[quote name='Jamie' date='26 September 2010 - 01:26 PM' timestamp='1285520782' post='404579']
First in companies give their direction of travel at fire scenes so the next in companies can come in from the other direction, for better apparatus placement.
"Ambulance Assists" are dispatched to fire companies via their alarm terminals in the firehouse, and ambulances are dispatched on the air on the EMS frequencies.
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Thanx for the 1st part, what I meant about the EMS runs was, what determines what company goes on it (in a double house) does the Engine go the first Ambu Assist, then Truck will take next one, then Engine on one after that (rotate between the 1st due Co's if both available) or does one Company have it for the month on rotation, etc- just trying to figure it out from listening...
On my job, similiar to NYC, the Engines do the 1st responder runs- NO Trucks (as I think it should be, my opinion)unless a Truck "stumbles" apon one.
First in companies give their direction of travel at fire scenes so the next in companies can come in from the other direction, for better apparatus placement.
"Ambulance Assists" are dispatched to fire companies via their alarm terminals in the firehouse, and ambulances are dispatched on the air on the EMS frequencies.
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Thanx for the 1st part, what I meant about the EMS runs was, what determines what company goes on it (in a double house) does the Engine go the first Ambu Assist, then Truck will take next one, then Engine on one after that (rotate between the 1st due Co's if both available) or does one Company have it for the month on rotation, etc- just trying to figure it out from listening...
On my job, similiar to NYC, the Engines do the 1st responder runs- NO Trucks (as I think it should be, my opinion)unless a Truck "stumbles" apon one.
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