Response Regulations
Response Regulations are used by SBFR dispatchers to try and classify the call in any of the many categories below and then assign the correct number of
Medical Call
Level 1 (Life threatening)- Medic Unit (If available, if not a private ambulance will respond), an Engine/Truck and a Battalion Chief
Level 2 (Urgent)- Truck/Engine company, (If transport required a private ambulance will respond)
Level 3 (Routine)- Engine company will respond at a scheduled time that might be changed if said Engine company gets a call.
Fires (Small)
Trash/Small shrubbery fire- An Engine Company
Small Fire (Internal)- x2 Engine Companies
Electrical Box Fire/Tree Fire (External)- An Engine Company, Possibly a Truck Company
Smoke Sighted- x2 Engine, Battalion Chief, Truck Company
Fires (Big)
Box Alarm*- x3 Engine, Truck Company, Medic, Battalion Chief
Residential Fire Alarm- x3 Engine, Truck Company, Medic, Battalion Chief
Commercial Structure Fire Alarm- x4 Engine, Truck company, Rescue, Medic, Battalion Chief
High-Rise Fire Alarm- x4 Engine, x2 Truck, Rescue, High Rise Unit, Medic, Battalion Chief
Fires (Alarm Structure)
Working Fire Response (1st Alarm)- x4 Engine, Truck Company, Rescue, x2 Medic, Battalion Chief
2nd Alarm + 2 Engine, 1 Medic, Truck, A/L, Mobile Command
3rd Alarm + 1 Battalion Chief, 2 Engine,
4th Alarm + District Chief, 2 Engine, 1 Truck, 1 A/L, Mobile Command
(Every Additional Alarm) + 2 Engine, 1 Truck, 2 Medic
At a 6th Alarm Request Mutual Aid
MVA
Single Vehicle (Against Tree/Pole)- Engine, Rescue
Multi-Vehicular Accident- Engine, Rescue, Medic
Commercial Vehicle Accident- Rescue, x2 Engine, Medic, Battalion Chief
Any accident involving water: + Dive Rescue/ Dive Rescue Support + Battalion chief (if not already responding)
Any accident with rollover: + Battalion Chief
Any accident with injuries: + (additional) Medic
Hazmat
HazMat Lvl 1- Engine, Rescue, Battalion Chief
Hazmat Lvl 2- +Hazmat Company, + Engine, +Medic
Hazmat Lvl 3- + Mobile Command, A/L, +Truck
Carbon Monoxide Alarm- Engine
Gas Leak- Engine
Other Calls
Collapse Rescue- x2 Engine, Rescue, Truck, Battalion Chief, Heavy Rescue, x2 Medic, Mobile Command
Major Collapse Rescue ort Major Technical Rescue- + USAR Task Force
Unidentified Object- Engine, Rescue, Battalion Chief, A/L, Mobile Command, Medic
Water Related Emergency- Entire Dive Rescue Company (Station 6, Station 10)
Tree or Electrical Pole Down- Engine, Truck
Water Leak (Minor)- x2 Engine
Water Leak (Major)- x3 Engine, Battalion Chief, Command, Rescue, Medic, Dive Rescue Team (if requested)
Level 1 (Life threatening)- Medic Unit (If available, if not a private ambulance will respond), an Engine/Truck and a Battalion Chief
Level 2 (Urgent)- Truck/Engine company, (If transport required a private ambulance will respond)
Level 3 (Routine)- Engine company will respond at a scheduled time that might be changed if said Engine company gets a call.
Fires (Small)
Trash/Small shrubbery fire- An Engine Company
Small Fire (Internal)- x2 Engine Companies
Electrical Box Fire/Tree Fire (External)- An Engine Company, Possibly a Truck Company
Smoke Sighted- x2 Engine, Battalion Chief, Truck Company
Fires (Big)
Box Alarm*- x3 Engine, Truck Company, Medic, Battalion Chief
Residential Fire Alarm- x3 Engine, Truck Company, Medic, Battalion Chief
Commercial Structure Fire Alarm- x4 Engine, Truck company, Rescue, Medic, Battalion Chief
High-Rise Fire Alarm- x4 Engine, x2 Truck, Rescue, High Rise Unit, Medic, Battalion Chief
Fires (Alarm Structure)
Working Fire Response (1st Alarm)- x4 Engine, Truck Company, Rescue, x2 Medic, Battalion Chief
2nd Alarm + 2 Engine, 1 Medic, Truck, A/L, Mobile Command
3rd Alarm + 1 Battalion Chief, 2 Engine,
4th Alarm + District Chief, 2 Engine, 1 Truck, 1 A/L, Mobile Command
(Every Additional Alarm) + 2 Engine, 1 Truck, 2 Medic
At a 6th Alarm Request Mutual Aid
MVA
Single Vehicle (Against Tree/Pole)- Engine, Rescue
Multi-Vehicular Accident- Engine, Rescue, Medic
Commercial Vehicle Accident- Rescue, x2 Engine, Medic, Battalion Chief
Any accident involving water: + Dive Rescue/ Dive Rescue Support + Battalion chief (if not already responding)
Any accident with rollover: + Battalion Chief
Any accident with injuries: + (additional) Medic
Hazmat
HazMat Lvl 1- Engine, Rescue, Battalion Chief
Hazmat Lvl 2- +Hazmat Company, + Engine, +Medic
Hazmat Lvl 3- + Mobile Command, A/L, +Truck
Carbon Monoxide Alarm- Engine
Gas Leak- Engine
Other Calls
Collapse Rescue- x2 Engine, Rescue, Truck, Battalion Chief, Heavy Rescue, x2 Medic, Mobile Command
Major Collapse Rescue ort Major Technical Rescue- + USAR Task Force
Unidentified Object- Engine, Rescue, Battalion Chief, A/L, Mobile Command, Medic
Water Related Emergency- Entire Dive Rescue Company (Station 6, Station 10)
Tree or Electrical Pole Down- Engine, Truck
Water Leak (Minor)- x2 Engine
Water Leak (Major)- x3 Engine, Battalion Chief, Command, Rescue, Medic, Dive Rescue Team (if requested)
Company Assignments
1st due Engine** = Fire Attack, Initial 360
2nd due Engine** = Water Supply
3rd Due Engine** = Interior Search
4th Due Engine = RIT
-- -- --
1st Due Battalion Chief = Incident Commander
2nd Due Battalion Chief = Safety Officer
-- -- --
1st Due Medic = Standby Medic
2nd Due Medic = Acts as RIT Medic and rendezvous with RIT Company Officer
-- -- --
1st Due Rescue** = Entry Team
1st Due Truck** = Ventilation, Interior search of floors above fire floor.
