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Fresno City Fire Department
200 Standard Operating Procedures Manual
SECTION 202.002 RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL
FIRE ALARM RESPONSE
PURPOSE
To establish a safe and effective response to fire alarm notifications at residential,
multifamily, commercial and industrial structures for Fresno Fire Department (FFD or
Department.
APPLICATION
All operational units responding to fire alarm notifications are to apply to the following
procedures.
OPERATIONAL POLICY
Units dispatched to a fire alarm are directed to respond Code-3 until arrival or until it
is determined an emergency does not exist. Personnel shall wear structure fire PPE
to these incidents.
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE
The objective is to investigate and mitigate the cause of the alarm.
Ensure alarm system is restored to full function prior to clearing scene.
PROCESS
1. Typical Residential Response:
a. One engine or truck responds Code-3.
b. If additional information is obtained indicating the alarm is due to
an actual fire, the balance of the alarm is to be dispatched.
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c.If additional information is obtained indicating the alarm is reset
with no fire through confirmation froma responsible party on scene,
the responding unit may cancel.
2.Typical Commercial Response:
a.One engine or truck responds Code-3.
b.If additional information is obtained indicating the alarm is due to
an actual fire, the balance of the alarm is to be dispatched.
c.Upon notification of a reset of the alarm, the responding unit is to
reduce to Code-2 to investigate.
d.Upon notification from an alarm company of a system reset and
confirmation from a responsible party on scene that the alarm was
due to a non-fire related issue, responding units may cancel.
3.On Scene Responsibilities (Residential & Commercial):
a.Upon arrival the first in company officer is to assume command and
take the following actions:
Assess the alarm system to determine the nature of the alarm.
If necessary, request sufficient resources to mitigate the
incident.
Ensure property owner or responsible party resets the alarm
system when appropriate to do so.
4.NFIRS Reporting:
a.Upon completion of the incident, all pertinent information regarding
the activation of the alarm system is to be documented in the
NFIRS report.
b.Only unintentional or malfunctioning alarms are to be reported as
false alarms.
Effective Date: May 2019 Devin McGuire, Battalion Chief
Current Revision Date: 05/19/2022 Section 202.002
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INFORMATION
Tamper signals, Trouble alarms, and Supervisory alarms do not require fire
department response.
DEFINITIONS
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CROSS-REFERENCES
No cross-references recognized.
Effective Date: May 2019 Devin McGuire, Battalion Chief
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