So is "Fire Command" essentially the fire dispatch channel? My department only hears the automated voice unless you're on a tac channel, then you'll hear a real person. Interesting...
Chesapeake FD Automated Dispatch?
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From my experience the faster I can alert the better. Until Spotsylvania installed the G2 the alert times were long. At least I was when I dispatched there.
Yes, both the automated and human audio are transmitted for each alarm. So, in station, you can hear both. When you sleep, you can then turn off the human audio, since you would hear every transmission, not just an alarm for you. Then, it's just the automated system. In the unit, it's the MDT and the voice radio. There is no automated alarm if you are on the road.
Yes, Fire Command is fire units to dispatcher, EMS Command is rescue units to dispatcher. Then police is divided by precinct. 1-4 with tac Cchannel for each. The 2nd pct is divided to the main Channel 2 and 6 for the ocean front units during high activity at the ocean front. In Chesapeake it's all one channel since rescue and fire are under the same administration. Then police are essentially the same as in the Beach, with changes as needed.
so I can hear this all the way up here in PG county md , usually at night. It took me about 3 months to track down who it was.
On VHF?
Chesapeake does not dispatch on VHF anymore
I thought he was talking about VB?
VB does not use VHF anymore either
Interesting that you hear 700mhz transmissions from here. I can't hear Chesapeake at my house in the Beach. Maybe I need a better antenna. And, neither city uses any VHF frequency now for dispatching. It's all moved to the trunk.
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