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<br />The standard response for various types of calls will be as follows: <br /> <br />Type of Call <br /> <br />Standard Response <br /> <br />Small vehicle, fence, power <br />pole, or trash fire <br /> <br />One engine company <br /> <br />Large vehicle, (trucks) or grass fire <br /> <br />Two engine companies and one battalion chief <br /> <br />All structural fires <br /> <br />Three engine companies, one truck company, <br />one paramedic unit, and one battalion chief <br /> <br />Medical aid or rescue call <br /> <br />The closest engine or truck company and one <br />paramedic unit (back-up paramedic service will <br />handle as many as five separate simultaneous <br />emergencies) <br /> <br />Traffic accident w/persons trapped <br /> <br />One engine company, one truck company, one <br />paramedic unit, and one battalion chief <br /> <br />Hazardous materials incident <br /> <br />One engine, the hazardous materials unit, one <br />truck company, one battalion chief, and <br />additional units as required (i.e., additional <br />engines, paramedics etc.) <br /> <br />Public service calls <br /> <br />Closest engine or truck company <br /> <br />Second and each additional alarm <br /> <br />Three engines, one truck company, one air utility <br />unit, one additional battalion chief, and a division <br />chief, and a Safety Officer <br /> <br />High rise response <br /> <br />Six engines, two trucks, two battalion chiefs, <br />one division chief, one medic unit, one air utility <br />unit, one safety officer, and one duty officer <br /> <br />Cover assignments <br /> <br />Any emergency of extended duration will result <br />in an automatic move-up of equipment in <br />accordance with the OCFA's move-up and <br />cover plans <br /> <br />3. Move-up and Cover <br /> <br />The move-up and cover program is designed to meet the response needs of the community by the <br />movement of apparatus into critical areas based on the probability of emergency responses. Move-up <br />and cover assignments shall occur in accordance with the OCFA's standard operating procedure. <br /> <br />4. Emergency Dispatch <br /> <br />Authority will provide dispatchers who are trained in Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD). <br /> <br />Authority will maintain Mobile Data Terminals within fire department emergency apparatus capable of <br />utilizing the Authority's Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD). <br /> <br />Authority will maintain emergency service radio system that will have coverage of 99% of the CITY and <br />have multiple channel capability for major incidents. <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />