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  2. Multiple-alarm fire - Wikipedia

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    When identifying the unit/firefighter alarm designation, the initial dispatch is referred to as a "first alarm" and is typically the largest. Subsequent alarms are calls for additional units, usually because the fire has grown and additional resources are needed to combat it, or because the incident is persisting long enough that firefighters on scene need to be relieved.

  3. Ten-code - Wikipedia

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    Fire: 10-70 Net message (State net traffic). Fire, phone alarm Fire alarm Fire 10-71 Proceed with traffic in sequence (busy here). Box alarm Advise nature of fire (size, type, and contents of building) — 10-72 — Second alarm Report progress on fire 10-73 Third alarm Smoke report 10-74 Fourth alarm Negative Negative 10-75 Fifth alarm In ...

  4. List of first response mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    Alert or Alarm - Raise the alarm by triggering a fire alarm. Alert nearby persons to gain assistance in fighting the fire or alerting other people. Alert emergency services, site security and other emergency contacts as necessary. Confine or Contain - Contain the spread of the fire by closing nearby doors and windows if it is safe to do so. The ...

  5. Fire burns hillside homes in Oakland amid day of high winds ...

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    A fourth alarm was called at about 2:15 p.m. During that time, winds in the area were measured at around 11 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. Over 80 firefighters were on the scene along with Cal Fire ...

  6. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    3D zone control: The strategy of 3D zone control intended to improve the safety of firefighters operating inside a burning structure.It attempts to safeguard the immediate locality of any space occupied by firefighters in resorting to various defensive actions that (a) confine the fire; (b) remove combustion products safely and effectively; or (c) mitigate dangers in the hot-gas layers.

  7. 'Devastating event:' See Franklin Fire's damage in photos, videos

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    The "fast-growing" Franklin Fire has wreaked havoc in Southern California since Monday night, prompting officials to issue mandatory evacuations, air quality alerts and close roads as they work to ...

  8. Two-alarm fire tears through NYC building as 10 rushed to ...

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    A raging two-alarm fire left 15 people injured in an Upper Manhattan apartment building Tuesday morning, reports say. The blaze tore through the first floor of a six-story building West 204th ...

  9. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services - Wikipedia

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    At around 3 pm, a 4th alarm was declared and Command 4 was dispatched to the scene along with assistant chiefs. Command 4 requested fireboats 3 and 5 attend the scene. Fire boats worked from the water side to extinguish the fire while firefighters attacked the flames from aerial ladders.