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Santa Ana Proposal for Emergency Services <br />First Alarm <br />"The initial emergency response force. Number and type of equipment is dependent on type of <br />emergency. Standard first alarm for fire includes: 3 1?ngines, 1 Truck. 1 Medic Unit, 1 Battalion <br />Chief. <br />Master Mutual Aid Agreement <br />An agreement between all fire agencies in Orange County to provide resources to handle large or <br />unusual emergencies. Net 1 (Orange County Pire Authority) serves as the area coordinator. <br />OCFA <br />'The Orange County }'ire Authority. <br />Paramedic Assessment Unit <br />.1 first-out engine/truck company staffed by full-time career personnel, including a certified <br />paramedic. Authorized tc~ initiate advanced life support care if deemed necessary. <br />Platoon <br />Personnel assigned to work the same 24-hour shifts, normally one third of the total suppression work force <br />Quint/Truck <br />A mobIle piece of fire equipment which carries hose, water, a pump, ladders, and an aerial ladder. <br />Second Alarm <br />Additional equipment dispatched when the emergency e:ccecds the capability of the first alarm assignment. <br />Standard second alarm for tires includes: G l~ngines, ? "Trucks, I Medic Unit, 2 Battalion Chiefs, 1 Division <br />Chief, I Safety Officer and additional support units. <br />Shift <br />24-hour work period used by the suppression force. <br />Structure Fire <br />A fire in a building or other structure of value. <br />Third Alarm <br />Additional eyuipn~cnt dispatched when the emergency exceeds the capability of the second alarm <br />assignmen[. Standard third alarm tc~r fires includes: 9 L n€;ines, 3 'Trucks, 1 Medic Unit, 3 Battalion Chiefs, 1 <br />Duty Officer, 1 Division Chief, 2 Safety Officer and additional support units. <br />Working Structure Fire <br />A rcpor[ of an incident with detail supporting actin-e fire. in a building. ;~ standard working structure fire <br />includes: 4 I~:ngines, 2 Trucks, 1 Medic Unit, 1 Battalion Clief, 1 Division Chief, 1 Safety Officer. <br />800 MHz <br />An advanced high frequency radio transmission band. Also referred ro as f300 radio freyucncy. <br />Orange County Fire Authority 47 of 50 December 2, 201 I <br />