response policy

[Leafs Fan]

Just wondering, what is your department's policy for responding to incidents?

Do you all respond to the hall and staff a piece of apparatus?

Do you respond towards the hall until you hear units roll and than go to the incident?

Do you roll a truck with less than two people on board?

[JGallagher]

Here in the city you respond right to the call. If you are at the station when it comes in you can hop on board with the driver if it is ok with the officer.

[Toxic]

Everyone responds to the hall first. If the trucks are gone when you get there you grab your gear and take your personal vehicle - with your red light flashing of course :p
One exception to this rule is one of our officers who is a paramedic. He will sometimes respond direct to a medical call.

[DFCSmash]

To the hall. NEVER direct to scene. If you miss the initial call, and it sounds reasonably like a working fire, you'll be coming on the next truck anyway. :D

2 per Truck, the rest in Rescue (seats 9 max. with belts) . If more are required, the 1 ton grass rig seats 6. If they're ALL gone , and you are called to the scene, then and only then are POVs allowed to go to the scene. And it had better be in a sane and sensible manner :) , red light or not.

5 persons is a minimum to roll with, we've usually got 7-9 or so when it's time to roll.

If they all went with all seats filled there'd be room for 24. But 3 in the cab is awkward, so we try to limit the trucks to 2. That's 21 seats.

[ndvfd_ff33]

Here we respond to the firehall...Our first out pumper has seating for 6...Our two tankers can fit 3....Our Reserve pumper can take 5.....Utility 3..And 9 Passenger Suburban..If you do not make one of these trucks you do not go on the call...Only calls we can respond to the scene is if your a First Responder and are going to a medical call...Only fire call I've seen people come in POV is at a double barn fire a couple years ago...

[ehetu]

All our trucks are 2 seaters with a few of them 3 seaters. The Chief's generally got the Suburban so he's already on his way so those of us close enough to the firehall grab a truck -- the rest of us monitor the radio to check the status of apparatus before responding directly to the scene. And yes...sometimes its pandemonium if the roads are narrow, snow covered or if we're responding POV to an MVA on a minor highway. We have no courtesy lights in this province....

Edmond
Chelsea FD

[LTPVFD]

Chief or Duty Officer will respond directly to the call in pickup equipped for emergency response.

Everyone else responds to the hall, and crews the trucks. Reponse order dictated by type of call. Engine is usually first out, followed by ladder, then rescue. Engine and ladder seat 6, and rescue seats 5. We try to run with a full truck, but sometimes not possible due to time of day.

No one responds directly to scene in a personal vehicle. If upon arriving at hall and all trucks have left, member stands by until dismissed. All members at the hall are tasked with duties such as preparing preconnects, or organizing supplies to put the trucks back in service.

Stay safe !!


LTPVFD

[wilderness]

We all respond to the hall, first two arriving take the pumper, next two take the tanker. three can sit in the tanker if the driver feels comfortable with. then everyone eithers drives to the scene, or teams up with someone and then they both respond in their own persoanl vehicle...we have a board in the hall that the location is marked and names checked off saying who is responding to the incident. if you see that 16 guys responded you can radio ic and see if you are required on scene, and if you can bring any refreshments........

[firefighter9calt]

We respond 3 pieces of equipment to every call Pumper, Tanker, Rescue. The order depends on the type of call. For a MVC the rescue responds first, then a pumper. For a Major structure fire it would be both pumpers, the pumper/aerial, tanker, and rescue. Thena our Hose Truck/Mini Pumper with Trailer Pump and our 2500 gpm portable pump would repond to the closest water source. As for man power the pumpers usually respond with a crew of 4, the aerial with aminimum of 5, tanker with 2, and the rescue with 6 or so. The other two units would respond with enough personnel to set up a water supply.

[Scuba]

If your closer to the hall, go to the hall, otherwise go direct to scene.

We roll our first due pumper, tanker and equipment van to everything execpt medical calls.

Medical's just get the equipment van.

[Quincy]

Everybody is to respond to the hall till we hear over your pagers that all 3 piece of equipment is responding and then turn around and respond to call with our own vehicle.

[JGallagher]

I bet no one other then me has responded in a taxi!!!:p :p

[Red_Devil]

JG it would'nt even surprise me if you actually responded to a call in a cab....never surprises me hahahahahhahahaha

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by Red_Devil
JG it would'nt even surprise me if you actually responded to a call in a cab....never surprises me hahahahahhahahaha

Middle of the night major structure fire and no way to get there. What do you expect me to do? Turn off the pager and go back to sleep?

[wilderness]

JG don't blame you one bit, i had a fire once that a responded to with the truck and 5th wheel from work... you do what you must do..that shows ya how dedicated you are as a volunteers.. hope you sent the chief the bill for the taxi......:)

[iamvff]

I would praise a guy showing up by taxi!! It a hell of a lot better then the guys that only come to the BBQ's!!

What I hate is when I am out for a walk and I am 1/2 way between my house and the firehall, and the pager goes......start running:confused:

Be safe
iamvff

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by wilderness
JG don't blame you one bit, i had a fire once that a responded to with the truck and 5th wheel from work... you do what you must do..that shows ya how dedicated you are as a volunteers.. hope you sent the chief the bill for the taxi......:)

I did, I got a extra hour of pay.

