Oak Cliff Fire Dept.

[SABRE46]

ok then try this 314 to 210 start 229??

Harrah FF calling Choctaw Station 1 for A B.P. I would like to see just Harrah 314 to Choctaw Station 1 roll B.P. 7

Ah hell it's just not worth explaining. :roll:

 

[PolarBear25]

Just additional info... the middle number for us is what station it is coming from. Only matters for us and Harrah since we are the only two departments with more than one station. It works well for us. When you call for mutual aid, you know exactly what your getting. Also (only for Choctaw) 210= Station 1, 220=Station 2, 230=Station 3.

The problem is with Engine 1, Squad 1 etc is that you have 9 departments all dispatching off of 1 channel. Especially on a war day, you have multiple grass rigs and tankers all responding to a scene, it can get really confusing trying to distinguish between Choctaw Engine 1 or Harrah Engine 2 when you can just say 324 or 226 and know exactly which truck it is.

We tried that setup about 15 years ago and it didn't last long.

For towns that do their own dispatch 24/7 Engine 1, Squad 1 works great... not so much out here.

Well you do say the city or town all the time. like County Choctaw clear on the call or Luther 725 in route.
oh and I heard Meeker do this today Meeker Rescue Squad 2 rolling P.A.R. 2 nobody but Choctaw does that.

To get back on track what is Oak Cliffs Numbering system one E-mail I got from a friend asked "Oak Cliff has 98 stations"?

 

[PolarBear25]

Ah hell it's just not worth explaining. :roll:

Well if it works it works

 

[SABRE46]

Well if it works it works

It.s worked for years here. As far as saying the town before the number, its unneccesary but a lot of guys do it anyway. We have the same disease as a lot of county fire nets regarding the lack of radio discipline but there's not a whole lot you can do when you have guys who were never trained right on radio discipline training new guys. Bad habits carry far.

 

[PolarBear25]

It.s worked for years here. As far as saying the town before the number, its unneccesary but a lot of guys do it anyway. We have the same disease as a lot of county fire nets regarding the lack of radio discipline but there's not a whole lot you can do when you have guys who were never trained right on radio discipline training new guys. Bad habits carry far.

Ok. Training, training, training, what is the number for Choctaw's goat? 209?

 

[SABRE46]

Ok. Training, training, training, what is the number for Choctaw's goat? 209?

We don't have one. We built 208 which is a deuce and a half. Goats suck as far as trying to maintain them. Can't find parts for them anymore.

 

[PolarBear25]

Ok. how is the search for your new ladder coming along??

 

[SABRE46]

It's pretty well gonna take an act of congress...

 

[eharlow]

PB,

As a former Oak Cliff'er.....their numbering system makes no sense whatsoever....it's as follows:

900 Chief
901 Asst Chief
902 Captain
903 Captain
904 Captain
905 Lieutenant
906 Lieutenant

BP90 - 1989 Ford Brush Pumper
T91 - 1996 International/Chief Fire & Safety Tanker
E92 - 1981/1992(refurb) Pierce Engine
BP93 - 2007 Ford Brush Pumper
T94 - 1974 International/Shop built Tanker (barely in service if at all any more)
R95 - 1995 Chevy/Chief Fire & Safety Rescue
BP96 - 2007 Ford Brush Pumper
E97 - 1986 Boardman Engine (ex-Edmond FD....currently out of service)
E98 - 2005 Crimson Engine
T99 - 1994 International/Anderson Tank Tanker

There's also the old BP96 that right now pretty much doesn't have a number I guess...they still have it but it's in mothballs at the new Station 2.
Station 1 is at Simmons and Bryant
Station 2 is at Charter Oak and Santa Fe

As you can see, no real rhyme or reason to their numbering system. Me and a Captain had the chief convinced when we acquired E92 and E97 that we would number them E92 and E93 then call the new Crimson that was on the way at the time...E91. Then we'd renumber everything else to correspond. That way they could keep their "precious" number 9 on everything but still have some structure to the numbering system. Well he agreed then backed out so here's what you have now.

 

[eharlow]

Also PB if you've noticed.....

All Deer Creek and Oak Cliff units respond PAR # on every call.

 

[PolarBear25]

It's pretty well gonna take an act of congress...

No good, good old City of Choctaw.

PB,

As a former Oak Cliff'er.....their numbering system makes no sense whatsoever....it's as follows:

900 Chief
901 Asst Chief
902 Captain
903 Captain
904 Captain
905 Lieutenant
906 Lieutenant

BP90 - 1989 Ford Brush Pumper
T91 - 1996 International/Chief Fire & Safety Tanker
E92 - 1981/1992(refurb) Pierce Engine
BP93 - 2007 Ford Brush Pumper
T94 - 1974 International/Shop built Tanker (barely in service if at all any more)
R95 - 1995 Chevy/Chief Fire & Safety Rescue
BP96 - 2007 Ford Brush Pumper
E97 - 1986 Boardman Engine (ex-Edmond FD....currently out of service)
E98 - 2005 Crimson Engine
T99 - 1994 International/Anderson Tank Tanker

There's also the old BP96 that right now pretty much doesn't have a number I guess...they still have it but it's in mothballs at the new Station 2.
Station 1 is at Simmons and Bryant
Station 2 is at Charter Oak and Santa Fe

As you can see, no real rhyme or reason to their numbering system. Me and a Captain had the chief convinced when we acquired E92 and E97 that we would number them E92 and E93 then call the new Crimson that was on the way at the time...E91. Then we'd renumber everything else to correspond. That way they could keep their "precious" number 9 on everything but still have some structure to the numbering system. Well he agreed then backed out so here's what you have now.

Wow that's umm?? OK, a lot of 9s

Also PB if you've noticed.....

All Deer Creek and Oak Cliff units respond PAR # on every call.

Well I hate to tell you this but All I ever heard is the Dispatches on State fire I didn't listen to you guys.
But if you go to the SMAs or the RMAs I will, but that is the way to do it. if your not a big city F.D.

 

[eharlow]

Well hell you should plug our TG's in! It's not THAT exciting all the time but sometimes it is!

 

[PolarBear25]

Ok, sir I see what I can do LOL..