Fire Incident Types

Question 0

ALRMF

Answer 0

Alarm Activation/no fire - inc all alarm activations (with the exception of carbon monoxide detector alarm code as PSFIR)
IF CALLER IS AT ACTUAL RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS BE SURE TO ASK IF ANY SMOKE OR FIRE IS VISIBLD

Question 1

AIR

Answer 1

Aircraft Down - inc all aircraft type emergencies (landing gear problems, unknown problems, in-flight emergencies with potential crash and actual crash)

Question 2

BRUSH

Answer 2

Brush Fire - inc all woods, grass, trees, field fires and fires of same nature, or out on arrival, with the exception of brush fires in a median strip (coded as MULCH)

Question 3

CHMNY

Answer 3

Chimney Fire - inc fires that are contained completely within a chimney and does not cause damage to structure. If damage occurs to structure, this should be coded as structure fire

Question 4

CLPSE

Answer 4

Structure Collapse - incidents where structures/buildings have partially or totally collapsed with the possibility of injury or trapped victims inside the structure

Question 5

CONFN

Answer 5

Confined Space Rescue - confined areas not intended for human occupancy, with limited means of entry and exit, potential for contaminated atmosphere, or engulfment; these situations may require special forms of breathing apparatus, explosion proof lightning, atmospheric monitoring and an entry permit to rescue or recover victims

Question 6

DETEC

Answer 6

Smoke Alarm Installation - field initiated call type to be used anytime a unit installs/replaces a smoke alarm

Question 7

ELVRS

Answer 7

Situation requiring access to a victim unable to get down or trapped in an elevated area (radio tower, power line tower, roof of a building less than 4 stories (40 <), tall trees, water tank; specialized rigging is needed to access and remove victim(s)

Question 8

ELVRSH

Answer 8

Situations requiring access to a victim unable to get down or trapped in an elevated area (radio tower, power line tower, roof 4+ stories (40+ feet) tall trees, water tank; specialized rigging is needed to access and remove victim(s)

Question 9

FMTAD

Answer 9

Mutual Aid - inc fire type mutual aid calls outside the county

Question 10

FLL99

FL120

FL2199

FL100

Answer 10

Flammable Liquid Spill - flammable liquid spill in a structure of less than 99 gallons

Flammable Liquid spill outside between 1-20 gallons

Flammable Liquid spill outside between 21-99 gallons

100+ gallons

Question 11

FHZCN

Answer 11

Hazardous Condition/Material Unknown - inc standby for downed power lines, transformers, lightning strikes w no fire, hazard control (not involving MVA) etc. Inc all calls where hazardous materials not leaking or outside natural gas leaks

Question 12

GASIN

Answer 12

Interior Gas Leak - inc calls where there is a gas leak in the interior of a building; smell of natural gas or gasoline

Question 13

HZMTC

Answer 13

Hazardous Material Leak - or spill with a known chemical release in industry, business, commercial type occupancies, or transportation

Question 14

HZMTR

Answer 14

Hazardous Material Leak or Spill Ina residence involving household chemicals

Question 15

ILBNF

Answer 15

Illegal Burning - inc burnings that are being controlled (attended - however citizen is unable to extinguish on their own and PD requests fire to respond; or unattended - all unattended burns require the response of a fire unit)

Question 16

JURIS

Answer 16

Call taken and relayed to another Jurisdiction that message taker is unable to transfer

Question 17

LIFT

Answer 17

Non-EMS lift assist; after verifying no medical condition is present; no injuries and no illness

Question 18

MACH

Answer 18

Machinery Entrapment - incidents where people are trapped in commercial, industrial, construction or farm machinery, under a vehicle, under a tree, which may require specialized stabilization, lifting and manipulation; these incidents may also require the specialized cutting, distorting and/or disassembly of equipment components to rescue or recover a victim

Question 19

MEDFR

Answer 19

Medical Fire - this code will be used when a fire unit responds to man an ambulance at a station or when another jurisdiction requests EMS/ALS assistance from one of Chesterfield’s stations (to include meeting at the station or another designated location)

Question 20

MULCH

Answer 20

Mulch fires - inc all mulch fires; as well as grass, brush fires in the median strip

Question 21

MVAFR

Answer 21

Medical MVA- inc all motor vehicle accident where only a fire unit handles and they have medical issues involved (fire unit runs up on the call and they advise they have minor injuries or patient refusals and no ambulance is needed)

Question 22

MVAHZ

Answer 22

Vehicle Accident - hazard control for a motor vehicle accident only

Question 23

PSFIR

Answer 23

Public Service - inc water shut off, tree removal from roadway, etc (Engine or Truck may be recommended to handle); carbon monoxide detector activation reported by alarm company or residents; also includes “safe place” situations

Question 24

RFIRE

Answer 24

Reduced Structure - inc all structure fires where a reduced assignment is warranted

Question 25

SBRSH

Answer 25

Serious Brush Fire - inc all woods, grass, trees, field fires and fire of same nature, spreading fast and over a large area. This will be Dispatcher discretion based on descriptors provided by the caller. Will also be used in place of BRUSH when conditions warrant and is initiated by the FD Operations Deputy, Operations Division Chief, or Shift Commander

Question 26

SMOKE

Answer 26

Smoke investigation - inc all calls where smoke or smell are present (outside only) and fits not other category

Question 27

SPFIR

Answer 27

Special (fire only) - inc any fire not classified in other sections (telephone poles, electrical poles, ports-johns, etc)

Question 28

STFIR

Answer 28

Structure fire

Question 29

STRND

Answer 29

Stranded Boat - used for all stranded boats

Question 30

TRASH

Answer 30

Trash/Dumpster Fire - inc trash and dumpsters; inc all yard storage, fences, etc

Question 31

TREE

Answer 31

Tree down - used by the ECO during storms and only when instructed by the Supervisor to start using. Authority to use this code come from the Operations Deputy, Operations Division Chief, Shift Commander or ECC Supervisor

Question 32

TRMA

Answer 32

Tech Rescue Mutual Aid - used on any Tech Rescue mutual aid call

Question 33

TRNCH

Answer 33

Trench/Earth Collapse - incidents where trench or excavations have collapsed or underground construction requires special sheeting and shoring operations

Question 34

VFIRE

Answer 34

Vehicle fire - inc any vehicle fire outside of a structure or vehicle fires reported out

Question 35

WTABV

Answer 35

Water/Ice Recovery- any situation where persons visible and trapped or stranded in water or on an ice covered lake, pond, river or pool

Question 36

WTBEL

Answer 36

Dive Team/Underwater Rescue - inc all five team calls where persons are trapped or possibly drown and are possibly below the water surface

Question 37

WTREC

Answer 37

Dive Team Recovery - inc all recovery where there is no emergency rescue involved

Question 38

WTMAD

Answer 38

Mutual aid water rescue request

Question 39

XHEAT

Answer 39

Excessive Heat - inc calls where there is no evidence of flame production, but there is evidence of melting or excessive heat; may use XHEAT as disposition code for calls originally entered as VFIRE if only evidence of melting or excessive heat