Pinellas FD Fire TAC question

[dgoodson]

Are there standard assignments for Pinellas FD Fire TACs?

Fire TAC Alpha is no doubt dispatch.
Routine response seems to go to either Bravo or Golf (sometimes Echo), but what determines which channel a call is assigned? I thought maybe geography (north or south, for example) but that doesn’t seem to fit.

TIA

 

[radiocrazy123]

Yes they do have geographical assignments on a normal calm shift, however when there are too medicals, upgraded vehicle crash or a structure fire those basic rules go out the window fairly quickly. So you should never rely on the standard. Instead, just follow the units you want to monitor when dispatched and not concern yourself with what is standard.

 

[ngel]

Are there standard assignments for Pinellas FD Fire TACs?

Fire TAC Alpha is no doubt dispatch.
Routine response seems to go to either Bravo or Golf (sometimes Echo), but what determines which channel a call is assigned? I thought maybe geography (north or south, for example) but that doesn’t seem to fit.

TIA

Back many years ago routine calls (fire alarms, wires down, medical) calls were geographically placed on tac channels but no longer. The only common practice is to have structure fires on Tac E. Otherwise calls are alternated tac channel operators. You may have routine calls with Tarpon and St pete on same tac channel in some instances. This all happened when County dispatch took over EMD duties from Sunstar dispatch many years ago. This is due to manpower issues at the county answering calls and doing radio dispatch now.

 

[Aaron_B]

This site actually lists all the tacs for the active calls in PinCO as they come out, very handy, and better than pulse point IMO. I appreciate the county for doing it.

https://911.pinellas.gov/actcallspub.htm

 

[radiocrazy123]

That site has been around since Pinellas went from VHF to 800 analog trunking decades ago..
Also the other guy commenting on Central dispatch. Not going to argue, but you are doing alot of assuming.

 

[ngel]

Also the other guy commenting on Central dispatch. Not going to argue, but you are doing alot of assuming.
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@radiocrazy123 Really prove me wrong about routine call placement See the attached screen shot of call activity from right now. Looks like there is calls with north county units and south county units on Tac B. Major incident on Tac E. Oh and looks like its pretty much alternating Tac Channels for routine calls between Tac B and Tac G all the way down the line.

I’ll say again routine calls (medicals, wires down, dumpster and car fires) are alternated between Tac channels and dispatches. I know this for a fact and I’m not assuming anything. There is no set north or south county Tac channel for routine calls any longer.

 

[junior71]

Also the other guy commenting on Central dispatch. Not going to argue, but you are doing alot of assuming.

@radiocrazy123 Really prove me wrong about routine call placement See the attached screen shot of call activity from right now. Looks like there is calls with north county units and south county units on Tac B. Major incident on Tac E. Oh and looks like its pretty much alternating Tac Channels for routine calls between Tac B and Tac G all the way down the line.

I’ll say again routine calls (medicals, wires down, dumpster and car fires) are alternated between Tac channels and dispatches. I know this for a fact and I’m not assuming anything. There is no set north or south county Tac channel for routine calls any longer.
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Bravo and Gulf alternate calls period end
Of story been listening to Pinellas all

Also the other guy commenting on Central dispatch. Not going to argue, but you are doing alot of assuming.

@radiocrazy123 Really prove me wrong about routine call placement See the attached screen shot of call activity from right now. Looks like there is calls with north county units and south county units on Tac B. Major incident on Tac E. Oh and looks like its pretty much alternating Tac Channels for routine calls between Tac B and Tac G all the way down the line.

I’ll say again routine calls (medicals, wires down, dumpster and car fires) are alternated between Tac channels and dispatches. I know this for a fact and I’m not assuming anything. There is no set north or south county Tac channel for routine calls any longer.
[/QUOTE] You are correct sir.

 

[ke4crc]

I have a question about Pin Fire
most FD calls are on fire tac B .
is that the same as 1B ?
is Fire Tac G the same as 1G ?
ETC.

Last night I heard PCSO on Patrol 2 looking for someone that ran from a Deputy on foot Eventually they had everyone switch to Patrol 2B.
Would that be PCSO B2 ?

If so why not change the Alpha Tag in the RR DB so it's not so confusing to people?

Thanks for the info in advance

 

[Bolt21]

Yes, yes, and yes.

 

[CanesFan95]

Many years ago, the FD TGs used a numbering system with a number and then a letter.

1A, 1B, 1C, etc. were the main fire TGs
2A, 2B, 2C, etc. St. Pete Fire Low-Priority
3A, 3B, 3C, etc. Fire Low-Priority
4A, 4B, 4C, etc. Med Control
5A, 5B, 5C, etc. Sunstar

And I forget the rest.

 

[batdude]

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