Re: [californiadisasters] Forest Fire Kern Canyon Kern County "second alarm"

Kim I have been a Firefighter/EMT since 1981 I've even been a Fire Officer and Chief so the term is not one I am not familiar with used them myself a time or two ;)

 

I have limited Wildland/forest fire training and even less Wildland fire experience. and at that it is New jersey where we never did anything like Y'all do in CA (AKA the land of fruit and nuts where I came from).

 

I know of no forest fire agency that used those terms but rather used the direct form of calling for resources such as 3 Engine Strike Teams or 2 structural task forces and such. Alarm levels in the municipal and structural world are as varied as their are jurisdictions in the US.

 

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In a message dated 9/12/2010 7:02:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, kimnoyes@gmail.com writes:

The expression "1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, alarm" etc. has been in use in various parts of California my entire life.

If you've watched the TV series "Emergency" you have heard these expressions used. 

Kimmer

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 4:55 PM, <OnyxCollector@aol.com> wrote:

 

I have never heard that term used either, not even sure if it is correct - that's what a friend used who lives closer to the fire than me.

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