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I've noticed that the FDNY dispatchers use a term that, to me, is curious. They will dispatch a call - or at least they appear to - and then tell the units to "take a marker and stay in service". Why did they dispatch the units and then tell them to stay in service?

When FDNY communications is dispatching what I assume is a call for a pull station, what does the dispatcher mean by the term "unassigned box alarm"?

I monitor the Atlanta Police Zone 2, 5 and Fire Dispatch feed and I've noticed with fire dispatch there is sometimes a two to five minute lag in what I'm hearing. What I mean is that I live about a quarter mile from Atlanta fire station 30 and they will pass by responding to a call and I'll just...

Our fire department is paged thru the county sheriffs department dispatch center. If there is a problem with radio coverage in certain areas, who is responsible for correcting the problem as well as the cost for fixing it? Any information on this subject would be greatly appreciated.

I was listening to the Chester County feed earlier this evening and heard the following traffic...there were LOLs involved. Did anybody else hear this as well? CHESTER: MICU 67...emotionally ill subject. MICU 67: En Route CHESTER: MICU 67, additional information from the caller states that...

If any body has the Input/Output Freqs for Bexar County Fire Alarm as well as TAC 3, I would really appreciate if you could post them. Thanks

I was just wondering if anyone had any insight into why Bloomington PD uses their Channel 3 for dispatch, and Channel 1 for backup. That just seems kind of weird to me, especially since I've seen resources that were updated fairly recently that list Channel 1 as the dispatch channel, and the DB...

I know there is a Zone 1-5 audio, a Zone 2 only, and a Zone 5 only. I'm trying to listen to Zone 1. Is it possible to get a feed without all 5 zones but that includes Zone 1?

I'm looking for a device, or system, capable of automatically dispatching our ambulance service. Here's the problem: Our ambulance service has two crews on during the day. One is a dedicated emergency crew, the other is a dedicated backup/transfer crew. Our dispatch PSAP has just recently...

ALL, I wanted to let everyone know were working very hard to add some new feeds to the ranks. I have a third feed coming online for AACO... Right now it is going to be BWI, unless someone in this thread can help us decide whatelse to throw on it. Fire Radio (iPhone) app was updated and now...

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hey guys i have two feeds up one is Western nc public safety which has 7 countys a few towns and the mission medvac chopper also i host the buncombe county Asheville city feed take a listen to them and enjoy also i got a question on the westernNC public safety feed there is a fire ground...

Hi i host a feed and i have another one pending the one pending has been pending for about 3days now i requested it under state wide as it covers multiple county and town/city fire dispatches along with state fire ground & us forest service fire ground which leads to my first question Should...

Hey, Does anyone think they could set up a scanner feed for Rochester Fire? In Olmstead County? Trunked or Conventional...460.625 is a Conventional frequency for them! Any reply is welcome! Thank you, fwfdengine2

So I was listening to Citrus Heights PD today and an officer told dispatch that she was starting a jail transport, and then told dispatch her starting mileage. I have also heard this on Sacramento PD and Elk Grove PD before. Why do the officers state their starting mileage before beginning...

Has anyone ever tried making a text to speech with the Locution Systems CADVOICE? Where you type in a dispatch and it comes out in the CADVOICE, like a real dispatch? Any reply is welcome, fwfdengine2

Did anyone else notice this morning (3/7/10) that when the fire dispatch on 154.19000 and 153.89000 tones went out, there was no voice afterwards? This happened at least 8 times between 8:00 am and 8:30 am. So I have three questions: 1. Why does this occur? 2. Was the voice heard on the...

Does anyone have a list of the fire station locations in the county that SRFECC dispatches? If so, please reply with a link to the file or webpage. This would be greatly appreciated as I am creating a custom Google Earth interface with fire stations locations. Thank you and happy scanning!

If anyone is familiar with the Country Club area of Miami. It's just north of Miami Lakes. Approximately at NW 186th Street and NW 67th Ave., My actual question is if you are familiar with the area, which dispatch channel is appropriate? North or Miami Lakes? I saw a post from someone who...

Hello I have been streaming Norman frequencies for the past few weeks. For anyone that is around the Norman area and has a scanner; did the Norman FD dispatch change frequencies or is this day just abnormally quiet? Thanks Scott P.S. I tried emailing or sending message to the other person that...