Box clases

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I keep hearing class 3 box what do the difrant clases mean
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There are no classes!  "Class 3" is a throwback to when we dispatched over the bells.  The preliminary signal "3" meant a "special building box". and that was followed by the box number and a "terminal" number.  The terminal numbers could specify different alarm locations or initiation methods (valve,manual, etc.) within the same building.

So, for example, after signal 3-2610-1 went out on the bells, the radio disp. would announce something to the effect of "In Brooklyn, a class 3 for box 2610, terminal 1, the address....etc."
 
In the CADS era, Class-3 alarms are those we receive from a central station monitoring company such as Slomins, ADT, AFA, etc.

The "box" refers to the nearest street box. The terminal number can indicate a specific location within a building, a different type of alarm in a building (detector, manual pull station, valve, etc) or and entirely different building.
 
hey thanks guys and FD347  brklyn is not fire capatol lol its the bourough of tall stories and smaal buildings lol
 
Firekid, you must really be a kid. If you check your statistics, you will find that Brooklyn has more fire activity than other boroughs.
 
dillondotcom said:
Yeah only b/c they will call a 10-75 for anything.  Keep padding those numbers.
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What are you talking about they call a 10-75 for everything? I'm pretty sure if theres no fire showing, they're not calling a 10-75, you too need to check your sources.
 
johnd248 said:
Firekid, you must really be a kid. If you check your statistics, you will find that Brooklyn has more fire activity than other boroughs.
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dude im just joking ijust hear a lot of bronx manhatten firefighters and ya i am im only 14
 
maybe you should find a good Brooklyn company to buff and see what good fires are like
 
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