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  2. Multiple-alarm fire - Wikipedia

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    A common misconception is that a "three-alarm fire", for example, means that three firehouses responded to the fire. This is not the rule behind the naming convention, although some cities may use the number of firehouses responding for multi-alarm designations because that is the simplest way to determine an alarm number. [3] [6]

  3. Emergency service response codes - Wikipedia

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    This usually is a known and going fire or a rescue incident. Code 2: Unused within the Country Fire Authority. Code 3: Non-urgent event, such as a previously extinguished fire or community service cases (such as animal rescue or changing of smoke alarm batteries for the elderly).

  4. 1 dead, 6 firefighters injured in 3-alarm apartment building ...

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    One person was killed and six firefighters were injured after a multi-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Monday. The fire started around 7:15 p.m ...

  5. 9 displaced after fire destroys Providence apartment building

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    Providence Deputy Assistant Fire Chief Robert Jackson said firefighters rushed to the Elmwood Avenue apartment building around 2 a.m. and found flames shooting from the roof.

  6. Four remain hospitalized in 3-alarm fire at Langhorne duplex ...

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    A fire chief Sunday confirmed an open investigation exists into a fire last month at the same Langhorne duplex destroyed in a 3-alarm fire Saturday.

  7. Ten-code - Wikipedia

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    Fire: 10-70 Net message (State net traffic). Fire, phone alarm Fire alarm Fire 10-71 Proceed with traffic in sequence (busy here). Box alarm Advise nature of fire (size, type, and contents of building) — 10-72 — Second alarm Report progress on fire 10-73 Third alarm Smoke report 10-74 Fourth alarm Negative Negative 10-75 Fifth alarm In ...

  8. An aggressive attack was required to knock down the fire on first floor as well as the attic eaves. A third alarm was struck at 6:19 a.m., and the fire was brought under control about 20 minutes ...

  9. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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    European Siren for fire detection system. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system.A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action.