be controlled with available resources
- SIG 2 Working fire, need additional resources
- SIG 8 Person trapped (used for fires and auto accidents)
- SIG 42 Out of service for training
- SIG 99 Nothing showing- no smoke or fire
County Fire Radio Numbers
- Shawnee Heights FD- radio numbers beginning with 2
- Rossville RD- radio numbers beginning with 3
- Mission Township FD- radio numbers beginning with 4
- Auburn FD- radio numbers beginning with 5
- Silver Lake FD- radio numbers beginning with 6
- Soldier Township FD- radio numbers beginning with 7
- Dover / Valencia FD- radio numbers beginning with 8
County Fire Paging Tones on 158.835MHz
- 147- Silver Lake Fire District
- 401- Mission Township Fire Dept.
- 402- Auburn Fire District
- 403- Dover Fire District
- 404- Rossville Fire District
- 405- Soldier Township Fire Dept
- 406- Shawnee Heights Fire District
Shawnee Co. (KS) Fire/EMS
- American Medical Response – 401 S.W. Jackson St. @ S.W. 4th St.,Topeka (KNHP866)
- Kansas A.N.G. 190th Air Refueling Wing F.D. – Dead End of S.E. Forbes Ave. off of S.E. Axton St.,Topeka (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 38.957472/-95.677094)
- Metropolitan Topeka Airport Auth. –
- Forbes Field Sta. – S.E. Forbes Ave. between S.E. University Blvd. & S.E. Airport West Dr.,Topeka (KKC682) (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 38.950370/-95.676076)
- Mission Twp. V.F.D. – 3101 S.W. Urish Rd. across from S.W. Scathelock Rd.,Topeka (WNRK514)
- Shawnee Co. Fire Dist. #1 – 218 W. Railroad Ave. (aka US-24) between S. Beaubein St. & S. Madore St.,Silver Lake (WPQK967)
- Shawnee Co. Fire Dist. #2 – 110 E. 10th St. @ N. Washington St.,Auburn (WNBG325)
- Shawnee Co. Fire Dist. #3 – 301 E. US-24 between Parkway St. & Orange St.,Rossville
- Shawnee Co. Fire Dist. #4 –
- Dover Sta. – 13547 S.W. State Route 4 between S.W. 57th St. & S.W. Douglas Rd.,Topeka
- Valencia Sta. – 315 S.W. Valencia Rd. between I-70 & N.W. 4th St.,Topeka
- Shawnee Heights Fire Dist. –
- Sta. #21 (HQ) – 2626 S.E. Shawnee Heights Rd. between S.E. 29th St. & Ward Rd.,Tecumseh
- Sta. #22 – 211 S.E. Tecumseh Rd. between S.E. 2nd St. & S.E. 3rd St.,Tecumseh
- Sta. #23 – 5301 S.E. California Ave. @ S.E. 53rd St.,Topeka
- Sta. #25 – 4450 S.E. 89th St. @ S.E. Paulen Rd.,Berryton
- Soldier Twp. F.D. – 600 N.W. 46th St. @ N.W. Anne Rd.,Topeka
- Topeka F.D. –
- HQ – 324 S.E. Jefferson St. @ S.E. 4th St.,Topeka
- Sta. #1 – 934 N.E. Quincy St. @ N.E. Gordon St.,Topeka
- Sta. #2 – 619 S.E. Rice Rd. @ S.E. 6th Ave. (aka Alt. US-40),Topeka
- Sta. #3 – 318 S.E. Jefferson St. between S.E. 3rd St. & S.E. 4th St.,Topeka (The Training Tower is also located here)
- Sta. #4 – 813 S.W. Clay St. between S.W. 8th Ave. & S.W. 9th St.,Topeka
- Sta. #5 – 720 S.W. 21st St. @ S.W. Western Ave.,Topeka (The Sta. faces S.W. Western Ave.)
- Sta. #6 – 1419 N.E. Seward Ave. @ N.E. Woodruff Ave.,Topeka
- Sta. #7 – 1215 S.W. Oakley Ave. between S.W. 12th St. & S.W. Huntoon St.,Topeka
- Sta. #8 – 2700 S.W. Fairlawn Rd. @ S.W. Shunga Dr.,Topeka
- Sta. #9 – 2447 S.E. 29th St. between S.E. Golden Ave. & I-470 (aka Kansas Trpk.),Topeka
- Sta. #10 – 2010 S.W. 37th St. across from S.W. Park South Ct.,Topeka
- Sta. #11 – 2000 N.W. Lower Silver Lake Rd. @ N.W. Vail Ave.,Topeka
- Sta. #12 – 2101 S.W. Urish Rd. @ S.W. 21st St.,Topeka
- Maint. Div. – 300 S.E. Jefferson St. @ S.E. 3rd St.,Topeka
Businesses
Trunked Radio Systems
- Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
- KC Wireless
- Midwest Mobile Radio Service
- Topeka City/Shawnee County Public Safety
- Westar Energy