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Priority 1 calls
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Requests of an emergency nature where immediate threat to life exists.
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Priority 2 calls
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Requests of an emergency nature where immediate threat to property exists.
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Priority 3 calls
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Requests of an emergency nature where imminent threat to life exists.
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Priority 4 calls
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Requests of an emergency nature where imminent threat to property exists.
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Priority 5 calls
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Non emergency requests where a potential threat to life or property exists.
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What gets dispatched for an ALS response?
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a BLS capable unit (engine, aid, truck, etc.) and a medic unit are dispatched whenever the illness or injury is determined to be of an immediate life-threatening nature.
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What gets dispatched for a BLS response?
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A BLS capable unit (engine, aid, truck, etc) will be dispatched either emergency or non-emergency to any medical situation where the patient requires first aid attention for an injury or illness.
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What gets dispatched for a BLS non emergency response?
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A BLS capable unit (engine, aid, truck, etc.) is dispatched non-emergency.
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What gets dispatched for a TA - Aid response?
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Traffic accidents are sent emergency or non-emergency depending on CBD criteria.
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What gets dispatched for a TA - Medic response?
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BLS capable units and Medic units respond emergency to traffic accidents where there are life-endangering injuries.
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How many patients classify a Mass casualty one?
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7-14
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How many patients classify a Mass casualty two?
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15-25
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How many patients classify a Mass casualty three?
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26+
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Triage classification black means?
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Patients who are DOA
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Triage classification red means?
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Patients with serious, life threatening injuries.
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Triage classification yellow means?
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Patients with minor, non-life threatening injuries.
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Triage classification green means?
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Non injured patients.
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What is a still alarm?
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A still alarm is a fire on-view, started by a method outside the comm center such as a citizen contact. Can ask the reporting unit if they want tones or not.
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What is an abandonment tone?
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An Abandonment tone is a tool to be used to notify firefighters in a building or other space to evacuate immediately. This tone does not replace verbal notification; it is just an additional warning.
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How does dispatch activate the abandonment tone?
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Push and hold it for 6 seconds, it will turn off automatically.
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After an abandonment tone, who orders the evacuation?
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Normally the Incident Commander.
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What's the procedure for a fire radio emergency activation?
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1. Silence the alarm.
2. Announce "Fire dispatch acknowledges activation of Radio id# xxxxx" 3. Create a call in CAD 4. If accidental, give authorization to reset portable 5. If firefighter does not respond, notify battalion chief/IC. |
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How would a firefighter not on the 800 mhz radio system declare a PD emergency?
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They would use "(Agency) unit (Designator)", for example Skykomish Unit 295. If this happens, send PD to their location.
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What kind of information should never be broadcast or make it into a call?
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Info on blood borne pathogens such as Aids, Hepatitis, HIV.
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What pathogenic diseases are allowed to be communicated to fire/medical personnel?
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Airborne pathogens such as tuberculosis.
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460.625 KTX661-BE FF1
"Debbie" |
460.625 is the primary toning channel for the bellevue fire dept.
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154.400 (Norway) KOI902 400 N/W
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154.400 is the toning transmitter for Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville, Bothell, Northshore and Shoreline FD's.
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154.400 (Horizon) KOI902 400 H/H
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154.400 Horizon Heights is the primary toning transmitter for Mercer Island. Also is the backup toner for the 154.400 freq when Norway is out of service.
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154.190 is used for what?
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154.190 is the primary 800 mhz dispatch channel.
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.190-SQ is?
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Squak Mountain area (south of Issaquah)
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.190-RS
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Rattlesnake Ridge area (south of North Bend)
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.190-SQ
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Squak Mountain (South of issaquah) Main toning freq for most of Eastside Fire & Rescue, Battalion 1-4 and Duvall FD#45
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.190-RS
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Rattlesnake Ridge (south of North Bend) Main freq for battalion 5 Fall City FD #27 and City of Snoqualmie.
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.190-WT
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Water Tower (Pine lake plateau in Sammamish) Main freq for Eastside fire and rescue station 75.
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.190-SO
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Sobieski (Stevens Pass) Main freq for Skykomish Fire FD #50
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.190-SN
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Snoqualmie Pass - Main freq for Snoqualmie pass FD #51
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.190-CR
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Crossroads - May be used as a third backup to tone stations on the .190 with limited results. ?
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Which agencies are in Zone 1 (West)?
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Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville, Bothell, Northshore, Shoreline and Mercer Island
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Which agencies are in Zone 1 (East)?
