| MIDLEGO CITY FIRE MUTUAL AIDE AND RESPONSE POLICIES |
| THE MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFERS MUTUAL AIDE UPON REQUEST TO ANY DEPARTMENT IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. THE MUTUAL AIDE CONSISTS OF A MAXIMUM OF 6 ENGINE COMPANIES AND 3 LADDERS FOR RESPONSE TO A CALL OR STATION FILL-IN DURING MAJOR INCIDENTS. WE ALSO OFFER SQUAD 49 FOR MUTUAL AIDE AS A TECHNICAL RESCUE AND AIR CASCADE UNIT. OUR BRUSH UNIT IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITH AN ENGINE RESPONDING AS WELL FOR WATER SUPPLY TO THE TRUCK. THE MIDLEGO CITY P.D. HAS AGREED TO OFFER THE SRT TEAM WITH MCFD MEDICS ON REQUEST AS WELL. FOR A SWAT CALL THERE IS A MAXIMUM TIME OF 1 HOUR FOR IMMOBILIZATION OF THE TEAM PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. ALL OF OUR STATIONS HAVE EXTRA WIRELESS PANASONIC TOUGHBOOKS SO IN THE EVENT MUTUAL AIDE IS REQUESTED FOR OUR DEPARTMENT FOR STATION FILL-IN THE RESPONDING UNITS WILL HAVE COMPUTERIZED MAPS WITH RUN INFORMATION AS WELL AS ALL REPORT DOCUMENTATION NEEDED AS THE DEPARTMENT IS NOW PAPERLESS. THE MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT ALARM STATUS IS AS FOLLOWS: MEDICAL CALL- 1 ENGINE, AMBULANCE MVC NO ENTRAPMENT- 1 ENGINE, AMBULANCE OUTDOOR FIRE- 1 ENGINE, POSSIBLY BRUSH DEPENDING ON SIZE GAS ODOR/SMOKE ODOR/ FIRE ALARM- 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY 2 ENGINES, 1 TRUCK, BATTALION CHIEF NON EMERGENCY FIRE ALARM AT HOSPITAL- 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY, 2 ENGINES SQUAD TRUCK AND BATTALION NON EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE- 3 ENGINES, TRUCK, SQUAD, BATTALION CHIEF, AMBULANCE COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE- 4 ENGINES, TRUCK, SQUAD, BATTALION CHIEF, AMBULANCE HAZMAT- 1 ENGINE GAS LEAK- 2 ENGINES, SQUAD, BATTALION CHIEF COLLAPSE OF STRUCTURE- 1 ENGINE, SQUAD, TRUCK, HEAVY RESCUE 4, BATTALION CHIEF HELICOPTER LANDING (HOSPITAL HELIPAD)- 1 ENGINE OR TRUCK COMPANY NON EMERGENCY BOMB THREAT- STRUCTURE FIRE RESPONSE NON EMERGENCY TO A STAGING AREA AIRPORT STRUCTURE FIRE- CRASH 27, ENGINE 7, 2 ENGINES, 1 TRUCK, 1 RESCUE, SQUAD, BATTALION, AMBULANCE ALERT 1 MINOR PROBLEM- CRASH 27, ENGINE 7, BATTALION CHIEF, AMBULANCE ALERT 2 SERIOUS PROBLEM- CRASH 27, ENGINE 7, 2 ENGINES, 1 TRUCK, 1 RESCUE, SQUAD, BATTALION, 2 AMBULANCES (MINIMUM) ALERT 3 CRASH- CRASH 27, ENGINE 7, 4 ENGINES, 2 TRUCKS, 2 RESCUES, SQUAD, BATTALION, 4 AMBULANCES (MINIMUM) EXTRICATION UPGRADE FOR MVC- 1 ADDITIONAL ENGINE, TRUCK COMPANY, SQUAD BATTALION ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE(S) AS NEEDED FIRE ADDITIONAL ALARMS- 2 UNITS PER ALARM, UPON THIRD ALARM MUTUAL AIDE REQUESTED FOR STATION COVERAGE, AS WELL AS OFF DUTY RECALL . DELUGE 12- DEDICATED AS A MEDIC RETRIEVAL UNIT FOR MEDICS GOING TO HOSPITAL IN OPPOSITE BATTALIONS COVERAGE AREA, OR IF REQUESTED BY ENGINE COMPANY OR BATTALION. |
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