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  2. Multiple-alarm fire - Wikipedia

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    When identifying the unit/firefighter alarm designation, the initial dispatch is referred to as a "first alarm" and is typically the largest. Subsequent alarms are calls for additional units, usually because the fire has grown and additional resources are needed to combat it, or because the incident is persisting long enough that firefighters on scene need to be relieved.

  3. List of building or structure fires - Wikipedia

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    A fire in a prison in Santiago, Chile killed at least 81 inmates in the country's deadliest prison incident. December 14 – A fire at a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh owned by Ha-meem Group, killed 25 and injured 100. [79] December 17 – A fire in Provo, Utah destroyed the historic Provo Tabernacle [80] in a 4-alarm fire.

  4. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to as an Initial Alarm or Box Alarm. A working fire request (for the same incident) would call for air/light units and chief officers/fireground commanders (if not provided in the original dispatch). This summarizes the response to a First Alarm fire. Second and subsequent alarms call for two engine companies and one truck company.

  5. List of fires in high-rise buildings - Wikipedia

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    Blaze started on the 26th floor of the 36-story apartments. Fire quickly spread to three more floors, making it a 5-alarm fire. This is the deadliest high-rise fire in Hawaii's history. Rotana Hotel Building: 66 m Mashhad Iran: July 22, 2017 0 Under construction 20-storey hotel The Marina Torch: 336.8 m Dubai United Arab Emirates

  6. Toronto Fire Services - Wikipedia

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    Alarm type Alarm level Units assigned Structure fire: 1st alarm assignment: 1 squad truck/rescue truck, 3 pumpers/rescue trucks, 1 aerial truck/tower truck, 1 district chief unit, high rise unit (if the fire is in a high-rise building in south command) Working fire: 1st alarm assignment, upgrade

  7. Structure fire - Wikipedia

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    A structure fire is a fire involving the structural components of various types of residential, commercial or industrial buildings, such as barn fires. Residential buildings range from single-family detached homes and townhouses to apartments and tower blocks , or various commercial buildings ranging from offices to shopping malls .

  8. ADT Inc. - Wikipedia

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    In 1909, Western Union and ADT came under the control of American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T). ADT began to expand into new areas, such as fire alarms and security alarms, between 1910 and 1930, but was kept separate from AT&T's Holmes alarm business. ADT became a publicly traded company in the 1960s. [12]

  9. 1975 New York Telephone exchange fire - Wikipedia

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    He had to use a street call box to alert the fire department, where the first alarm was sounded at 12:25 a.m. [5] Upon arrival, firefighters found the entire building filled with smoke with the heaviest on the lower floors. It was difficult to pinpoint the source of the fire due to the smoke and difficulty in getting into the cable vault. [6]

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