ActiveAlert

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ActiveAlert, formerly Active911, is an app that lets you receive dispatched calls and indicate if you are responding to the call. It is available for Android and iOS and can be used via text messages if necessary. The Department will pay for your subscription.

Department Codes

The Department uses the following letter codes after names to help identify which qualifications people possess. This makes it easier for officers to make resource decisions as the call evolves. For example, a person with all qualifications would look like GivenName FamilyName EIW-UBRET

Before the dash:

  • P - Probationary
  • E - EMT-B
  • I - Interior firefighter
  • W - Wildland firefighter

After the dash - Driver Qualifications:

  • N - not qualified to drive any vehicles
  • U - Utility vehicles (pickup truck)
  • B - Brush truck/wildland engine
  • R - Rescue
  • E - Structure Engine
  • T - Water Tender