[TheList] Fire comms

Sat Sep 24 14:34:53 AEST 2022

Where I said KE I meant K3. Oops.
You're right of course, comms will always send key additional info
unbidden. And K35 can still be used. The change is the recent move to
eliminate it as a default and limit it's use to when absolutely necessary.

Cheers
Mark.

On Thu, 22 Sep 2022, 00:35 Stephen, <kiwis1 at slingshot.co.nz> wrote:

> Not the same everywhere then.
>
> K35 is still used by a few volunteers, but they do that from the trucks,
> not the station.
> KE vehicles are not available, so do not get turned out at all.
> Increasingly now that many have these fitted, trucks are told by FCom to
> get more info from their mobility devices (tablets in the cabs).
> When the destination is going well (burning up), important stuff like
> nearest hydrant locations tend to still be verbally transmitted as it's
> more efficient than having to use the tablet when you are busy doing other
> O/C things when responding.
>
> On 20/09/2022 12:34 am, Mark Foster wrote:
>
> Not quite right.
>
> Career stations will still get a verbal dispatch. Volunteer stations such
> as those you're likely to hear in that area would be dispatched by pager
> (and now smartphone app) so no voice readout.
> Often a "K35" would be transmitted from the station after the initial
> turnout and you'd get call details over the radio. This is the practice
> that has been stopped, it's to do with what the CAD systems do when they
> receive a call from the station radio, and it's not necessary if there's no
> further info available than was sent to them on turnout.
>
> You'll still hear turnouts for units 'on the air' (K4/KE) and you'll hear
> SITREPs etc, the same as before, you're just less likely to hear call
> information as dispatched.... When a truck is shown as responding Fire on
> may call them to handover more information if they have it. Or it may be
> sent to a tablet device in the truck to save putting details over the radio.
>
> Mark.
>
>
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