just thinking out loud Verbal IDs - I like - "Engine 1" is the officer - "Pump 1" is the driver - other staff can be Hydrant 1, Hose 1, Nozzle 1, Engine 1 bravo, whatever
Programmed IDs - the ID that will will be transmitted by the radio - "Engine 1 mobile" for the mobile radio - "Engine 1 portable" for the officer's portable - "Pump 1" for the drivers portable - whatever for the rest As you can see - we have already run into a problem - if the driver is using the mobile radio on Engine 1, a rookie dispatcher could get confused since the console will show "Engine 1 mobile" - obviously "Engine 1 mobile" is not the same words as "Pump 1" or "Engine 1" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * ** * * * = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = You might think that this is all too simple to worry about. I am not so sure. Remember - 500 people died on Tenerife when two 747s collided due to simple stuff like this - in that case, IIRC, the phrase "cleared for the runway" was used instead of "cleared for takeoff" - and then 500 people died because 1 word was changed --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
