On these
pages, the following abbreviations are used:
|
E
|
Engine |
|
T
|
Truck |
|
U
|
U.S.A.R.
(Urban Search and Rescue) |
|
B
|
Battalion
Chief |
|
HIT
|
Hazardous
Incident Team |
The
number following the abbreviation identifies the home station.
Notes:
A fiscal
year starts on July 1 and ends June 30 the following year.
"By
Station" refers to each individual fire station. There are
31 in San Jose. Station 99 lists calls where the San Jose Fire Department
responded outside the city.
"By
Company" refers to each piece of primary fire apparatus.
A company consists of a Fire Captain, the crew and their apparatus...either
a fire engine, fire truck or USAR. Sometimes a secondary support vehicle
responds with the primary apparatus, and together they comprise the
company.
Battlion
Chiefs are not a 'company' but are listed in the company responses for
comparison. Battalion Chiefs supervise the captains of all fire crews
working in one of 5 battalion areas of the city.
A fire
station may house more than one company. Every San Jose fire station
has one engine company; some also have either a truck or U.S.A.R.
(Urban Search and Rescue) company.
Auto
Aid
and Mutual Aid are response agreements among
different fire jurisdictions to assist each other...either automatically
or on request.
A TIER
(Tactically Integrated Emergency Response)
is a wildland response used for fighting vegetation fires. A Tier 2
is similar to a 2nd Alarm response for structures but a different mix
of fire apparatus is dispatched, including off-road vehicles.
