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FULLY PAID Fire Departments
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NORTH WASHINGTON
NORTH METRO THORNTON |
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PAID/VOLUNTEER Fire Departments
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SOUTHWEST ADAMS COUNTY
SABLE ALTURA GREATER BRIGHTON |
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FULLY VOLUNTEER Fire Departments
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SOUTH ADAMS
STRASBURG BENNETT |
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FIRE UNIT 100
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SOUTHWEST ADAMS FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 200
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SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 300
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NORTH WASHINGTON FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 400
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SABLE ALTURA FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 500
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GREATER BRIGHTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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FIRE UNIT 600
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NORTH METRO FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 700
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THORNTON FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 900
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BENNET FIRE
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FIRE UNIT 800
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STRAUSBURG
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Fire Board 1 Contains?
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SWACFD 100
SACFD 200 NWFD 300 GBFPD 500 |
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Fire Board 2 Contains?
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SAFD 400
NMFD 600 TFD 700 SFD 800 BEFD 900 |
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What is ACCI
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Type Code = ACCIDENT
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What are the Sub-Type Codes for ACCI? (There are 10)
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DUI, H/R, Industrial, MC, Multi, Ped, Rollover, Struct, Train, Water
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What is AIRPLANE
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Type Code for AirPlane Disasters, Crashes, Emergency Landings, etc.
(there are no Sub-Types) |
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What is EMS?
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Type Code correlating with EMD cards. Used for Emergency Medical Calls.
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What is the type code for Fire Alarms?
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FRALRM (7 Sub Types)
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What are the Sub-Type Codes for FRALRM? 7
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Auto, CO, Fire-General alarm, Mutual, Test, Trouble, Water-water flow
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What is the type code used for an odor investigation?
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ODOR - (3 sub-types)
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What are the Sub-Type Codes for ODOR? 3
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Electrical, Inside, Outside
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What is the type code used for a Structure Fire?
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STRUCT (11 Sub-Types)
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What are the Sub-Type Codes for STRUCT?
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Apt, Auto, Barn, Business, Electrical, Garage, House, Mutual, School, Smoke-Inside, Unattached.
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If an Ambulance is running "Hot" THROUGH our jurisdiction and calls to advise us, what should be done?
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Create an incident card for INFO and send it to the appropriate radio console to be aired to the field.
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If a Private ambulance company such as AMR calls advising that they are going to a location IN OUR JURISDICTION for an EMERGENT medical call what should be done?
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The call should be treated like any other EMS call and an event generated with all info including ETA for the AMB enrt.
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What is the Type Code used for a Hazmat Incident?
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HAZMAT (No Sub-types)
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What is the Sub-Type Used for fires that are not in a structure or threatening a structure?
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NONSTR (16 Sub-Types)
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What are the Sub-Types for NONSTR? (16)
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Automatic,Dump, Dumpster, Electrical, Elevator, Flooding, Fuel, Gas-line, Ice, Illegal, Lock-out, Misc., Mutual, Smoke-Outside, Vehicle, Weed.
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What is the Type Code for testing a fire alarm?
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TESTF (No Sub-Types)
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What is the Type Code for other?
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OTHER (No Sub-Types)
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What is the type code used for an informational item?
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INFO (8 Sub-Types)
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What are the Sub-types for INFO? (8)
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All, Cburn, EMS, Fire, Hydrant, Police, Road-Road Closure, Txmsg- Telephone info.
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What are the 4 dispo codes used for fire?
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FIRECO, CANC, DUP, INFO
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Which ambulances are operated by the Fire Department? (7)
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SWAC, NWFD, SAFD, NMFD, TFD, BEFD, STFD.
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Which Fire districts Contract their Ambulance response? (3)
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SACFD, GBFPD, NMFD
*SACFD and NMFD use NGA* *GBFPD uses PVA* |
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What does PVA stand for? (Ambulance Company)
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Platte Valley Ambulance
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What does NGA stand for? (Ambulance Company)
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Northglenn Ambulance
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Which Fire Departments do not use the FIRE RUN CARD SYSTEM?
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ALL Volunteer DO NOT SACFD, BENNET, STRAUS and (paid) SABLE ALTURA Does NOT.
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Which Fire Departments use the FIRE RUN CARD SYSTEM?
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TFD, SWACFD, BFD, NMFD
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What is the FIRE RUN CARD SYSTEM?