-- -- --
*If persons are reported as trapped the first 2 Engines and first Truck and Rescue onscene is repurposed to interior search for victims, only stretching lines if required, leaving the 3rd due Engine for initial fire attack and the 4th due Engine remains RIT.
2nd due Engine** = Water Supply
3rd Due Engine** = Interior Search
4th Due Engine = RIT
-- -- --
1st Due Battalion Chief = Incident Commander
2nd Due Battalion Chief = Safety Officer
-- -- --
1st Due Medic = Standby Medic
2nd Due Medic = Acts as RIT Medic and rendezvous with RIT Company Officer
-- -- --
1st Due Rescue** = Entry Team
1st Due Truck** = Ventilation, Interior search of floors above fire floor.
-- -- --
*If persons are reported as trapped the first 2 Engines and first Truck and Rescue onscene is repurposed to interior search for victims, only stretching lines if required, leaving the 3rd due Engine for initial fire attack and the 4th due Engine remains RIT.
*Box Alarms
ESBFR has used Box Alarms since its very early days, and continue to use them to this day. In the past (before 911) box alarms were one of the main ways civilians could notify firefighters of a fire. Originally, Box Alarms used a complex underground rope system that ended up ringing a bell a the respective firehouse it was closest too, but this system was changed as it limited the distance Box Alarms could be from their fire stations. When SBFR was officially created (then called SBFD), the Box Alarm system was unified all across the city, and used a new system featuring an electrical circuit that was broken when one activated the alarm. sending a coded message to the dispatch system.
Now, 911 is the primary method SBFR receives its calls, but what happens if your phone is broken/missing or you don't have a phone? What happens if you are a tourist in this city and don't know the emergency number? What happens if the 911 system fails? Lucky for you Box Alarms still exist in San Brickardo, being located outside many Points of Interest or on busy street corners. These box alarms still use the electrical circuit system, but were updated around 2001 to feature a means of communicating vocally with the dispatcher in order to provide them with more details on an emergency.
If one was to activate a Box Alarm (a very easy sequence, just lift the cover and press the button), the nearest x3 Engine Companies, nearest Truck Company, Medic and Battalion Chief would respond to the Box's location, and the call is initially dispatched as a "Box Alarm". This isn't the only use for Box Alarms, Every Engineer and Captain knows the locations of all the Box Alarms "belonging" to their station, and so Box Alarms are used to tell the Engineer and Captain the location of the call even if it was called in via 911. That's why under "Location" section of SBFR Computer Aided Dispatch System you will always find (when applicable) a line stating the nearest Alarm Box to the callers location, to aid crews in getting to the scene quickly.
Example: Crews may not know exactly where 425 Elm Ave is, but they may know where Box 254 is.
Now, 911 is the primary method SBFR receives its calls, but what happens if your phone is broken/missing or you don't have a phone? What happens if you are a tourist in this city and don't know the emergency number? What happens if the 911 system fails? Lucky for you Box Alarms still exist in San Brickardo, being located outside many Points of Interest or on busy street corners. These box alarms still use the electrical circuit system, but were updated around 2001 to feature a means of communicating vocally with the dispatcher in order to provide them with more details on an emergency.
If one was to activate a Box Alarm (a very easy sequence, just lift the cover and press the button), the nearest x3 Engine Companies, nearest Truck Company, Medic and Battalion Chief would respond to the Box's location, and the call is initially dispatched as a "Box Alarm". This isn't the only use for Box Alarms, Every Engineer and Captain knows the locations of all the Box Alarms "belonging" to their station, and so Box Alarms are used to tell the Engineer and Captain the location of the call even if it was called in via 911. That's why under "Location" section of SBFR Computer Aided Dispatch System you will always find (when applicable) a line stating the nearest Alarm Box to the callers location, to aid crews in getting to the scene quickly.
Example: Crews may not know exactly where 425 Elm Ave is, but they may know where Box 254 is.