Fire Priority Codes

papillon · #1 (**permalink**) 11-30-2012, 9:56 AM

I think the following is true for most of SW Ontario. Can anyone fill in the blanks or correct these ?
Thanks
Tim

Priority 1 -
Priority 2 - Slow down, non critical
Priority 3 - Return to base or false alarm
Priority 4 -

firefgtr · #2 (**permalink**) 11-30-2012, 3:22 PM

Priority 1 -

lights and siren on. Critical call

papillon · #3 (**permalink**) 11-30-2012, 4:37 PM

OK Got it. Thanks !

Forts · #4 (**permalink**) 12-01-2012, 9:34 AM

Opposite for London.

Code 1 - In service & available
Code 2 - In service & available, but out of their district
Code 3 - Urgent call, but not lights and sirens
Code 4 - Lights & sirens emergency call
Code 5 - Out of service

papillon · #5 (**permalink**) 12-01-2012, 10:30 AM

Yes opposite. Actually seems to be more logical since it resembles the MOH codes.
Tnx

bwjmackie · #6 (**permalink**) 12-01-2012, 2:41 PM

For Waterloo Region, I don't believe any such codes are used; just plain English.

Cambridge Fire tends to use "respond" and "proceed" in a manner consistent with "lights and siren" and "no lights and siren" respectively, but that's about it.

papillon · #7 (**permalink**) 12-01-2012, 5:02 PM

OK Thanks

Muxlow · #8 (**permalink**) 12-02-2012, 5:43 AM

Chatham-Kent i think uses the standard priority term
aswell as CKPS

papillon · #9 (**permalink**) 12-02-2012, 9:41 AM

In Windsor - Essex it's different. Priority 3 is definitely "False Alarm , Return to Base"
OK Thanks .

VE3JSO · #10 (**permalink**) 12-02-2012, 12:15 PM

i don't think sarnia uses codes at all

papillon · #11 (**permalink**) 12-02-2012, 12:36 PM

Tnx for reply

Forts · #12 (**permalink**) 12-02-2012, 6:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by animaljr43

i don't think sarnia uses codes at all

No, not really. It's usually just 'respond emergency' or 'respond non-emergency'

VE3JSO · #13 (**permalink**) 12-02-2012, 10:11 PM

and that goes the same with the lambton as well go something like forest station respond to 402 for car fire or something along that line

papillon · #14 (**permalink**) 12-03-2012, 9:24 AM

[QUOTE=papillon;1863893]I think the following is true for most of SW Ontario. Can anyone fill in the blanks or correct these ?

Obviously, that's wrong and I received some incorrect information. The codes vary across SW Ontario. .
Some use codes that resemble the MOH , some don't use codes at all and Windsor uses a different system altogether. Based on a call I heard last night, this is how it is here. P1 is the actual initial dispatch which assumes the worst until someone on scene updates.
P2 - slow down / take report
P3 - Return to station.

Will have to pay more attention to Fire calls. Thanks to all that responded.