![]() ![]() "Tool Job" = entrapment extrication needed also might hear "pin job" or "serious extrication"Ĭopyright © 2023 PittsburghMetroFire.Citizen’s band radio - more commonly known as just CB radio - has a long history of allowing average people to talk to other nearby radio users. "Received" = copied understood message received "Back" or "Ready" = back in service or available "In" = means that company is responding to the call for PBF, such as "8 Truck In" Example: 186 Truck 1 = Highlad VFD aerial tower. Individual apparatus are referred to by the station number and the unit number. In Allegheny County stations are referred to by the station number. ![]() 1 Truck, the MAC (Mobile Air Command) Unit, the Battlation Chief for that district, another chief to act as Safety Chief.įor each additional alarm there are 2 engines and 1 truck.įire Alarm Activations get 3 engines, 1 truck and a chief. Generally for a working 1 alarm fire they send 4 engines. A vehicle accident response will normally include medic units and a rescue engine or rescue truck.įor (PBF) structure fires they say "Attention all companies stand by for a channel 2 dispatch then give the Zone and the Responding companies". In most jurisdictions, a fire response involving a structure will include several engines, at least one truck, and often a medic or rescue unit. This also provide additional manpower for lifting. Therefore a fire engine or truck will arrive on scene 1st, and administer care to the patients until the medic unit arrives. Normally this is due to the fact that there are a lot more fire units and fire stations, than there are medic units. Often engine and or truck companies are dispatched along with a medic unit on medical calls. They may ride or drive the apparatus, or a duty or utility vehicle, or drive their own personal vehicle to the scene. Other officers in the volunteer system often include a Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain, Lieutenant, or sergeant. In the volunteer system, it is quite common for the Fire Chief to be on scene or on the apparatus and assume command. In the larger paid departments, the Fire Chief is normally an administrative role on daylight shift, while the other officers usually work a 24 hour shift. On large incident you may get a District or Deputy Chief that will be the overall scene commander. The often are in charge of interior firefighting and rescue operations while the Battalion Chief will often be the scene commander outside the incident. ![]() Most paid departments include a Captain or Lieutenant that usually ride in the right front seat of the apparatus and they give the size up of the situation when they arrive on the scene. Officers = in large departments the Battalion Chiefs are often the shift commanders, and they often have command at incidents. ALS is advanced life support care administered by an paramedic, and BLS is basic life support care administered by an EMT caregiver. Most ambulances respond with an EMT and a Medic on board. Often reffered to as "Medic Unit" when a paramedic is on board. Heavy Rescue = a large rescue truck that includes a large array of vehicle extrication tools, and many types of specialty rescue equipment.īrush = a unit specifically designed and outfitted to combat brush, grass, or woods fires.Īmbulance = apparatus equipped to save lives and treat the sick and injured. These vehicles normally include a hydraulic rescue tool system, and often include tools needed for trench, collapse, and vehicle accidents. Rescue = vehicle equipped for rescue, extrication, or specialty rescue incidents. Quint = the term "quint" means 4, which means these apparatus act in the capacity of 4 things: engine, ladder, pump, and water. These units may or may not include water or pumps, depending on the location and needs of the department. Truck = ladder or aerial apparatus, which could include a tower, snorkel, or elevated platform device. Generally speaking, apparatus units normally are referred to as:Įngine = pumper, or vehicle with water, pump and hose. If you have any information to add to this section, please email usįire and EMS frequency radio lingo in the Pittsburgh Metro Help Needed If you are a responder in the Pittsburgh Metro, we need your help to verify the station information shown below is current and correct. Often mimicked elsewhere, but never quite duplicated, the language could be somewhat confusing to a non-resident responder. The Pittsburgh Metro uses radio lingo that could easily be described as "unique" to this area. Photo by Kittanning Hose Hook and Ladder Co#1 Fire and EMS radio lingo used in the Pittsburgh Metro
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