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WHERE HOMELAND SECURITY REALLY BEGINS!!

 FireCompanies    February 25, 2007    No Comments

Heads turn to see the flashing lights and hear sirens as fire apparatus respond to an emergency. Police cars follow, then pursue and eventually stop a stolen vehicle. An ambulance transports a victim of a medical emergency while emergency medical personnel provide pre-hospital … [Read more...]

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BACK TO THE BASICS: IT APPLIES TO DISPATCHERS TOO!

 FireCompanies    February 24, 2007    No Comments

As Submitted to FireFighterCloseCalls.comby FDNY Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatcher Christopher Carver The best job we can do as members of the American Fire Service is to put out the fires. Since Ben Franklin turned on his Bearcat 1 scanner and followed the hand-pump to a fire … [Read more...]

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FIRE DISPATCHERS HAVE NO PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING PERFORMANCE

 FireCompanies    February 19, 2007    No Comments

By Tony PlohetskiAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFFWednesday, January 31, 2007Austin police 911 supervisors are required to randomly listen in on the department's 60 dispatchers for an hour each month to make sure that they are sending the right number of officers to emergencies. … [Read more...]

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FDNY FINE-TUNES ITS RADIOS

 FireCompanies    January 27, 2007    No Comments

Firefighters, cops and the Office of Emergency Management will finally be on the same channel, thanks to a new radio that was shown off yesterday by city Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.The move came on a day of mixed news for the city's emergency services, with the feds … [Read more...]

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THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ENVIRONMENT……

 FireCompanies    January 27, 2007    No Comments

UNDERSTANDING or BLAMING THOSE #*$^%!! DISPATCHERS!!!The Communication Center of a Public Safety Agency is a unique environment. It is usually the first to be blamed for an incident going wrong; and seldom given any credit for the efficient and effective mitigation of an … [Read more...]

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GOTTA HAVE AN OPERATIONAL RADIO SYSTEM TO GET OUT THE DOOR

 FireCompanies    December 11, 2006    No Comments

I am a part time firefighter for a town of 4000 souls, and a full time dispatcher for the Quebec Provincial Police. One night I receive a call for an MVA with possible injuries... A car that tried to climb a tree, but didn't succeed... I call my FD to get a team to respond. Our … [Read more...]

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DISPATCH TO THE WRONG LOCATION ALMOST COSTS CIVILIAN LIVES

 FireCompanies    November 17, 2006    No Comments

DC Fire Department Communications dispatched a box alarm to 1846 Varnum Street, NW. Approximately seven minutes into the alarm, communications notified the 4th Battalion Chief that the correct address was 1846 Vernon Street, NW, approximately 20 blocks away. A civilian … [Read more...]

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GLITCH IN FIRE RADIO BLAMED ON ‘DEAD SPOT;’ SITUATION WITH 911 FUELS TENSION WITH MONROEVILLE, PA.

     October 9, 2006    No Comments

By Joey DiGuglielmo, Staff WriterWednesday, October 4, 2006 A misunderstanding be-tween Pitcairn volunteer firefighters and Monroeville emergency 911 dispatch has led to some hard feelings between the two groups that have been difficult to resolve, according to members of both … [Read more...]

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GLITCH IN FIRE RADIO BLAMED ON 'DEAD SPOT;' SITUATION WITH 911 FUELS TENSION WITH MONROEVILLE, PA.

 FireCompanies    October 9, 2006    No Comments

By Joey DiGuglielmo, Staff WriterWednesday, October 4, 2006 A misunderstanding be-tween Pitcairn volunteer firefighters and Monroeville emergency 911 dispatch has led to some hard feelings between the two groups that have been difficult to resolve, according to members of both … [Read more...]

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DISPATCHER ISSUES: WHY OFFER A DEFENSE?

 FireCompanies    July 24, 2006    No Comments

More and more we have the opportunity to read that Public Safety Communication Center personnel are being accused ofnegligence in the performance of their duties.  Before you say it, I will, the number ofthese public safety professionals is miniscule in comparison to the … [Read more...]

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