DaRock98

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    Hijacked from the thread on the trunked radio system here in Westchester:

    I'm asking merely out of curiosity (for a change I'm not being sarcastic):

    How is safety affected by the responders with pagers not hearing the responding apparatus on the trunked system?

    I dont know for sure but I think in Yorktown they drive there POV's to the scene and it might have something to do with no one going to the firehouse to pick up the rig???

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    Does anyone know what the plan is for those of us who only have pagers? How are we to know the status of an ongoing call will there be announcments on 46.26, appears everything will be going over the new highband....?

    I have heard that you can convert you pagers to this trunking system so you can hear whats goin on. Don't quote me on this b/c i don't know if this is true or not. Maybe someone else on here knows???

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    Yes I do know that the C bank has fireground channels on it but I dont know maybe I'm making a big deal out of nothing but with all this new technology we have today I feel like there should be a simpler solution rather then switching back and forth from bank to bank. I never knew that the banks could be "patched" that sounds interesting and much easier then switching from one channel to another. So I guess my next question is does anyone know if there is any truth to this?? maybe some of the people at the WCDES on here would know more about this??

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    We are a fire based EMS system that on every MVA we roll an engine with an ambulance. Our engine calls into service on 60 A FIRE on the trunked system and and our Ambulance calls in on 60 B EMS. My question to all of you guys who have a fire based EMS sysytem and use the trunk radios is on MVAs does your engine switch to the B bank or does the ambulance switch to the A bank to talk to each other enroute? I know some of you might say thats what the fireground radio is for but for some reason the fireground radios have been removed from our ambulances once we went live on the trunked system and I don't think it makes much sense or is safe for the crew to be switching back and forth channels while you are enroute to an MVA. I think drivers and crews should be starting there size up and and thinking about the call they are enroute to instead of thinking about what channel they should be on.

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    huh, interesting situation. not one usually seen in mt pleasant. according to the IA, heavy smoke was on the 3rd floor, why was ems in a building, on one of the floors where the FIRE is?

    If you read my post before I said there was fire in the BASEMENT and a malfunction of a motor on the 4th floor that caused the heavy SMOKE condition. There was never any fire on the 3rd floor just a smoke condition that was vented and 90% cleared by the time EMS arrived. I can't speak for the IC but I highly doubt he would send EMS to the 3rd floor and put there lives in danger. The IC and both Hawthorne and Valhalla fire depts did a GREAT JOB and knocked down a fire in a very quick fashion to prevent any extentions.

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    since 87A1 is based out oc TCC, did they remain in the building just because or did they establish "normal SOP" of standing-by outside first? did 2482 clear the building for EMS to enter?

    They were requested I believe just to stand by but when they arrived they told the IC that they got the page as if they were needed to take care of Pt's so the IC sent them to the 3RD floor once they got to the floor and found there was no one in need of care they helped with accountability and the moving of Pt's.

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    To answer some of the many questions on this topic yes Valhalla was called to the scene do to a heavy smoke condition at the time there was no visible fire just a heavy smoke condition. That smoke condition was caused by a motor malfunction in a generator unit up on the 4th floor. Valhalla then responded with a ladder and 1 engine. Once Valhalla's engine company began there investigation they found a small fire in the kitchen in the basement that was quickly extinguished and caused even more of a smoke condition in the building. That small kitchen fire was caused by a hot plate melting(per C&O). Once that kitchen fire was found 2482 requested Rescue 9 to the scene who acted as a fast team even tho they weren't requested as one and EMS to stand by. As for the relocating of 29 Pt's not all of the Pt's were moved(floor had 29 Pt's) only about 10-12 were moved by nurses, EMS and FF's the wing was not full of smoke but there was a light haze and some of the Pt's had asthma so they were moved across the hall. 2198 had transfered command to 2482 upon his arrival.