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An emergency technique that utilizes upward thrusts just below the rib cage, to force air from the lungs and up through the trachea to dislodge a foreign body from a choking person’s airway.
Abdominal Thrust (formerly known as the “Heimlich Maneuver”)
Wrongfully taking or carrying away of one person by another by force, fraud, or persuasion.
Abduction
Acknowledging that units have received the incident.
Acknowledged / Received
Emergency medical care provided by paramedics that involve invasive procedures.
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Helicopters or planes used to drop water or fire retardant in large quantities
Aerial Firefighting
An engine with aerial capabilities
Aerials
A truck which provides additional air supplies to the firefighters on scene.
Air Truck
A specialty vehicle used exclusively for aircraft firefighting.
Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle (ARFF)
A partial or full blocking of the airway. An airway may be obstructed by the tongue, foreign bodies, swelling, trauma, and some infections.
Airway Obstruction
A response matrix which determines the number and type of units that will respond.
Alarm Levels
There are no additional occupants or victims.
All Clear
Front side of a structure as established by incident command.
Alpha
Ensures equal access to 911 services for everyone.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The act of maliciously setting fires or causing an explosion.
Arson
The threat of bodily harm by a person with the apparent, present ability to carry out the threat.
Assault
Initiation of efforts to find and identify a person or object.
Attempt to Locate (ATL)
