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Why do so many fire apparatus respond to simple incidents?

Fire Department units are dispatched according to information received by the 911 operator. Firefighters are trained to handle a worst case scenario. A structure fire requires a number of people to do all the assigned tasks. Firefighting teams are assigned certain responsibilities such as fire extinguishing, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage, safety, accountability, and rapid intervention teams when firefighters become trapped or injured.
Updated 1/26/2022 9:00 AM
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