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Eastside Fire and Rescue, Fall City, Duvall, City of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass and Skykomish
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Which agencies are in Zone 3?
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Valleycomm agencies
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Which agencies are in Zone 4?
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Seattle Fire agencies
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Designator info? BEFD
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01-10 Bellevue Fire Dept
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REFD
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11-19 Redmond Fire Dept
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20-29 status designator?
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KIFD - Kirkland Fire Dept
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30-39 status designator?
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WOFD - Woodinville Fire and Life Safety
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BOFD?
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40-49 Bothell Fire Dept
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NSFD?
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50-59 Northshore Fire Dept
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SHFD?
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60-65 Shoreline Fire Dept
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66-69 status designator?
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DUFD - KC Fire District 45 (Duvall)
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70-89 status designator?
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ESF&R - Eastside Fire and Rescue
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91-94 status designator?
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MIFD - Mercer Island FD
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FCFD?
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271 - KC Fire District 27 (Fall City)
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SQFD?
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281 - Snoqualmie (City of) Fire Dept
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SPFD?
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291-294 KC Fire District 51 (Snoqualmie Pass)
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SKFD?
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295-296 KC Fire District 50 (Skykomish - Stevens pass)
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What designator would Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief have?
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100-109
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110-119 unit designator?
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Signifies a Battalion Chief
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120-129 unit designator?
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Signifies training officers.
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What unit designator would a fire Prevention unit have? (Marshalls, Investigator, PIO)
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130-139
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What unit designator would a fire Maintenance unit have? (mechanics, radio techs, emergency preparedness)
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140-149
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150-159 unit designator?
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Chaplains
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160-169 unit designator?
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Fire commissioners, PIOs
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What unit designator might a Medical unit (MSO, EMS) have?
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170-179
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What unit designator might a technical rescue employee have?
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180-189
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190-199 unit designator?
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Wildland Team personnel
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What is the dividing line between north Mercer fire and south Mercer fire?
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SE 44th St
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Boundaries for Bellevue Fire Department
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North - NE 60th ST
South - SE 95th ST / SE May Valley RD West - Lake Washington East - 180 Ave SE / W Lake Samm Pky NE/SE, 148th Ave NE |
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Boundaries for Redmond Fire Dept
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North - NE 132nd ST
South - NE 60th ST / NE 20th ST / NE 8th ST West - 132nd Ave NE East - 292nd Ave NE |
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Boundaries for Kirkland Fire Dept
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North - NE 145th ST
South - NE 40th ST West - Lake Washington East - 132nd Ave NE / 124th Ave NE |
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Boundaries for Woodinville Fire and Life Safety
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North - NE 205th ST
South - NE 132nd ST West - 124th Ave NE / 132nd Ave NE / 105th Ave NE East - 244th Ave NE |
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Boundaries for Bothell Fire Dept
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King County
North - NE 205th ST South - NE 145th ST West - 88th Ave NE East - 132nd Ave NE Snohomish County North - 196th ST SE South - 244th ST SW / 244th ST SE West - 20th Ave W East - 35th Ave SE / 44th Ave SE |
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Boundaries for City of Snoqualmie
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North - SE 60th ST
South - SE 102nd ST West - 342nd Ave SE East - approx. 417th Ave SE |
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Boundaries for Northshore Fire Dept
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North - NE 205th ST
South - NE 145th ST West - 25th Ave NE East - 88th Ave NE |
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Boundaries for Shoreline Fire Dept
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North - NW 205th ST / N 205th ST / NE 205th ST
South - NW 145th ST / N 145th ST / NE 145th ST West - 27th Ave NW / Puget Sound East - 25th Ave NE |
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Boundaries for Eastside Fire and Rescue
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North - NE 132nd ST (Battalion 4)
South - SE 188th ST (Battalion 3) West - 156th Ave SE (Battalion 3) East - approx. 490th Ave SE (Battalion 5) |
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Boundaries for KC Fire Dist 45 (Duvall)
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North - NE 205th ST
South - NE 68th ST West - 244th Ave NE East - approx. 392nd Ave NE |
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Boundaries for KC Fire Dist 27 (Fall City)
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North - NE 16th ST
South - SE 96th ST West - 259th Ave NE East - 378th Ave SE |
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Boundaries for KC Fire District 51 (snoqualmie pass)
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North - no clear boundary (forest service & D.N.R. land)
South - no clear boundary (forest service & D.N.R. land) West - no clear boundary (forest service & D.N.R. land) East - no clear boundary (forest service & D.N.R. land) |
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Boundaries for KC Fire District 50 (Skykomish)
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North - NE 205th ST
South - no clear boundary (forest service & D.N.R. land) West - approx. 622nd Ave NE East - mm 72 on Hwy 2 |
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If Airlift Northwest responds to the Bellevue Training Center, which engines would you dispatch to secure the landing zone?
