We are dispatched through 911 now, but at the time this video was made, we were dispatched through the police dept. You can see why we made the switch.
@Char1zard93 Because we had to wait for dispatch to page it. We heard it over the EMS scanner and began to respond but couldn't run code until it was paged.
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Just curious, why does take so long to get you guys paged? Over here, the dispatcher has to tone out the required fire companies within 90 seconds of first talking to the reporting party and they have to be out of the station within that 90 seconds. So really, they have about 30 seconds.
well at least at the light you guys were sort a close to the highway, other than just turning left and the right at that one street and then at the next light the scene was on ur left when u turned.
Because until you are actually officially toned out, you are not actually responding, you are only preparing to respond, therefore, running code 3 would be illegal since no emergency has been declared yet.
Confused as to why the Driver/Engineer is handling the radio. He should have both hands on the wheel, especially when running Code 3 with full lights and sirens. It's a total liability.
+Morgan4746 First off, I'm sure you've never driven a firetruck before, which I have. Fire trucks, when driven to an emergency call are huge liabilities as it is, b/c everyone sues for everything. Why not allow the person in the "officers" seat to use the radio. He should ultimately be the guy with the most experience, and leadership ability. I will tell you this, as a Firefighter, and apparatus engineer, I will never talk on the radio while driving. I let my experienced Officer do that. That's why they were promoted.
+Brady8480 I've been a firefighter for almost 8 years, and was around the firehouse as a kid. My 2 departments never allowed the driver to touch the mic. Radios were always installed on the officers side. Only our ambulance is accessible for the driver when he/she is going to the hospital.
Little EVOC is in order. "Palming" the wheel while running hot? Switch to headset communications, let the other person handle the radio or not talk on turns. Very unsafe. 3:05 looked down then back up and saw that minivan had to turn wheel quick.
This video confuses me so much . 1st. if they already know it was a MVA from the station they should have respond code 3 . I'm confused why the driver is handling the radio . For one thing that is most certainly not safe . 2nd. You don't say your in service when your responding to a call . normally you would say En route or whatever that ten code is . Another thing is how are you expect cars to pull over when you turned on the siren right beyond . You hear the call go out , but you failed to turn on the sirens when leaving the station . If i was the driver i would have the sirens going all the way . This crap makes me wonder are they out to help people or just to drive around . By policy when a 911 emergency call comes in are you not suppose to respond code 3 . I believe that's for every single state in the us .
In the beginning of the video they were not dispatched they probably heard the police going to it so they started that way just in case and when they got to the red light that's when they got dispatched to the call. We use to do that at my department if we head the police going to a MVA we start that way just in case we are need and response time would be shorter but we would remain service until officially dispatched to the call or we hear the police say no fire or EMS needed.
im sorry but theres no reason for the driver to be talking on the radio.. that's the captains job. gonna find that out the hard way when youre getting sued after hitting someone cuz you were on the radio.
