About the Boston Fire Department Dispatch Center - "Fire Alarm" - just thinking out loud
What is the minimum number of people required on duty? 1. Incidents reported by telephone or radio have to be answered by a live human being. 2. Incidents reported by computer and dispatched by computer require very little human intervention. 3. If all stations are equipped with MDTs, and Channel 5 gets an automated voice system, and if all field units have MDTs or digital pagers - then the 'dispatch' function would also require very little human intervention Back to the question - What is the minimum number of people required to be on duty at Fire Alarm? 1 to receive telephone calls, and receive MetroFire calls, and receive alarms via BFD radio 1 to make sure that the CAD is sending the right units to calls, and to update the status of units who call in via telephone or BFD radio 1 to be a fireground channel dispatcher (seldom active - can also serve as a calltaker or CAD watcher or whatever) If the entire system crashes - could 1 person do all of the dispatching? Sure - why not. Give me a cellphone to receive calls, and a portable radio to dispatch via channel 1. Cellphone - Hello, whats burning? 60 State St! OK we are on the way Ch 1 - Any units available for 60 State St? Ch 1 - E4 responding Ch 1 - Its yours Done - Next -- 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.
