[Scan-DC] [OT] Four-Alarm Fire in Baltimore Last Night

[b_thom at juno.com]

On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:35:23 -0400 "Andrew Clegg" <w4jecom at w4je.com>
writes:
> David, Mike,
> 
> Thanks for the feedback. To summarize (to make sure I'm clear on 
> this), an
> "alarm" is a pre-defined response effort that is a combination of 
> equipment
> from one or more stations.
> 
> Regards,
> Andy

In Alexandria, it is typical for a response to include equipment from two
or three stations. A fire in North Ridge or Del Ray will see equipment
from stations 2 (Del Ray) and 3 (North Ridge). I have been amazed on many
occasions to see how many responders there are to the most
innocous-sounding incident. Alexandria would rather have too many than
not enough. I do understand that to say something is innocous-sounding
(to me) is not to say it is innocous.