미국의 소방차 출동 기준 VIDEO: What Are the Different Degrees of Fire Alarms?

What Are the Different Degrees of Fire Alarms?

by Iam Jaebi

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4-alarm fire destroys apartment building under construction

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화재의 경중도에 따른 소방서의 소방차 출동 대수 기준

아래는 뉴욕시의 화재경보 시 소방차 출동대수이다.

The precise meaning of an "alarm" varies depending on the fire department. In New York City, dispatchers send out 25 units and 106 firefighters for a two-alarm fire, 33 units and 138 firefighters for three alarms, 39 and 168 for four, and 44 and 198 for five

뉴욕시 소방서 비상 차량 담당은 

two-alarm fire: 소방차 25대, 소방수 106명 

three-alarm fire: 소방차 33대, 소방수 138명 

four-alarm fire: 소방차 39대, 소방수 168명

five-alarm fire: 소방차 44대, 소방수 198명을 출동시켰다.

source wikipedia

즉 경보의 기준은 소방서마다 다르다.

즉 화재의 경중도에 따라 Ten-alarm fire도 경보할 수 있는 것이다.

one -alarm fire는 일반적으로 미국에서는 3~4대의 소방차가 출동한다

황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터

Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

Multiple-alarm fires is a convention used in the United States to quickly communicate and understand the severity of a fire. For instance, news outlets report on incidents such as a "four-alarm fire" to indicate a blaze that is more difficult to handle than a "two-alarm fire." While it is true the higher degree of the fire alarm, the more firefighters are dispatched to battle the blaze, this is not a one alarm to one fire house relationship.

경보별 소방차 출동 기준 사례  source Inquirer News 

Unit Response Protocols

Fire departments have dispatch systems which receive emergency requests and coordinate the efforts of firefighters. To aid in communication, each department has a series of short codes that correspond to actual information. In New York, 10-21 means "one-alarm fire." Every degree alarm requires a different number of response units, which can be any type of vehicle including fire engines, ladder trucks and supervisor trucks. Fire companies send a different number of response units for each degree alarm, depending on the city you are in.

One Alarm Fire

When an emergency call is receive by the fire department, a discovery set of units are dispatched to the location in question, often called a "box" alarm. If the first responders confirm there is a blaze happening, a one alarm fire is issued. Once this happens, an additional set of units are dispatched to the location to battle the blaze. The exact number of units that respond varies based on your location. For instance, in Washington, DC a one alarm fire indicates six fire engines, three ladder trucks, one rescue squad, two fire chiefs and one ambulance are on scene.

Multiple Alarm Fire

First responders on the scene of a fire are the best to assess the situation's severity. They communicate the size and intensity of the blaze to dispatchers and raise the degree of the fire alarm as necessary, i.e. two alarm fire, three alarm fire. Each time the degree moves up, additional units are dispatched to the scene of the fire both to relieve units and to add support to firefighting efforts.

Fire Alarm Escalation

Theoretically, an enormous blaze can escalate the degree of a fire alarm indefinitely. However, there are norms. For instance, the New York Fire Department has a short code system that only accommodates up to a five alarm fire, assuming that most situations are handled with this level of response. However, there are instances where blazes reach 10 alarm fire level and fire companies have to respond accordingly. As fire companies contain situations, intensity lowers as does the degree of the fire alarm.

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