Responses Flashcards
(27 cards)
AL 3 - Alert 3: Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: Aircraft has crashed
Response:
3 engines,
1 truck/engine,
2 ARFF (1 standby if not at meadows),
1 BC,
1 Ambulance,
PIO
Safety Officer
Division Chief
Notifications:
Duty Chief (BFD)
Law Enforcement
AL 2: Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria:
Aircraft with major difficulty
Response:
3 engines,
1 truck/engine
2 ARFF (One ARFF standby if not at Meadows)
1 BC
1 ambulance (code 2)
Notifications:
division chief
law enforcement
AL1: alert 1
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: aircraft with minor difficulty
Response:
1ARFF
1 BC
HM1: hazmat 1
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: release or threatened release of harmful materials and limited or isolated amounts (drums, tanks, less than 55 gallons, boxes, bags) with no immediate danger to life or health (fuel gas/oil spill, sewage).
Response:
1 engine
Notification:
HMRT (hazmat response team)
HM2: Haz Mat 2
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: release or threatened release of harmful materials, in moderate amounts (greater than 55 gallons, less than 1000 gallons, multiple containers, boxes, or bags), that may be immediately dangerous to life or health:
A: unknown or not identifiable, substance in limited amounts (drums, tanks less than 55 gallons, boxes, bags.)
B: chemical threat (anthrax, botulism, etc.)
Response:
1 engine
1 squad (within squad response areas)
1 BC
1 HMRT
PIO
Safety officer
Division chief
HM3: hazmat 3
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: release or threatened release of hazardous materials in significant amounts (more than 1000 gallons) and/or materials that may be immediately dangerous to life for health. Determined by BC, HMRT, or by critical information provided to ECC:
A: decontamination is potentially needed
B: large quantity of substance (tanker, rail, car, etc.)
C: evacuation is required
D: pesticide drift
E: high hazard (gases, toxic)
Response:
2 engines
1 truck/engine
1 BC
1 HMRT
1 ambulance
PIO
Safety officer
Division chief
Notification:
Duty chief (BFD)
Environmental health
ORX - Off-road rescue (KCFD only)
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: off-road injury, or accident in rural county areas that are not easily accessible
Response:
1 engine
2 patrols
1 BC
Hoist standby
1 ambulance
1 air ambulance (if applicable)
RRX- reinforced rescue
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria: anytime the following has been reported:
A: structural collapse with persons missing or trapped
B: trench rescue
C: high angle rescue (trapped or stranded stranded above ground)
D: confined space
E: technical rope related (rapelling, rock climbing, Cliff related)
F: mine rescue
G: involving a body of water
H: train derailment
I: mechanical equipment entrapment
J: by request of the incident commander
Response:
2 engines
1 squad/engine
2 trucks/engines
2 BC
USAR (County)
PIO
Safety officer
Ambulance
Notification:
Duty/division chief
**HazMat or hoist standby/response by request
MAR - Medical Aid Reinforced
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Report of multiple patients, shooting with multiple patients or a medical aid in addition to a
working incident.
Response -
1 Engine / Truck
1 Squad / Engine
1 Ambulance
Notifications -
Battalion Chief
ORX – Off Road Rescue (KCFD only)
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Off road injury or accident in rural county areas that are not easily accessible.
Response -
1 Engine
2 Patrols
1 BC
Hoist Standby
1 Ambulance
1 Air (if applicable)
RRX – Reinforced Rescue
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Anytime the following has been reported:
a. Structural collapse with persons missing or trapped
b. Trench rescue
c. High angle rescue (trapped or stranded above ground)
d. Confined space
e. Technical rope related (rock climbing, repelling, cliff related)
f. Mine rescue
g. Involving a body of water
h. Train derailment
i. Mechanical equipment entrapment
j. By request of the Incident Commander
Response -
2 Engines
1 Squad / Engine
2 Trucks/Engine
2 BC
USAR (County)
PIO
Safety Officer
Ambulance
Notifications - Duty / Division Chief
** Hazmat & Hoist standby/response by request
RX – Rescue
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – A person is reported trapped or pinned or any emergency involving a motor vehicle where reported
information includes any of the following:
a. Reported pin-ins
b. Involving a semi-truck or other heavy equipment
c. Reported overturned or rollover vehicle
d. Where accident involves fire
e. Reported head-on collision
f. Multiple vehicles (3 or more)
g. Over the side
h. Multiple patients
i. Incident requiring air ambulance to auto launch
j. Elevator entrapment
k. Vehicle into structure
Response -
1 Engine
1 Truck / Engine
1 Squad / Engine
1 BC
1 Ambulance
** Hazmat & Hoist standby/response by request
SF – Structure Fire
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Fire in any type of structure, fire threatening a structure, and/or smell of smoke or gas inside a
structure.
