St. Louis Metro

[MFD76]

So when I posted the County photos last night. I though how could MABAS be improved. Here in Johnson County we had similar change in 2001-2002. We went from a three digit system with no clear text to a clear text system. I my Engine before the change was 620 my Truck 650 now Engine 61 and Truck 61. Our County changed for a number of reasons one was a metro wide push to standardize fire department text. This was for disaster, WMD, and Multiple Alarm fire responses. Our Truck made the big West Bottoms fire in 1999 and I remember KCFD calling what's a 650 oh yeah where a Truck Company. Our county does not designate if you carry rescue tools or not, the cad logs that info at the alarm office. So with MABAS clear text would make it easier if you respond out of the MABAS region. Now I know MABAS system is hugh in IL and Eastern Missouri you could use clear text in place of the fourth digit. So 5214 would be Rescue-Engine 52-1 or Rescue-Engine 521, 5110 would be Engine 51-1 or Engine 511, 5122 would be Quint 51-2 or Quint 512. To an outsider trying to buff I had to use the secret decoder ring to decipher the fourth digit <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Just my thoughts no harm no foul.



Stay Safe,

Rick