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In order: E6, E5 or E1. Contact B1 for instructions if none of these are available.
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What 3 things do you need in order to request Airlift Northwest?
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1. The landing zone address and Thomas Bros map page coords, or even better, the lat/long of the LZ.
2. The call sign of the ground unit they are to contact. 3. The radio freq. |
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Aerial
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A mechanically operated turntable ladder attached to a ladder truck in 65, 76, 85 and 100+ lengths.
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AOB
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Alcohol on Breath (HBD is used by police)
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Articulated Boom
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A folding arm type of hoise used to raise and lower the platform on certain elevating platform apparatus. Sometimes called snorkel or cherry picker.
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A Triple F
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Aqueous Film Forming Foam. Designed primarily for use on hydrocarbon Class B fires. Also known as light water, this substance is mixed at a rate of 3% - 6% with water and applied over flammable liquids to prevent contact with oxygen and thus smother any flames and reduce the chance of re-ignition as long as the blanket remains intact.
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Attack Line
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A hose taken by fire fighters for primary fire suppression.
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BLEVE
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Boiling Liquid Expanding Gas Vapor Explosion. A violent explosion caused by the heating of a liquefied gas such as propane, butane or natural gas to its flash point in a confined place such as a tank, truck or rail car.
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Blind Alley
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Term used by first units arriving on a scene to advise incoming units that they will be leaving hose at the entrance to the scene for hook-up.
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Class A Fire
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Fires fueled by wood, paper, rubber and plastic.
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Class B Fire
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Fires fueled by flammable liquids, greases and gases.
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Class C Fire
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Fires involving energized electrical equipment.
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Class D Fire
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Fires involving combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium and potassium.
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Controlled Burn
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Usually refers to land clearing operations where slash wood is burned. A burn permit or a permit from the local air pollution control board is normally required.
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Cross Staffing
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Personnel assigned to staff more than one apparatus from a station. When a unit is assigned to a call or when one of the apparatus is out of the station, the other unit is automatically placed out-of-service.
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District 14
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Area covered by the Bellevue Fire Department which is not inside the city limits of Bellevue.
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Dry System
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A dry pipe automatic sprinkler system having air under pressure in sprinkler piping in areas subject to freezing. Air is released when a sprinkler head opens and allows water to flow.
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Dry System Gone Wet
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A dry pipe automatic sprinkler system after going into alarm that is now flooded with water. May be caused by an activated sprinkler or rapid change in water pressure.
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Exposures
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Property or structures in the vicinity of a fire that are in jeopardy of being damaged due to fire, heat or smoke.
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Extension
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Spread of fire, usually during course of fire fighting operations, as extension of fire through open partitions into the attic, walls or crawl space.
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Fire Under Control
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The term used to indicate that the fire is no longer escalating and will generally be handled with the resources already on scene or requested
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Halon
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A colorless, odorless gas. It is used to extinguish fires in materials and equipment which might be damaged or destroyed by other fire fighting agents. It works by absorbing the oxygen.
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Standard size fire hose attack line.
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Inch and a Half
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An area of “preparation” for personnel
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Staging
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A location not immediately adjacent to the incident where equipment and apparatus can remain until needed.
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Base
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Local Area
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Used when apparatus is in the general area of their quarters only.
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Move-Up
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Should be used whenever a unit relocates to another station intending to take calls for that station. A move up will give tones for the home station and the station that the apparatus has relocated to.
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Mushrooming
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Extension of fire on upper floors due to pent-up heat which reaches the upper parts of the building through unprotected openings and which spreads the fire laterally unless it is ventilated.
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A fire found to have been extinguished prior to the arrival of the fire department.
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Out on Arrival
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Out-of-Service
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Apparatus will not be recommended for calls if their status is out-of-service mechanical or training.
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WHITE OVER BLACK with picture of two test tubes, one pouring a liquid on a smoking hand, the other pouring a liquid on a piece of burned metal
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CORROSIVE MATERIALS
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INFECTIOUS BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL
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RED & WHITE in color with a picture of three semi-circles interconnected with a central circle
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