All radios now a days are ran by computer when you get dispatched, the dispatcher is using a computer
"Midwest EMS missed a call the other night due to no reception in the location that they were in.'
Well I would have to see that on the report.
As far as the other departments trying to raise us on county... It was during the day therefore we were on our own channel. In any case we would have been on that freq anyway being the size incident that it was to avoid tying up county. MWC set up a command post in our town (which is a no-no) (A) after we had already set command in our town and (B) well away from where they should have been and was asked to set up a unified command with us at the high school when the fire was going through Henney heading towards Choctaw Rd. They chose not to do so... and took them forever to send a brush rig and an engine back to us later that night.
"We had 5 trucks in their town when Barnes Wrecker caught on fire. The same help was not even close to extended when the fire got into our town... Then on Saturday, on the Hiwassee fire, they sat up on Hiwassee first with red line pulled, not doing anything, then sat up on green oaks and pretty much watched. We wound up with 4 dozers on both sides of the road to gain access to the fire. I don't know about you but that pretty much leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
We wound up with 31 different departments on scene with this fire and had nobody killed or seriously injured. Could have been worse but could have been a whole lot better. The better part is partially due to communications but most of it is tactics. You have the bigger departments trying to tell the smaller ones what to do or how to do it because they are the "big boys" when in reality they too are in entirely over there head. Nobody does it the same and until we do there will never be true "interoperability"."
Ok, where to start? Oklahoma County first sent you to 29th and Choctaw you drove 206,208 (I love the new LED light system on 208 BTW) down there and then ask county of a correction, The fire started in Midwest City, So Midwest City had command, your Choctaw High school command was not needed you should of came to the 29th and Westminster command. I am so sorry Midwest City had three housing additions on fire at the time you asked for help, I guess they should have just told the home owners sorry, but Choctaw fire needs us. Midwest City is not going to send FFs in it to a tree line to stop a fire, let it burn into a open field then put it out. That is what happened Saturday. The red line was to stop/put out any house fires on Elizabeth so that is what that is all about.
"Could have been worse but could have been a whole lot better. The better part is partially due to communications but most of it is tactics. You have the bigger departments trying to tell the smaller ones what to do or how to do it because they are the "big boys" when in reality they too are in entirely over there head."
12 houses Midwest City, 58 houses Choctaw there is a fact for you. If you and N.P.F.D. had been at Barnes sooner the out come could have been a whole lot better.
The Midwest City fire guys worked there buts off and was able to talk to Edmond, Deer Creek, N.H.F.D.,
Village, Bethany, Moore, Shawnee, Tecumseh and Mustang. Ops 4 is in the state radio's at least in Midwest City radio's, the state really needs to turn those patches on soon.
On a different note I thought the Local P.D.s play well together even if Oklahoma County wanted to run the show. The show runner that day was Midwest City fire period.
