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What is the primary concern of the OFM regarding response type codes?
What is the primary concern of the OFM regarding response type codes?
- Fires or explosions involving structures, vehicles or open areas
- Injuries or deaths
- Property losses
- Destructive and uncontrolled burning (correct)
What type of fires should be reported, according to the OFM SIR reporting purposes?
What type of fires should be reported, according to the OFM SIR reporting purposes?
- Only fires occurring in recycling/dump sites
- Only fires resulting in property losses, injuries or deaths
- Only fires occurring in structures or vehicles
- Any instance of destructive and uncontrolled burning (correct)
What code should be used if there was an explosion before or during the incident?
What code should be used if there was an explosion before or during the incident?
- 13 - Unknown
- 11 - Other
- 2 - Explosion (correct)
- 1 - Fire
What type of outdoor fires should be reported, according to the response type codes?
What type of outdoor fires should be reported, according to the response type codes?
What should be reported if a fire department is notified of an incident after it has already occurred?
What should be reported if a fire department is notified of an incident after it has already occurred?
What type of fires are included in code 1 - Fire of the response type codes?
What type of fires are included in code 1 - Fire of the response type codes?
What type of outdoor fire must be reported as response type 1 - Fire?
What type of outdoor fire must be reported as response type 1 - Fire?
What should be reported as response type 3 - No loss outdoor fire?
What should be reported as response type 3 - No loss outdoor fire?
What should be done if a firefighter is injured during an outdoor fire incident?
What should be done if a firefighter is injured during an outdoor fire incident?
What is the correct response type code for assisting another fire department through mutual aid?
What is the correct response type code for assisting another fire department through mutual aid?
What should a fire department do if they are assisting another fire department and the local department is not at the scene?
What should a fire department do if they are assisting another fire department and the local department is not at the scene?
What is the correct response type code for assisting another fire department through automatic aid?
What is the correct response type code for assisting another fire department through automatic aid?
What should a fire department do if they are attending an incident scene in another municipality?
What should a fire department do if they are attending an incident scene in another municipality?
What is the correct response type code for assisting another fire department through a fire protection agreement?
What is the correct response type code for assisting another fire department through a fire protection agreement?
Who is responsible for completing the full details of a fire/non-fire incident when assisting another fire department?
Who is responsible for completing the full details of a fire/non-fire incident when assisting another fire department?
What should be coded in the 'Aid to/from other FD' field for incidents where an FD either assists another fire department or is assisted by another fire department?
What should be coded in the 'Aid to/from other FD' field for incidents where an FD either assists another fire department or is assisted by another fire department?
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FIRE/EXPLOSION/NO LOSS OUTDOOR FIRE
- Fire or explosion occurrences involve structures, vehicles, or open areas, with or without property losses, injuries, or deaths.
- Fire/explosion definition: any instance of destructive and uncontrolled burning, including combustion explosions, excluding rupture or overpressure explosions.
- Response type codes:
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- Fire: any fire resulting in injury, fatality, or dollar loss, occurring in structures, vehicles, recycling/dump sites, or open areas with suspected arson, vandalism, or children playing.
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- Explosion (excluding codes 3, 11-13): if there was an explosion before or during the incident.
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- NO LOSS OUTDOOR FIRE: outdoor fires with no fatalities, injuries, or dollar loss, excluding fires in structures, vehicles, recycling/dump sites, or with suspected arson, vandalism, or children playing.
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ASSISTING OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT
- The jurisdictional (local) fire department is responsible for completing the full details of a fire/non-fire incident.
- Fire departments providing assistance from outside the incident jurisdiction complete only the first portion of the report and the address.
- Response type codes for assisting other fire departments:
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- Assisting Other FD: Mutual Aid
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- Assisting Other FD: Automatic Aid
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- Assisting Other FD: Fire Protection Agreement
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- Assisting Other FD: Other (used for mutual aid STANDBY)
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