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<p class="MsoNormal">The new Spec Ops Tone will be enacted <s>October 1. </s> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">September 30</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Special Operations (Spec Ops) and Communications identified this tone to separate Spec Ops incidents from BOX and Vehicle Rescue alarms. It will be used to alert stations/units to the following alarm types:
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:12.95pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> HAZMAT – HazMat Alarm
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The new tone begins on September 30, 2021. It applies to Austin, Travis County, and the area Emergency Service District Fire Departments. This does not affect response plans or modify alarm types.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">If you have questions please address them through your chain of command.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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