ALARM TYPE | ALARM LEVEL | ASSIGNED UNITS |
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Central Station Alarm | Still Alarm Assignment | 1 Engine, 1 Ladder |
Brush/Large Outside Fire | Still Alarm Assignment | 2 Engines, 1 District Chief, 1 Brush Fire Unit |
Box Alarm | 1st Alarm Assignment | 4 Engines (1 for R.I.T.), 2 Ladders, 1 Rescue, 1 District Chief |
Box Alarm (Downtown) | 1st Alarm Assignment | 4 Engines (1 for R.I.T.), 2 Ladders, 1 Tower Ladder, 1 Rescue, 1 District Chief, 1 Division Chief |
Box Alarm (High-Rise Fire Response) | 1st Alarm Assignment | 4 Engines (1 for R.I.T.), 2 Ladders, 1 Rescue (R1 or R2), 3 District Chiefs (1 for Operations, 1 for Evacuation, 1 for Accountability), 1 Division Chief, Safety District Chief, Air Supply Unit, Field/Tac. Comm. Unit |
Box Alarm (MBTA Station/Tunnel Fire Response) | 1st Alarm Assignment | 4 Engines (1 for R.I.T.), 2 Ladders, 1 Rescue, 1 District Chief, 1 Division Chief, Safety District Chief |
Box Alarm (Waterfront/Ship Fire Response) | 1st Alarm Assignment | 4 Engines (1 for R.I.T.), 2 Ladders, 1 Rescue, 1 District Chief, Marine Unit (Fireboats) |
Full Box Alarm/Confirmed Fire | 1st Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 1 Ladder (R.I.T.), 1 Tower Ladder, 1 District Chief (R.I.T.), Safety District Chief, Fireground Rehab./Mass Casualty Unit |
2nd Alarm | 2nd Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 3 Engines, 1 Ladder, 2 District Chiefs (1 for Accountability), 1 Division Chief, Special Unit, Air Supply Unit, 1 Public Information Officer |
3rd Alarm | 3rd Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines, 1 Ladder, Field/Tac. Comm. Unit |
4th Alarm | 4th Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines |
5th Alarm | 5th Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines, 1 Ladder |
6th Alarm | 6th Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines |
7th Alarm | 7th Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines, 1 Ladder |
8th Alarm | 8th Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines |
9th Alarm | 9th Alarm Assignment (*Upgrade*) | 2 Engines (Total Apparatus on Scene: 21 Engine Companies, 7 Ladder Companies, 1 Tower ladder Company, 1 Heavy Rescue Company, 4 District Chiefs, Safety District Chief, 1 Division Chief, Special Unit, Fireground Rehab./Mass Casualty Unit, Air Supply Unit, Field/Tac. Comm. Unit, 1 Public Information Officer) |