The fire dispatch was messed up on this call. E1 and L1 were alerted by Vocalalarm (wired public address system) at HQ. But L1 wasnt at HQ. They were on the road. E1 told FAO that L1 was on the road. Then FAO dispatched L1 via radio. Maybe 20 or 30 second delay there.
Then L1 was told : " car was on fire after a crash ". L1 was not told that there were NO injuries. So L1 comes tearing thru Arlington Center with siren and air horns wailing - pedal to the metal and all. Traffic must have been heavy - there was lots of airhorn action. Wish I had caught it on tape. Of course - if L1 had clocked someone - it would have been whoops time - oops, we forgot to say "no injuries" I heard the call from the very beginning. A cop called the crash in via radio - " 2 car crash - no injuries ". 2nd cop car arrived 1 minute later. One minute after - first cop car asks for 2 tow trucks - and FD because the Jetta now has a fire. 2nd cop calls back 1 minute later and tells FD to step it up because the car is next to the bushes which are next to house and its (something) going good. On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Peter S <[email protected]> wrote: > - PD initially said no injuries - no mention of fire earlier Arlington MA - Warren Street at Palmer Street - 2 car crash - later 1 car caught on fire. Called in at 1414 - request for FD and 2 tow trucks at 1417 - FD step it up at 1419 - Engine 1 at scene at 1420 I guess the house did not catch on fire. And the car fire was knocked out. That is life in the little city. USA - 2013. (I forgot to mention - there actually was 1 minor injury - R1 was sent at 1424 - no paramedic unit was needed - R1 took a patient to hospital at 1433) Bottom line - the "no injury crash" actually got the services of E1 + L1 + R1 + C2. A full blown pin in accident call would have been the same units plus 1 medic SUV. I suppose if the dispatchers got a call for a pin in crash with fire they might send 2 engines, 1 ladder, 1 rescue, C2, and 1 medic unit. Somtimes "nothing" can be "something". Like the "medical assist call" (one engine only sent) last week that was actually a CPR call. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
