If You Hear Code Brown Over a Colorado Intercom, Get Out Now

"Attention shoppers" is still an announcement you hear in some Colorado department stores and Grand Junction supermarkets from time to time. This statement is usually followed by information about a sale or special price that is offered for a limited time.

Sometimes emergency announcements need to be made on the store intercom for the safety of shoppers inside. It's important to be familiar with these coded announcements so you know what to do if you hear one. Do you know the code that represents a dangerous situation in a store?

Get our free mobile app

A Guide For Color Codes In Stores

Many stores use a color-coded system for important announcements. These coded announcements have a range of meanings from an injury in the store to a weather-related emergency or worse. An interesting thread on the website Quora spells out what many of these codes mean at a store like Walmart.

Code Black: Extreme Weather Conditions
Code White: Injury On-Site
Code Brown: An Act of Violence
Code Green: Hostage Situation
Code Blue: A Bomb Threat
Code Red: A Fire
Code Orange: Chemical Hazard
Code Adam: Lost Child

What Does A 'Code Brown' Stand For In A Store?

No messing around here. If you are shopping in a store and you hear an announcement for a "Code Bown", an employee is trying to communicate that an act of violence is taking place in the store. It won't always mean a shooting, but it does mean you want to get out of there until the conflict is over. Walk do not run. Remain calm and do not start a panic.

Less Serious Codes

We've all heard something like "clean-up needed in aisle 6". BrokenSecrets.com says color codes are not the only codes you may hear when shopping in a Walmart or someplace similar. Lots of stores have their own way of calling cashiers to the front and a variety of announcements. Some are numeric.

Code 1: A shoplifter
Code 10: Wet Spill Cleanup
Code 20: Dry Spill Cleanup
Code 50: Bring In Shopping Carts

UP NEXT: Report Names the 10 Most Dangerous Colorado Cities

When it comes to the most unsafe cities in Colorado, here's how the rankings panned out. The violent crime and property crime rates were calculated per 1,000 residents.

According to Safewise, the crimes that Coloradans are most concerned with, are violent crimes, property crimes, package thefts, and gun violence. See the full list of Safewise's most dangerous and safest Colorado cities here.

Gallery Credit: Kelsey Nistel

YIKES: Beware of the 12 Most Dangerous Animals in Colorado

Keep an eye out for the following 12 dangerous animals in Colorado. While these creatures usually go out of their way to avoid you, if you encounter one you will want to give it plenty of space. Scroll on to see each one and find out why they make the cut of the most dangerous animals in Colorado.

Gallery Credit: Wes Adams

UP NEXT: White Knuckle Your Way Down Colorado's Most Dangerous Roads

Slivers of asphalt cling to mountainsides with barely enough room for a subcompact car, let alone the monster RVs peppering the roadways. Blind corners leave even the most experienced drivers wondering what awaits around the bend. Let's not forget the thousand-foot drops with nothing between safety and impending doom but a thin slice of gravel -- talk about white knuckles.

If you're brave enough to "risk your life" for beautiful views, you won't be disappointed.

How many of these dangerous roads have you traveled in Colorado?