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Participant departments were asked to provide historical response records of emergency incidents categorized as Fire, EMS, or Other. The determination of what type of call constituted an “emergency response” was left the participant department consistent with the definition in NFPA 1710.
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NFPA 1710–2010:
3.3.41.1 Emergency Operations. Activities of the fire department relating to rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical care, and special operations, including response to the scene of the incident and all functions performed at the scene [1500, 2007] (NFPA 1710 2009).
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EMS crews may omit PPE as per local SOP. Fire suppression crews must don full PPE including either a helmet or radio headset.
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Where the proximity of public sidewalks and streets limits the distance the apparatus can continue out of the bay, appropriate modifications should be made. Please note any such modifications on the data collection sheet.
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Upson, R., Notarianni, K.A. (2010). Data Collection. In: Quantitative Evaluation of Fire and EMS Mobilization Times. SpringerBriefs in Fire. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4442-8_4
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