Massachusetts - my notes on the Essex County Fire 10 alarm box cards 1. There is large variations in the response per alarm - 2 E + 1L alternating with 3 E seems to be somewhat common
2. Just 1 card shows "paramedics" on the card 3. Many communities show coverage on the first alarm, but I think that is only rolled when there is fire or smoke showing (or a working fire is called) 4. Georgetown Car 1 has "county cross band repeater" - ??? 5. Georgetown Ladder 1 has "all the RIT equipment" 6. 4th alarm in Haverhill is just for coverage (3 E + 1 L) - IIRC this is the only community that has such a "cover only" alarm 7. Lawrence shows no coverage till the 3rd alarm - very strange 8. 10th alarm in Lawrence gets a Ladder from Manchester NH - maybe they respond via the Nova Scotia ferry - no Nashua L on the card - but Nashua L does go to Lowell IIRC 9. Merrimac, Newburyport, and Salisbury all show the same PL on the input - ????? - I definitely dont hear Newburyport as well as Salisbury and Merrimack 10. Newburyport card also lists - forestry units + 5 inch hose + tankers + foam + air supply - this is the only card with all of this info 11. Boxford sends 1 Ladder to cover all 10 alarms 12. All cards say " responses may vary based on exact fire location" - or similar words - therefore - you might say that these are "community cards" not "box cards" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en.
