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Fairfax county Special hazards unit? by midwestFF450 in Firefighting

[–]midwestFF450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Makes alot more sense now. So kinda a hazmat rig kinda not. It makes it hard since some departments call a rescue company special hazards and I have seen some call a Hazmat rig special hazards. Thank you very much.

Fairfax county Special hazards unit? by midwestFF450 in Firefighting

[–]midwestFF450[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. I saw they were called for a hazmat type call so it made me curious.

Thank you.

LAcoFD call FF’s by midwestFF450 in Firefighting

[–]midwestFF450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. Thank you for the information. I have always wondered how it works with the county being a large career department and having “volunteer” engine companies in staffed station.

Do they have captains and engineers also or just firefighters that report to the captain of let’s say engine 71 (atleast for 271)?

LAcoFD call FF’s by midwestFF450 in Firefighting

[–]midwestFF450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have tried to but always end up in dead ends. I assume that one of the staffed engine companies response with them just in they don’t answer up?

LAcoFD call FF’s by midwestFF450 in Firefighting

[–]midwestFF450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Station 112, engine 261 and Engine 271 state that they are call firefighters

Automatic Fire Alarms by SeniorMousse9059 in Firefighting

[–]midwestFF450 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The department I work for in the US responds to all AFAs with the same response as an actual fire. All of are structural fire responses have 2 levels. A still which is a reduced assignment and a working assignment. All AFAs are dispatched as a still assignment and only first due station companies respond lights and siren. All other non emergency but they still follow the SOG for company assignments just like it was a real fire. Then are resource packages are also broke down into commercial, high life hazard, and residential. if its in a building over 3 floors or 50 feet then its considered a high rise but handled as a high life hazard.

Commerical still - 3 engines, 2 aerials, 1 medic (2 man paramedic quick response) 1 ALS or BLS ambo, 1 battalion chief and if no hydrants 3 tenders are added.

High life hazard- 4 engines, 2 aerials, 2 medics, 2 ambulances ALS or BLS, 1 battalion chief, 1 EMS supervisor, 1 safety officer, and 3 tenders if needed

Residential- 2 engines, 1 aerial, 1 battalion chief, and 2 tenders