8. The chart listed below is applicable to fire department apparatus and command cars: Nature of Code 3 Code 1 Discretion Considerations Incident to upgrade to Code 3 response Assist Police All As requested by (Meth labs, police SWAT, special tools) Brush/grass/field All fires Car Fires All Carbon All Sick persons; Monoxide responding Alarms Children locked All Child is reported in cars to be in distress; weather conditions Dumpster fires All Proximity to building Electrical All Transformer Fires Electrical Wires All Resulting from Down accidents Fire Alarm First Due All Sounding Apparatus others Duty Officer Haz. Mat. in All district (after level is declared) Haz. Mat. Team All others As directed by outside district members Incident (after level is Commander declared) Lap-ins All Lock-in/Lockout ALL* Medical Calls All except Potential Secure Scene as noted Trouble EMS requests Lift Emergency Lift Assist Assist Mulch fires All Proximity to building Odor of or smoke All in the area
8. The chart listed below is applicable to fire department apparatus and command cars: Nature of Incident Code 3 Code 1 Discretion Considerations to upgrade to Code 3 response Assist Police (Meth labs, SWAT, special tools) All As requested by police Brush/grass/field fires All Car Fires All Carbon Monoxide Alarms All Sick persons; responding Children locked in cars All Child is reported to be in distress; weather conditions Dumpster fires All Proximity to building Electrical Transformer Fires All Electrical Wires Down All Resulting from accidents Fire Alarm Sounding First Due Apparatus Duty Officer All others Haz. Mat. in district (after level is declared) All Haz. Mat. outside district (after level is declared) Team members All others As directed by Incident Commander Lap-ins All Lock-in/Lockout ALL* Medical Calls All except as noted Potential Trouble Lift Assist Secure Scene EMS requests Emergency Lift Assist Mulch fires All Proximity to building Odor of or smoke in the area All
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