The following dispatch procedures shall be utilized by the Lee County Communication Center and the Tupelo Fire Department.
Fire Service Dispatch, City of Tupelo
Dispatch by toning the appropriate fire station(s) according to the following response levels.
ONE ENGINE: Grass, Vehicles, Trash, Electrical wire down, no fire, Auto Accident with fuel leak and no fire.
ONE ENGINE AND/OR RESCUE: Rescue Calls, Emergency Medical Calls, Assist Ambulance. DO NOT DISPATCH RESCUE 1 UNLESS THE CALL RECEIVED INDICATES MORE THAN BASIC EMERGENCY FIRST AID IS REQUIRED. If someone has fallen and can not get up, send only, the first Engine. Send Rescue 1 only in District 1 except: full arrests and vehicle accidents.
TWO ENGINES: Fire Alarms ( hospital alarms-full assignment)
THREE ENGINES, RESCUE, ASSISTANT CHIEF: Dwellings.
TWO ENGINES, RESCUE, TRUCK 1, ASSISTANT CHIEF: Commercial Fires, Schools, Apartments, Hospitals, Manufacturing.
After determining the units to respond tone the stations simultaneously. When the tones have completed state on the radio the location, cross street, nature of the emergency, and the engine, truck, Assistant Chief numbers that are to respond. This is to be broadcast on the paging channel and on the Tupelo Fire channel on the 800 MHZ radio at the same time.
Example: Engine 1,2,4, and FD-2, respond to a house fire 212 N. Green St. near Jefferson St.; Engine 1,2,4 and FD-2 respond to a house fire 212 N. Green St. near Jefferson St.Acknowledgment from the units responding should be in the following manner:
Engine 1 responding to a house fire 212 N. Green St.Dispatching City equipment outside of the City:
It is the policy of the City of Tupelo Fire Department to assist in mutual aid to neighboring departments, when the City will not be adversely affected by the response. The LCC is authorized to dispatch City equipment in the following manner:
Dispatch when a Volunteer Fire Department requests for the City to assist. Dispatch the Assistant Chief with the City equipment. The Assistant Chief may change, alter, or deny the request based on what is in the best interest of the City.
Notify Tupelo Fire Chief after dispatching the requested City equipment.