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A program designed by each fire department to select the closest station (apparatus) to respond to calls for service within a certain geographical area (ESZ).
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What Determines how many pieces of Equipment will respond to a fire incident?
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The TYPE CODE
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What must occur if a Severe Weather WARNING is issued for an area we dispatch for?
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Each Position should advise field personnel, ADCOM Super, AC OEM and keep the CAD event open until the warning time has elapsed, posting updates in the incident in CAD.
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What is the NAWAS Phone? What station is ADCOM?
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National Warning System - Located between fire board 2 and 3 and our station call sign is "21"
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What is the computer system utilized to check the status of area hospitals, for capacity? How do you get to this system from your workstation?
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EMSystem "E" "M" "System"
Use the INTRANET to locate the system on the desktop. |
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What is the Username and Password for the EMSystem?
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AdamsCounty
Adcom911 |
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What piece of fire equipment is used to lift heavy objects by inflating it?
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Air Bag
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What piece of fire equipment is used to cut metals?
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Air Chisel
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What is the name of the Nationwide company used to assist fire dept's with hazardous materials?
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CHEMTREC
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Blazers and Suburbans and Cars are used as what type of vehicles in the world of Fire apparatus?
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COMMAND VEHICLES
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What is a DUMP TANK?
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A 2000 gallon portable tank used in rural fire fighting operations.
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What piece of fire apparatus carries 750-1000 gallons of water?
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FIRE ENGINE
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What is the name for the piece of equipment that absorbs materials for spills on water ways?
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HazMat Boom or Pillow
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What is used to cut apart vehicles?
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Jaws of Life
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What is an IBDT?
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Incident Based Dispatch Team- Specialized fire dispatcher assigned to scene of major or multi jurisdictional incident scenes.
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What is ICS?
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Incident Command System. Enables communications to go thru one central point.
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Who Takes Incident Command? i.e. "I-25 Command"
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The first unit to go arrival
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What is the piece of fire equipment used for cutting holes in roofs/walls?
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K-12 Saw
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Which unit contains Extrication Equipment and medical supplies, but NO WATER?
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Rescue Unit
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What does SCBA stand for?
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Self Contained Breathing Apparatus- Air pack used for breathing when fighting fires (aka Survive Air's)
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Which Piece of Fire equipment holds approx 250 gallons of water and medical equipment?
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Squads or Squirts
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Which piece of fire equipment holds approx 3280-4000 gallons of water?
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Tanker
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What is a Truck?
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Holds 250 gallons of water
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What is a Water Flow Alarm?
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System activated due to problem in the water sprinkler system.
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What is the DRI?
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Disaster Restoration Inc. - board up and restoration services on incidents.
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What is Belfor?
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Board up Service
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Who do we call for a Dive Team?
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Westminster. "Metro Dive Team" they will call out West Metro Dive 2 and South Metro Dive 3...and if Command requests, you may call Denver Fire.
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Which 4 items should be asked initially on every EMS card?
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Patient Age, Sex, Chief Complaint, Conc. Breathing?
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Which 5 items should be asked initially on every ACCI call?
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How many Vehicles?
Any Injuries? How many Patients? Anyone Trapped? Any Hazards? |
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What 3 items should be asked for NONSTR fire cards?
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What is on fire?
Any Structures Threatened? Anyone Injured? |
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What 3 items should be asked on ODOR investigation cards?
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Is the odor inside or outside?
What does it smell like? Is anyone feeling ill? |
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What 4 items should be asked for AIRPLANE cards?
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How many Souls on board?
How much Fuel Left? What is the Problem with the plane? ETA for landing? |
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What 4 items should be asked for STRUCT cards?
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What is on fire?
Anyone inside? Flames/Smoke visible? Anyone injured? |
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What 4 items should be asked on FALARM cards?
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Name of business?
What kind of Alarm? TX Inside? Alarm Company Info? |
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When Contacting DFD where should calls of strictly medical/trauma in nature be transfered to?
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"DG Ambulance" under Fire Misc. tab on the speed dial on the phone.
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When Contacting DFD for calls of fires, auto accidents, rescues, hazmats, etc the transfer should be released to which contact?
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"Denver" under the Fire Misc tab on the speed dial on the phone.
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EMS calls transfered to DFD that have waited longer than 45 seconds in the hold Que. should be transfered to where?
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To Fire in order to get medical help rolling.
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