Response -
2 Engines
1 Truck / Engine
1 Squad (within Squad response areas)
1 BC
SFR – Structure Fire Reinforced
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Structure fire with multiple calls received, smoke showing from structure, confirmed working fire,
large commercial, and/or target hazards.
Response -
3 Engines
2 Trucks / Engines
1 Squad (within Squad response areas)
2 BC
SOFR
Additional Alarm Response – Division Chief / PIO
Notifications – Duty Chief
TA – Traffic Accident
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Code 2 response to any motor vehicle accident that does not meet the traffic collision or rescue
criteria
Response –
1 Engine / Truck
1 Ambulance
TC – Traffic Collision
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria - Any emergency involving a motor vehicle that does not meet the rescue criteria.
Response -
1 Engine
1 Squad / Truck / Engine
1 Ambulance
Notifications – Battalion Chief
VFR – Vehicle Fire Reinforced
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Semi, train or recreational vehicle fire
Response -
2 Engines
1 Truck / Engine
1 BC
UTF – Unknown Type Fire
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Criteria – Fire visible from unknown source.
Response -
2 Engines
1 Truck / Engine
1 BC
VG – Vegetation Fire
(overview)
There are seven designated responses to vegetation fires. The different responses are determined by geography and weather.
Fire Weather will be reported in the morning each day as either:
**Normal – Typical seasonal weather pattern outside of Fire Season
**High – Fire Season or increased weather indices
**Red Flag – Extreme fire weather indices
**Lightning Plan – Increased lightning activity
The county has been divided into six geography zones for fire weather (see Fire Weather Zone map):
**Temblor – Temblor Mountains along western edge of county
**Valley – The San Joaquin Valley floor
**Mountain 1 – Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains within Battalion 1
**Mountain 5 – Southern Tehachapi Mountains and San Emigdio Mountains within Battalion 5
**Mountain 7 – Sierra Nevada Mountains within Battalion 7
**Desert – The High Desert from Ridgecrest to Rosemond
Vegetation A (Urban):
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
A minimal response for typical small lot fires within urban areas. This designation would typically not change due to any weather-related influence.
- Any designated urban quadrant (ESZ) other than those in Bakersfield City
- Any quadrant when in Lightning Plan
Resources:
o 1-Engine (T2 or T3)
o 2-Engines (T6 or T3)
o BC notification
*Additional alarm will be the same as initial alarm
Vegetation B (Metro):
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Response to urban areas of the City of Bakersfield within BFD’s response areas.
- Wildland response during all weather patterns for BFD’s urban response areas.
Resources:
o 1-BC (notification)
o 1-Engine (T1 or T2)
o 1 Engine (T6 or T3)
*Additional alarm will be the same as initial alarm
Vegetation C (Rio Bravo):
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Response for BFD Station 10’s interface areas during “High” weather patterns.
- Wildland response during “high” weather pattern for all BFD Station 10’s non-urban area.
Resources:
o 1-BC
o 3-Engines (T1 or T2)
o 2-Engines (T6 or T3)
*Additional alarm will be the same as initial alarm
Vegetation D (Normal):
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Standard non-fire season wildland response.
- Wildland response during “normal” weather pattern in all zones other than “urban quadrants”.
- Wildland response during “high” weather pattern in the Valley and Desert Zones.
Resources:
o 1-BC
o 1-Engine (T2 or T3)
o 2-Engines (T3 or T6)
o 1-Hand Crew
Notifications:
Division 4
*Additional alarm will be the same as initial alarm
Vegetation E (Seasonal):
Criteria &
What resources are dispatched?
Standard fire season response.
- Wildland response during “high” weather pattern in all LRA other than “urban”. Includes the majority of
the Valley Zone.
- Wildland response during “high” weather pattern for all of the “Temblor Zone” including SRA.
- Wildland response during “Red Flag” weather pattern for Desert Zone.
Resources:
o 1-Division Chief
o 2-BC
o 1-Engine (T2, T3)
o 4-Engine (T6 or T3)
o 1-Water Tender (T2)
o 1-Hand Crew
o 1-Dozer
o 1-Helicopter (SRA only)
o 1-Air Attack (SRA only)
o 2-Air Tankers (SRA only)
Notifications:
Safety Officer
Division 4
*Additional alarm will be the same as initial alarm
