Austin, Tx Fire/Rescue

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[quote name='firepost' post='159370' date='Oct 29 2007, 02:01 ']Thanks for the information I was unaware that Rescue 14 had a new rig.

Speaking about "Special Operations" does the special operations battalion respond as the first due chief on all of the alarms that Stations 1,14,20 and 28 go on or is that only for "administrative" purposes that the special operations chief is assigned to those stations and do one of the other Battalions normally respond first due with the "special operations stations?[/quote]



From what I have seen if it is a Spec Ops alarm high angle, trench, water, land rescue etc. the special operations battalion is always attached. AFD is very big on span of control and therefore a 2nd battalion chief is attached to most of those alarms and can cancel battalion 6 at his or her discretion