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List of EMS Abbreviations and Definitions
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[edit] How to Read An EMS Infobox
[edit] Fire Department
(see right)
Name of the fire department.
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| The logo of the fire department or the town that the fire department is located in. |
| Motto: The motto of the fire department. |
| Established |
The year that the fire department was established (created). |
| Staffing |
States whether the department is a career or volunteer department. |
| Strength |
The amount of firefighters employed at that department. |
| Stations |
The amount of stations in that city/town. |
| Engines |
The amount of fire engines, total, in that city/town's fire department. |
| Trucks |
The amount of fire trucks, total, in that city/town's fire department. Fire trucks do not include the fire engines. Examples of "fire trucks" include the personal personnel vehicle(s), fire department-owned pickup truck, etc. |
| Squads |
The amount of squad trucks in that city/town's fire department. Squad trucks are vehicles used to transport first responders to medical emergencies. |
| Rescues |
The amount of heavy/light rescue vehicles that are in that city/town's fire department. |
| EMS Units |
The amount of firefighters who have a level of professional medical education (EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, EMT-Paramedic, etc.) in that city/town's fire department. |
| EMS Level |
Level of medical training required by that city/town's fire department. |
| Fire chief |
The fire chief. |
| Commissioner |
The commissioner. |
[edit] Definitions
- automated external defibrillator (AED) = a device which interrupts a heart's erratic rhythm by sending an electric shock. An AED is an automated defibrillator used for patients without an ICD (implanted defibrillator) who's heart is in ventricular fibrillation (VF).
