EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONSE
PURPOSEThe following response assignments are formulated so Communications Personnel dispatching Fire Departments will know and understand the standard procedures for the efficient response of units in emergency and non-emergency operation.
VEHICLE RESPONSES
FIRE INCIDENT RESPONSE
INCIDENT
RESPONSE
Accident MVA
Squad & Engine
Accident Pedestrian
Squad & Engine
Aggravated Assault
Squad
Aircraft
Squad, Engine, Quint
Assist Ambulance
Squad
Assist Invalid (no injury)
Squad
Attempted Suicide
Squad
Bomb
Engine & Quint
Drowning
Squad & Engine
Electrical Shock
Squad & Engine
Engine Stand By
Engine
Evacuation large area
Squad & Engine
Extrication
Squad & Engine
Explosion
Box Assignment
Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Engine
Carbon Monoxide W/Systems
Squad & Engine
Fire Alarm - Residential
Engine
Fire Alarm - Commercial
Engine
Fire Alarm - Hotel
Engine & Quint
Fire Alarm - Nursing Home
Engine & Quint
Flammable Liquid
Engine
Gas
Engine
Gas Odor
Engine
Grass Fire
Brush
HAZMAT
Engine & ladder
Investigation
Engine
Lock Out Automobile
Squad
Mutual Aid
As requested
Miscellaneous Fire
Engine
Public Service
Squad
Power Line
Engine
Shooting
Squad & Engine & Police
Structure Fire
Box Assignment
Train
Squad & Engine
Trench Collapse
Box Assignment
Vehicle Fire
Engine
Vehicle Fire in Structure
Box Assignment
Wash Down
Brush
Water Break
Engine
Water Flow Alarm
Engine & Quint
Water Rescue
Rescue
MEDICAL RESPONSES
On all medical calls except invalid assist Units are to respond Code 3 unless requested otherwise by on-scene fire personnel.
Standard Medical Response
- Medical Alarm: Squad
- Breathing Difficulty: Squad
- Heart Attack: Squad
- OB: Squad
- Overdose: Squad and Police
- Psychiatric: Squad and Police
- Shooting: Squad and Engine and Police
- Stabbings: Squad and Police
- Suicides: Squad and Engine And Police
- Sick Call: Squad
- Semi-conscious: Squad
- Unconscious: Squad and Engine
- Seizure: Squad
- Major Accident: Squad and Engine or Ladder
- Injured Person: Squad
- CPR: Squad and Engine
- Drowning: Squad and Engine
PURPOSEThe following response assignments are formulated so Communications Personnel dispatching Fire Departments will know and understand the standard procedures for the efficient response of units in emergency and non-emergency operation.
VEHICLE RESPONSES
FIRE INCIDENT RESPONSE
| INCIDENT | RESPONSE |
| Accident MVA | Squad & Engine |
| Accident Pedestrian | Squad & Engine |
| Aggravated Assault | Squad |
| Aircraft | Squad, Engine, Quint |
| Assist Ambulance | Squad |
| Assist Invalid (no injury) | Squad |
| Attempted Suicide | Squad |
| Bomb | Engine & Quint |
| Drowning | Squad & Engine |
| Electrical Shock | Squad & Engine |
| Engine Stand By | Engine |
| Evacuation large area | Squad & Engine |
| Extrication | Squad & Engine |
| Explosion | Box Assignment |
| Carbon Monoxide Alarm | Engine |
| Carbon Monoxide W/Systems | Squad & Engine |
| Fire Alarm - Residential | Engine |
| Fire Alarm - Commercial | Engine |
| Fire Alarm - Hotel | Engine & Quint |
| Fire Alarm - Nursing Home | Engine & Quint |
| Flammable Liquid | Engine |
| Gas | Engine |
| Gas Odor | Engine |
| Grass Fire | Brush |
| HAZMAT | Engine & ladder |
| Investigation | Engine |
| Lock Out Automobile | Squad |
| Mutual Aid | As requested |
| Miscellaneous Fire | Engine |
| Public Service | Squad |
| Power Line | Engine |
| Shooting | Squad & Engine & Police |
| Structure Fire | Box Assignment |
| Train | Squad & Engine |
| Trench Collapse | Box Assignment |
| Vehicle Fire | Engine |
| Vehicle Fire in Structure | Box Assignment |
| Wash Down | Brush |
| Water Break | Engine |
| Water Flow Alarm | Engine & Quint |
| Water Rescue | Rescue |
MEDICAL RESPONSES
On all medical calls except invalid assist Units are to respond Code 3 unless requested otherwise by on-scene fire personnel.
Standard Medical Response
- Medical Alarm: Squad
- Breathing Difficulty: Squad
- Heart Attack: Squad
- OB: Squad
- Overdose: Squad and Police
- Psychiatric: Squad and Police
- Shooting: Squad and Engine and Police
- Stabbings: Squad and Police
- Suicides: Squad and Engine And Police
- Sick Call: Squad
- Semi-conscious: Squad
- Unconscious: Squad and Engine
- Seizure: Squad
- Major Accident: Squad and Engine or Ladder
- Injured Person: Squad
- CPR: Squad and Engine
- Drowning: Squad and Engine
