Understanding Alerts

Below is a sample CAROLINAS FIRE PAGE alert with each portion of the alert explained:

CHARLOTTE, NC (MECKLENBURG) *WORKING FIRE* 5007 PRINCESS ANNE DR X-ST MONROE RD. 3-STY 125X45 WOOD FRAME APARTMENT COMPLEX. FIRE #2 FLOOR. OFFENSIVE MODE, SEARCHES UNDERWAY. BC4 BC7 E29 E19 E42 E14 L29 R3. ON FOXTROT. [CFP3201*500] 90/300

City or Fire Department

CHARLOTTE,

State

NC

County

(MECKLENBURG)

Incident type or alarm level

*WORKING FIRE*

Address

5007 PRINCESS ANNE DR

Cross street

X-ST MONROE RD.

Size-up and description of operations

3-STY 125X45 WOOD FRAME APARTMENT COMPLEX. FIRE #2 FLOOR. OFFENSIVE MODE, SEARCHES UNDERWAY.

Units responding

BC4 BC7 E29 E19 E42 E14 L29 R3.

Fireground channel or talkgroup information

ON FOXTROT.

Information authority

[CFP3201

Dispatcher

*500]

Group alert module numbers

90/300