Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3rd Alarm w/Mayday (Delayed)

fireleebull · Apr 9, 2014

Close Call
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Fire - Residential
Prime Street - PERTH AVE
Cross Street - DUPONT ST / LN N DUPONT E PERTH
Dispatch Time - 2014-04-09 07:53:40
Incident No. - F14030903
Area Dispatched - 345
Alarm Level 3
Units
Fire Call - R345, P345CA, R423, R426, A423, C34,
2nd Alarm - P426(RIT), A426, LA421, S331, P424, P315, P343, HZ332, C42, C30, CMD30,
Mayday 3rd Alarm - R425, P344, P422, P331, A315, C31, C10, C6,
s/c - T331, BOX12, LA333,
Fire Watch - P342, A341, R341, P426,

lfdlt31 · Apr 9, 2014

Is it customary in Toronto to not have a RIT company assigned until the 2nd alarm?

fireleebull · Apr 10, 2014

CanadianFireman said:
Is it customary in Toronto to not have a RIT company assigned until the 2nd alarm?

The RIT rescue pumper is dispatched on any working fire. In this case the call went to a 2nd Alarm right away, thus the RIT rescue being dispatched on the 2nd Alarm.

lfdlt31 · Apr 10, 2014

Oh thanks for the reply...must be nice to have a designated RIT apparatus....maybe one day we will

fireleebull · Apr 10, 2014

CanadianFireman said:
Oh thanks for the reply...must be nice to have a designated RIT apparatus....maybe one day we will

How does the RIT concept work in Edmonton?

Bulldog · Apr 10, 2014

CanadianFireman said:
Oh thanks for the reply...must be nice to have a designated RIT apparatus....maybe one day we will

I don't believe I have a designated RIT apparatus, he was just referring to the pumper that was dispatched as the RIT. I don't know of any department that has a specific unit they use as RIT.

lfdlt31 · Apr 16, 2014

fireleebull said:
CanadianFireman said:

Oh thanks for the reply...must be nice to have a designated RIT apparatus....maybe one day we will

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How does the RIT concept work in Edmonton?

If command wants to assign RIT then he chooses whatever company he wants and assigns them to RIT, if they don't want to or don't think about it then we don't have RIT. Have heard the line "everybody is RIT if we need RIT" :

Our Rescues carry a RIT pak on them and one rescue is assigned on every alarms/fire call. However we don't do the specific trucks do specific jobs thing. Anyone can get assigned to any task at commands discretion.

Can't say I am a huge fan of the way we operate, there is definite room for improvement, we don't run calls like alot of North America does it seems like. I've only been on for a little less then 2 years though so I don't speak out against how we operate...

lfdlt31 · Apr 16, 2014

Bulldog said:
CanadianFireman said:

Oh thanks for the reply...must be nice to have a designated RIT apparatus....maybe one day we will

Click to expand...

I don't believe I have a designated RIT apparatus, he was just referring to the pumper that was dispatched as the RIT. I don't know of any department that has a specific unit they use as RIT.

I meant a unit dispatched to an event with the sole purpose of being the RIT/FAST truck not a specific RIT apparatus...sorry for confusion.