Posted: 5/2/2006 2:50:32 AM EDT
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Sorry for a dumb question but... How are fires classified? I hear about 2 alarm, 3 alarm fires, etc. on the news all the time but what does it mean? Whats the difference between 1 alarm and 5 alarm fires? |
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The higher the alarm the more men and equipment are dispatched to the emergency. A "5-alarm" fire in a big city is a major incident, dozens of engines, trucks, squads and possibly hundreds of fire fighters are on scene. For every "alarm" there is a pre-arranged system set up to signify who and what is dispatched to the scene. |