Well, I am on the local haz-mat team in part with the DPS. The DPS units are all getting MDT's to be disptached to calls regarding meth labs, drugs busts etc. This is what I was told by a DPS deputy. Also all our haz-mat response vehicle are getting them for the purpose of directions and such. They will still page us out via radio, but well will receive everything else over MDT. This is what I was told by our team leader. And since this was just recently installed into some of the police cruisers, its still not yet fully functional, and they still do most of the dispatching over the radio.
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Ed,
I can see where dispatching via MDT would be an advantage in your situation. You definitely don't want the bad guys to know you're coming.
Even though MDT's have been around since the 70's (if not earlier?) it seems only in the last few years that they've become truly useful tools, especially since many of them run on a Windows-based platform.
My part-time agency has already put all their forms and reports into the computer in HQ....we're waiting on an equipment upgrade to compatible MDT's so that the officers will have the forms/reports in their patrol vehicle. Right now the officers come off the road to do their reports. The reports look so much more professional than they did when they were handwritten.
My full-time agency is also looking to put all our forms and reports into the MDT's...they should hopefully be in place by the end of the year.
Neither agency I work for uses MDT's in their fire apparatus, though I think it's a great idea. Directions, premise history, haz-mat info, pre-plans, hydrant maps, knox box locations, etc. could all be stored for quick retrieval by the officer on-board. When I dispatch fire at the full-time job they do get a run ticket printed in each firehouse that is responding to the call but all the run ticket has on it is the address, call type, cross streets, and whatever comments the dispatcher put on the call.
As MDT's become more capable it's going to be interesting to see how they're utilized in the dispatch loop. However, no matter how capable MDT's become I am confident in saying that a radio dispatcher will never become obsolete!
Stay safe!
I can see where dispatching via MDT would be an advantage in your situation. You definitely don't want the bad guys to know you're coming.
Even though MDT's have been around since the 70's (if not earlier?) it seems only in the last few years that they've become truly useful tools, especially since many of them run on a Windows-based platform.
My part-time agency has already put all their forms and reports into the computer in HQ....we're waiting on an equipment upgrade to compatible MDT's so that the officers will have the forms/reports in their patrol vehicle. Right now the officers come off the road to do their reports. The reports look so much more professional than they did when they were handwritten.
My full-time agency is also looking to put all our forms and reports into the MDT's...they should hopefully be in place by the end of the year.
Neither agency I work for uses MDT's in their fire apparatus, though I think it's a great idea. Directions, premise history, haz-mat info, pre-plans, hydrant maps, knox box locations, etc. could all be stored for quick retrieval by the officer on-board. When I dispatch fire at the full-time job they do get a run ticket printed in each firehouse that is responding to the call but all the run ticket has on it is the address, call type, cross streets, and whatever comments the dispatcher put on the call.
As MDT's become more capable it's going to be interesting to see how they're utilized in the dispatch loop. However, no matter how capable MDT's become I am confident in saying that a radio dispatcher will never become obsolete!
Stay safe!
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ksfirefighter
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In Wabaunsee County, Kansas all coutny fire units call dispatch "Wabaunsee SO" and the sheriff units use "SO" or "Sheriff". Also every fire personel has their own number assigned to them by what district they are in. Our county dispatch is controled by the sheriffs office so thats where the fire units get SO from. Mind you that Wabaunsee County's population is only about 6,900.
searchrescueff
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Here it's Central Dispatch
Scram
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Here in Kankakee, Illinois, Dispatch is called 'KANKOMM' whereas the County dispatch I believe is just called County, Sometimes I hear county officers identifiying them straight on Kankomm, and Kankomm dispatching them out, but I have heard them on County, but never caught what they called their dispatch for sure.. =O
mrwilmoth
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DELCOLHFC, fireboard, thats a new one!
Caesar
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we use the all original "CENTRAL" ;-) in cola, South Carolina
CSL126
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Everyone around here calls dispatch either "Dispatch" or "Headquarters"
Here in Las Cruces it's Centeral. The FD station is quarters, the PD station is The 81, EMS units have Postings, SO has Main 81 and southern 81. But the offical name of dispatch is Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority, or MVRDA.
State Police dispatch are called by the city their in, like when dispatch calls an officer its "Las Cruces to 100."
In Los Lunas (near Albuq) EMS disparch is called Fire Control.
State Police dispatch are called by the city their in, like when dispatch calls an officer its "Las Cruces to 100."
In Los Lunas (near Albuq) EMS disparch is called Fire Control.
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