At the December 11, 2007 Chula Vista City Council meeting the council voted to authorize the City Manager to enter into negotiations with the San Diego Fire Department to provide Fire and EMS dispatch services to the city.
Tentative startup date is March 15, 2008. While 9 dispatchers will be layed off by the city of Chula Vista, San Diego Fire is planning to hire 3 or 4 of them as an increase in call volume is expected. (about 15,000 calls per year)
While details are still being worked out, it is expected that Chula Vista will retain the use of the RCS radios used on the South system, while San Diego Fire will begin using the same system including Fire and Law CC in providing dispatch services to Chula Vista.
Areas where changes may occur are Alarm Assignments. Like Poway, Chula Vista may be asked to adopt San Diego Fire response protocols for Residential, Commercial and High Rise fires and Ringing Alarms, as well as rescue responses. No numbering changes of fire apparatus are expected. San Diego Fire will be working closely with AMR (sole Paramedic provider for Chula Vista) with regard to technology issues related to communications, CAD 2 CAD data transfer and coordination.
For more information, read the Fire Chief's assessment of dispatch services and the City Council resolution as it pertains to this proposal.
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Chula Vista contracts with SDFD for dispatch services
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