gcopter1
Member
I'm a long time scanner listener but not a fire buff.
I've only recently started listening to the FD due to my favorite service being encrypted.
When I'm listening to Orange County FD, I hear calls dispatched as; "Fire Watch" "Fire Services Incident" and "Potentially Violent Situation".
What do they mean?
When I hear the "Fire Watch" call, I imagine someone is being dispatched to "watch" an area prone to fire? Don't sound like an efficient way to dispatch expensive resources. Then again, this is why I ask...
When I hear "Fire Services Incident", don't have the slightest idea what this could possibly mean.
"Potentially Violent Situation", well, isn't that what the police is for? And, if FD is still needed, why not just let FD know, why are they needed in a potentially violent situation?
Thanks.
I've only recently started listening to the FD due to my favorite service being encrypted.
When I'm listening to Orange County FD, I hear calls dispatched as; "Fire Watch" "Fire Services Incident" and "Potentially Violent Situation".
What do they mean?
When I hear the "Fire Watch" call, I imagine someone is being dispatched to "watch" an area prone to fire? Don't sound like an efficient way to dispatch expensive resources. Then again, this is why I ask...
When I hear "Fire Services Incident", don't have the slightest idea what this could possibly mean.
"Potentially Violent Situation", well, isn't that what the police is for? And, if FD is still needed, why not just let FD know, why are they needed in a potentially violent situation?
Thanks.