[FClement]

We all respond to the hall. If the trucks are leaving before arrival, we then and ONLY then go directly to the scene.
We respond with the pumper first(2 minimum in the truck), and the Rescue(2 minimum in the truck) followed by Tanker(again, 2 minimum in the truck)...

[hsieh]

We respond to the Hall, and never go to the scene in our personal vehicles. If its an MVA on the highway, the Rescue goes out (always with 4 on board), and the town next to us will send out theirs (rescue) as well, along with their pumper (in aug. though we'll be receiving a new pumper so the other towns won't be needed)

if its a structure fire in town, pumper #1 always leaves the Hall first, it can fit four people in the back, and only leaves with four in the back, and three in the front. Pumper #2 leaves 2nd, seats 2 or 3, and Rescue leaves last, with at least 2 on board (can seat 4 comfortably, 5 somewhat less)..

if more personnel are needed 4 or 5 can jump in the suburban and head down to the call..

[bcfire]

After the intial page,everybody heads for the hall. A follow-up page tells us what rigs are out. We then head for the scene after all trucks are out. BCFIRE

[DandE]

Everyone heads towards the hall, untill you hear the trucks responding. After that everyone else reponds in their POV's. For Medicals the rescue(2 seater) doesn't leave till 2 are in it, all other calls at least 2 in the first pumper, 1 in the rescue, and 1 in the second pumper. On medicals we run platoons at night(7pm-7am) were only 7 firefighters respond, all other calls everyone goes.

[iamvff]

Here in Melita, when the pagers go off, everyone is to respond to the hall. We cannot leave the hall unless we have a minimum of 5 present. With this being said, if it was say a structure fire, you would definately want more than 5, therefore mutual aid would be called if no others responded within a few minutes or if you had less than 5 . Then the 5(or less) could leave (3 pumper, and 2 rescue). We try to have 3 in our snuffer, 3 in our pumper, and at least 2-3 in our rescue, if there is enough to do so. If you are late, you can radio ahead to see if your assistance is required. If so, then you can come in your POV, but you must bring full turn out gear. We are not allowed on scene without full turnout gear. If you show up with out proper gear, you are concidered a bystander, unless the officer in charge is desperate for assistance, and needs you for crowd, or traffic control.

be safe
iamvff

[DandE]

Originally posted by DandE
Everyone heads towards the hall, untill you hear the trucks responding. After that everyone else reponds in their POV's. For Medicals the rescue(2 seater) doesn't leave till 2 are in it, all other calls at least 2 in the first pumper, 1 in the rescue, and 1 in the second pumper. On medicals we run platoons at night(7pm-7am) were only 7 firefighters respond, all other calls everyone goes.

Forgot to add all of our gear is stored on the first due pumper.

[bcfire]

Originally posted by JGallagher
I bet no one other then me has responded in a taxi!!!:p :p

Good stuff JG, shows your comitment.I once called my neighbour up the road for a medical call in a blinding snowstorm. Snowmobile was the only way out for me. What a wild ride! Could n't see diddly! If you have ever seen the mount everest guys when their moustaches freeze that was me!. I had to turn sideways to get my face in the door! LOL. Snow plow cut a path for the ambulance from town. I still don't know how our rescue got there. Patient in good shape! A little O2 goes a long way.
Take care BCFIRE

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by bcfire
Patient in good shape! A little O2 goes a long way.
Take care BCFIRE



Dam, are you sure you wernt one after that ride? I can see the head lines. Fire Fighter gets Frost Bite while responding to Call on Snow Mobile!!:p

I only responded twice in a taxi. They were major calls. If the call is all the way across town and they page 2 companies then I wont go. I mean if it is a dumpster or a cat fire then it will be out by the time that I get there.

I know what happens with in my department. Though if I am near to any thing then I shall respond to the call. Regardless if they call for people. I can get to calls no problem. It is getting from them that I bum a ride on the trucks. I have earned that ride. I have shown up when others have not.

[bcfire]

Originally posted by JGallagher
Dam, are you sure you wernt one after that ride? I can see the head lines. Fire Fighter gets Frost Bite while responding to Call on Snow Mobile!!:p

I only responded twice in a taxi. They were major calls. If the call is all the way across town and they page 2 companies then I wont go. I mean if it is a dumpster or a cat fire then it will be out by the time that I get there.

I know what happens with in my department. Though if I am near to any thing then I shall respond to the call. Regardless if they call for people. I can get to calls no problem. It is getting from them that I bum a ride on the trucks. I have earned that ride. I have shown up when others have not.

City dudes won't get it JG! I have Northumberland Strait in my back yard. Heap big wind! Heap big snow! When I shut down at work I call home to see if I can get home. I have spent nights at the fire hall sleeping on the hose bed of one of the pumpers, it is the softest spot. Worst nightmare was when I couldn't get home and my daughter's boyfriend was trapped at my house (fathers will understand).In winter I carry a sleepingbag,a pillow and extra clothes on board. If I applied for refugee status with bestcoast all I would need would be clubs and spikes! LOL
BCFIRE

[shaneb]

At the Red lake Fire we all respond to the hall if the trucks are gone then you go to the scene in your vehicle. All our gear is in the Rescue Unit so you get geared up at the scene. Generally we won't roll without 5 people. Most of us work at the mines so, our hall (Balmertown Hall) and another hall (Cochenour) respond to each others calls to satisfy the 10/10 rule.