Posted July 9, 2019 On 6/29/2019 at 9:39 AM, firepost said: Thanks for the information RFRD. So you are saying that if the fire is 5 miles or less from the nearest Squad company the Squad will be dispatched if it is available. If the Squad is located further than 5 miles it won't be dispatched. That is perfectly understandable and the reasoning behind that if the Squad has to travel beyond 5 miles there really isn't much that the Squad can do by the time it arrives. By the information that you stated above it appears that the Squad will go (if less then 5 miles away) automatically with the other units as opposed to waiting to see if it is a confirmed fire, correct? I have another question and that is if the fire is beyond the 5 mile limit for a Squad response will the Squad be dispatched on the a 2nd alarm or will a Squad just not be dispatched at all if the fire goes to a 2nd alarm? Thanks for the good information. There is no specific requirement for a Squad (Heavy Rescue) on any assignment. They would fulfill either TRT, HazMat, Ladder, or any other speciality capability that the incident type (nature code) requires. The 5-mile rule is really so they can go on the initial dispatch when they're close. Doesn't make sense that E44 would go to a fire leaving SQ44 behind when they're closer than someone else. Working Fire or any greater alarms, it doesn't matter. The squads would get picked up for other capabilities. The squads act as ladder companies, just without the big ladder. So when they beat a ladder, they get assigned ladder company tasks. There isn't much a squad can't do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 11, 2019 Do you have the assignment for a second alarm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
