I'm so very sorry for the loss of your dad, your pup and your home. I cannot begin to understand how devastated you must be. Prayers of comfort and solace as you go on without your dad. As a side note...always have your chimney checked for blockage and use a fire screen to prevent embers from popping out. God bless and Godspeed.
The "alarms" terminology is used to establish levels of resource need. Larger number = more resources. They build on the numbers below them. A 1-alarm, or a box, may have 2 pumpers/engines, a 2-alarm may come with a district chief and a ladder or tower, and a medic, 3-alarm may come with another engine, and another chief, etc. Each dept is different, but through span-of-control and such, they know roughly what each level needs, and a great way of standardizing resources. Scenes get busy. Command may want more FF's, but forget to make the call for even more for RIT or rehab, then you have too many people, and forget to ask for a chief. Of course, smaller depts may not even have enough resources to even meet a 3 or 4 alarm, so they'll call in other depts. (Although even if they do have enough trucks, they may not want them all on one scene.)
I'm so very sorry for the loss of your dad, your pup and your home. I cannot begin to understand how devastated you must be. Prayers of comfort and solace as you go on without your dad.
As a side note...always have your chimney checked for blockage and use a fire screen to prevent embers from popping out.
God bless and Godspeed.
Prayers sent
Can someone explain what the alarms mean? (5 alarm fire, "pulling another alarm" as said in description) thanks
It is the number of stations that respond
The "alarms" terminology is used to establish levels of resource need. Larger number = more resources. They build on the numbers below them. A 1-alarm, or a box, may have 2 pumpers/engines, a 2-alarm may come with a district chief and a ladder or tower, and a medic, 3-alarm may come with another engine, and another chief, etc.
Each dept is different, but through span-of-control and such, they know roughly what each level needs, and a great way of standardizing resources. Scenes get busy. Command may want more FF's, but forget to make the call for even more for RIT or rehab, then you have too many people, and forget to ask for a chief.
Of course, smaller depts may not even have enough resources to even meet a 3 or 4 alarm, so they'll call in other depts. (Although even if they do have enough trucks, they may not want them all on one scene.)
@@KeithDiSarno Thanks Keith! That's what I was thinking! Appreciate it.
Prayers for family rip
NEVER light your house on fire. NEVER!
Great job fire chief
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