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=== What's an FMA and why do they matter? === | === What's an FMA and why do they matter? === | ||
FMA stands for "Fire Management Area" and FMAs are historically the service areas of single fire stations. Ironically, PF&R doesn't really use FMAs any longer. Today, a computer system dispatches the nearest available fire apparatus to a call, negating the need for FMAs. But they are still of use to PBEM and NET for community organizing purposes. | FMA stands for "Fire Management Area" and FMAs are historically the service areas of single fire stations. Ironically, PF&R doesn't really use FMAs any longer. Today, a computer system dispatches the nearest available fire apparatus to a call, negating the need for FMAs. In the early days of Portland NET, FMAs served as the service area as a single team though they are no longer used for that either. But they are still possibly of use to PBEM and NET for community organizing purposes. | ||
PBEM recommends that CRDs choose an FMA for their service area boundaries, for the following reasons: | |||
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