alarm assignments

Question 1

how many engines/aerials on a first alarm

Answer 1

4 engines/aerial

Question 2

how many rescues on a first alarm

Answer 2

2 rescues

Question 3

how many tankers on a first alarm in a non-hydrant area?

Answer 3

1 tanker-non hydrant area

Question 4

how many chiefs on a first alarm

Answer 4

1 bc or dc

Question 5

how many FTOs on a first alarm

Answer 5

1 FTO

Question 6

who shall be notified/paged on a first alarm assignment

Answer 6

PIO, Fire Investigator, Fire Chief, Administrative Chief

Question 7

how many engines and aerials on a second alarm

Answer 7

2 engines and 1 aerial

Question 8

how many rescues on a second alarm

Answer 8

1

Question 9

how many tankers on a second alarm-non hydrant

Answer 9

1

Question 10

how many BC or DC for a second alarm

Answer 10

1

Question 11

how many FTOs for a second alarm

Answer 11

1

Question 12

what day personnel will respond to a second alarm

Answer 12

admin chief and PIO

Question 13

what units will respond to all other alarms

Answer 13

same as first alarm

Question 14

what equipment will be used for during a special call

Answer 14

any equipment or personnel as requested by IC, ex. special ops, tender 11, red cross, water rescue, alert team, cascade unit, mechanic

Question 15

the goal of the response criteria is to initially put a minimum of how many personnel on scene?

Answer 15

14 including BC/DC and FTO

Question 16

the first alarm assignment will consist of which companies

Answer 16

the four closest companies

Question 17

the first due company shall respond how?

Answer 17

with all personnel on the engine/aerial

Question 18

the second and third due companies shall respond with what units?

Answer 18

engine and rescue

Question 19

the fourth due company shall respond with what units/

Answer 19

engine/aerial

Question 20

who will be assigned as RIT early in the incident

Answer 20

engine/aerial company with a minimum of three personnel

Question 21

an aerial apparatus will be dispatched to all:

Answer 21

commercial, multi-residential structure, and parking garage fire calls

Question 22

tanker and tenders will respond what priority

Answer 22

priority 3 to all calls

Question 23

any response may be changed depending on information received from who?

Answer 23

on scene units and/or communications

Question 24

what is the response assignment for unknown odors, arching/down power lines or transformers

Answer 24

1 engine or aerial

Question 25

smoke outside of structure is what alarm assignment

Answer 25

1 brush unit depending on location

Question 26

an electronic fire alarm with report of fire gets what response assignment

Answer 26

first alarm assignment

Question 27

electronic fire alarm with multiple alarms or a flow alarm gets what response assignment

Answer 27

first alarm assignment

Question 28

electronic fire alarm with no report of smoke or additional alarms gets what alarm assignment

Answer 28

1st due engine/aerial

Question 29

electronic fire alarm where the alarm company report a false alarm but does not cancel us

Answer 29

1st due drops down to priority 3

Question 30

alarm company reports a false alarm gets what alarm assignments

Answer 30

cancel all responding units

Question 31

a confirmed structure fire or multiple reports received by communications gets what type of response assignment

Answer 31

all units respond priority 1

Question 32

report of possible structure fire received by communications gets what type of response assignments

Answer 32

1 due company responds priority 1 all other units priority 3 unless otherwise directed by communications