Response Model (Hard)

Spring Fire Department Response Model

• The Spring Fire Department Response Model provides guidelines for responding to various incidents.
• All Spring Fire Department personnel must comply with the manual.
• The Fire Chief or designee reviews this guideline annually.

Non-Staffed Stations

• When a non-staffed station’s apparatus is dispatched to an incident, the closest staffed apparatus, via automatic vehicle locator (AVL), will also be dispatched.
• If a staffed apparatus is not dispatched to an incident, the closest staffed apparatus will add themselves to the incident and respond.
• Non-staffed station medical incidents are exempt from requiring the closest staffed apparatus to respond.

Non-Emergency Responses

• Non-emergency incidents will be responded to in a non-emergency mode.
• The officer in charge of the apparatus has the autonomy to upgrade to an emergency response if needed.
• Non-emergency incidents include controlled burns, smoke in the area, fluid spills, live wires, transformer fire, back-in assignments, assist a citizen, assist law enforcement, and automatic alarms.

Emergency Responses

• All incidents not classified as non-emergency incidents will be responded to in emergency mode.
• The officer in charge of the apparatus has the autonomy to downgrade to non-emergency if deemed necessary based on call information.
• All in-service apparatus should refrain from adding themselves to incidents to ensure they are available for other emergency incidents.

Light Structure Responses

• Residential: Two (2) Spring Fire Department staffed apparatus.
• Commercial / Multi-Family: One (1) District Chief, Two (2) Spring Fire Department staffed apparatus, One (1) Aerial.
• The closest units are dispatched via automatic vehicle locator (AVL) by the Comm Center.
• If a unit is closer than the ones dispatched, contact the Comm Center and request to be added, and disregard the other unit.

Structure Fire Responses

• Residential: One (1) District Chief, Five (5) Engines, One (1) Aerial, One (1) Rescue Truck, One (1) Rehab/Cascade Vehicle, One (1) ALS Medic Unit.
• Commercial / Multi-Family: One (1) District Chief, Five (5) Engines, Two (2) Aerials, One (1) Rescue Truck, One (1) Rehab/Cascade Vehicle, One (1) ALS Medic Unit.
• The closest units are dispatched via automatic vehicle locator (AVL) by the Comm Center.
• If a unit is closer than the ones dispatched, contact the Comm Center and request to be added, and disregard the other unit.

Extrication Responses

• In-District: One (1) District Chief, One (1) Engine or Two Engines if on freeway main-lanes, One (1) Apparatus with extrication equipment, One (1) Rescue.
• Out-of-District: One (1) District Chief, One (1) Rescue Truck or One (1) Apparatus with extrication equipment.
• The closest units are dispatched via automatic vehicle locator (AVL) by the Comm Center.
• If a unit is closer than the ones dispatched, contact the Comm Center and request to be added, and disregard the other unit.

Gas Leak Responses

• Odor of Gas: One (1) Engine.
• Gas Leak Inside-Residential: One (1) Engine.
• Gas Leak Inside-Commercial / Multi-Family: One (1) District Chief, Two (2) Spring Fire Department staffed apparatus, One (1) Aerial.
• Gas Leak Outside: One (1) District Chief, Two (2) Spring Fire Department staffed apparatus.
• The closest units are dispatched via automatic vehicle locator (AVL) by the Comm Center.
• If a unit is closer than the ones dispatched, contact the Comm Center and request to be added, and disregard the other unit.

Tanker or Booster Responses

• Two (2) personnel from the on-duty crew shall respond with the Tanker/Booster to the dispatched incident.
• The remaining two (2) personnel shall respond with the staffed apparatus to provide manpower.
• If only three (3) personnel are on duty, one (1) person can respond in the Tanker, but this is not the preferred method.

Heavy Utility Truck (HUT)/LMTV Responses

• Two (2) personnel from the on-duty crew shall respond with the HUT/LMTV to the dispatched incident.
• The preferred method is one (1) personnel from each staffed apparatus.
• The remaining personnel will stay back to continue staffing the normally staffed apparatus and be available to respond to other emergency incidents.
• If staffing does not permit a two (2) person response, one (1) person can respond in the HUT/LMTV, but this is not the preferred method.

Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) Responses

• Two (2) personnel from the on-duty crew or Rescue Truck shall respond with a Utility Vehicle capable of towing the UTV and trailer to the dispatched incident.
• The remaining two (2) personnel shall respond with the staffed apparatus to provide manpower.
• If only three (3) personnel are on duty, one (1) person can respond in the Utility Vehicle capable of towing the UTV, but this is not the preferred method.

Rescue/Evacuation Boat(s) Responses

• Two (2) personnel from the on-duty crew or Rescue Truck shall respond with a Utility Vehicle/Booster capable of towing the Rescue/Evacuation Boats and trailer to the dispatched incident.
• The remaining two (2) personnel shall respond with the Rescue Truck or staffed apparatus to provide manpower.
• If only three (3) personnel are on duty, one (1) person can respond in the Utility Vehicle capable of towing the Rescue/Evacuation Boats and trailer, but this is not the preferred method.

Station Medical Responses

• The closest staffed apparatus shall respond to their respective station medical responses.
• Specialty staffed apparatus, i.e. Aerial/Rescue, shall respond to additional station medical responses for their respective station if the primary staffed apparatus is not in service.

Freeway Responses

• The closest staffed apparatus and Heavy Utility Truck (HUT) will be dispatched and shall respond.
• The first arriving apparatus shall position themselves to block the scene and position close enough to begin providing patient care.
• The Heavy Utility Truck (HUT) shall stop “up-stream” from the incident and position as an additional scene blocker.
• If staffing does not allow for a response by a Heavy Utility Truck, the officer in charge shall ensure a “blocker” apparatus is dispatched.
• This "blocker" apparatus shall stop “up-stream” from the incident and position as an additional scene blocker.

Mutual Aid Responses

• When a non-staffed apparatus is dispatched to a mutual aid response, the closest staffed apparatus shall respond with the non-staffed apparatus.
• If a staffed apparatus is dispatched to a mutual aid incident, the staffed apparatus shall respond as requested.

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