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Just wondering how many out there when they get an automatic fire alarm show up or hop on the engine taking it for granted that its a false alarm. I try to stress to anyone who responds to not take it lightly, the one time you think its just another false alarm thats when the real big one hits. Just curious if anyone one eles has people like that in their dept.
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Permalink Reply by Butch McCurdy on
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I always suit up for Fire alarms, you never know what will happen. Besides that is what I get paid for, is my job and duty to be ready when I get there. Not after I get there and then find out some one is trapped or there is a fire rolling. Better safe than sorry!
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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You've got to respond to every alarm as if it's "the big one". Complacency kills! The one time you're not expecting an actual fire is when you'll roll up to an actual fire. Like Butch said, "better safe than sorry."
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Permalink Reply by T.J. on
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we also got burned on one before, our officers had a policy that in fire alarm we had to run no lights or sirens, because we get so many false alarms, unless they staet fire is present. Well we responded to one that actually had a fire and luckly the fire sprinklers activated and put the fire out, but a big lesson learned for use.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly A. Beatty on
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Our trucks don't leave until everyone is suited up and has their SCBA gear on. Safety is very important to us, and as volunteers we want to make sure that all of us come back safe!
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Permalink Reply by Terry on
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we respond to all alarms whether they are false or not with full turnout gear. We respond with an Engine and our ladder because you never know when things are going to happen to be real or not
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"Our trucks don't leave until everyone is suited up and has their SCBA gear on. Safety is very important to us, and as volunteers we want to make sure that all of us come back safe"
I couldn't help but notice that you didn't mention anything about your people wearing seatbelts. Also, I'm a little confused as to what kind of safety is provided by having SCBA on in the truck!
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Permalink Reply by LEO AFD389NY on
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IN OUR COVERAGE AREA WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PLACE THAT WE GET FREQUENT FALSE ALARMS. ONE OF THE PLACES ONE OF THE CHIEFS WILL RESPOND TO RESET THE ALARM. AT THE OTHER OUR CHIEF WILL CALL THE SECURITY OF THAT PLACE TO SEE IF IT IS A FIRE OR A FALSE CALL. WE DO NOT RESPOND TO EITHER PLACE WITH ANY EQUIMENT, NOR DO TO MANY EVAN SHOW UP AT THE HALL, INCLUDING MYSELF. I KNOW THAT THIS IS WRONG. ONE DAY THIS IS GOING TO COME AND BITE US RIGHT IN THE BUT. WE ARE GOING TO BE CAUGHT WITH OUR PANTS DOWN. THEN THE SHIT WILL PROBABLY HIT THE FAN.
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Permalink Reply by FETC on
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NONE of us. We have a policy to dress out completely even in the summer heat before we board the fire apparatus, throw on our shoulder straps of the SCBA and then click the seat belt before we rollout of the house.
Every alarm we step off wearing all our gear, scba, and carry a tool, can or TIC dependant on your seat's tool assignment.
There is an older video floating around of a response to an alarm to a hotel, on arrival finding a fire once they got inside and returned to the rig to don their gear/scba. Ending in a lawsuit...
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