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1956 – Fire Alarm System – USAF Historical Division

SOP 92-4
920TH AC&W Squadron
APO 677, NY, NY.
27 February 1956.

SQUADRON STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES
NUMBER 92-4

FIRE PROTECTION
Fire Alarm System

Purpose………..Paragraph 1
Scope…………..Paragraph 2
Responsibility….Paragraph 3
General…………Paragraph 4

  1. Purpose: To establish a procedure for operating the Fire Alarm System to assure immediate alerting of all personnel.
  2. Scope: The provisions of this Standing Operating Procedure are applicable to all Switchboard Operators.
  3. Responsibility: It will be the responsibility of a designated individual in the Communications Section to fully explain the operation of the Fire Alarm System to each individual switchboard operator, and post a detailed listing of the procedure to be followed.
  4. General:
    1. Daytime Operation: (0700-1700)
      1. When notified of a fire, the operator will immediately turn on the amplifier and power switch.
      2. Sound ten (10) second bell warning (BOQ, BQ’s, Supply)
      3. Sound ten (10) second Warble (Theatre, Mess Hall, Heating Plant, and Motor Pool)
        1. The switches for the Theatre, Mess Hall, Heating Plant, and Motor Pool will be left in the on position between 0700 hours and 1700 hours.
      4. Notify the Theatre, Mess Hall, Heating Plant, and Motor Pool of the location of the fire in a clear and understandable manner.
      5. Sound another ten (10) second Warble and repeat (4) procedure.
      6. Sound (10) second warble (all sections)
      7. Notify all sections of the location of the fire in a clear and understandable manner.
      8. "All Clear" will be given, when notified by the Squadron Fire Marshal, as outlined in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 6, and 7 above.
    2. Night Operation (1700-0700).
      1. When notified of a fire the operator will immediately turn the amplifier and power switch.
      2. Sound ten (10) second bell warning.(BOQ, BQ’s, Supply)
      3. Sound ten (10) second warble. (Mess Hall, Heating Plant, BOQ , BQ’s
        1. The switches for the Mess Hall, Heating Plant, BOQ and BQ’s will be left in the on position between 1700 hours and 0700 hours.
      4. Notify the Mess Hall, Heating Plant, BOQ, and both BQ’s or the location of the fire in a clear and understanding manner. Notify the Commander by telephone.
      5. Sound ten (10) second warble and repeat (4) procedures.
      6. Sound ten (10) second warble. (All sections)
      7. Notify all sections of the location of the fire in a clear and understandable manner.
      8. "All Clear" will be given when notified by the Squadron Fire Marshal, as outlined in paragraphs 3,4,5, 6 and 7 above.
    3. The Fire Alarm System equipment will be checked daily and immediate notification given to the Squadron Fire Marshal in any portion of the system is found to be non-operational.
    4. A Fire Alarm System Test will be conducted by the switchboard operator on duty each Saturday at 1130 hours. It will be clearly identified as a test by use of the following phrase prior to any Fire Alarm Signal: "This is a Fire Alarm System Test, I repeat, This is a Fire Alarm System Test".

BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER:

GEORGE D OETTER
2ND Lt., USAF
Adjutant

OFFICIAL:

GEORGE D OETTER
2ND Lt., USAF
Adjutant