Parts required for pump panel speaker/mic jack

[krokus]

Interesting.

Our pump operators are only concerned about 1 thing... the guys at the end of the hose lines or incoming water. They aren't command, and they don't need to talk to anyone else. OIC in fact has multiple mobile radio's in the back of the command units for obvious reasons, at the pump panel not the case because the operator is always on the move and a headset is more effective in this position.

With mixed full-time & paid on-call, often the officer is the only engineer, so they have double duty. On anything of substance, the chief will probably arrive, but not always. So being able to hear the interior is important. Obviously, there are a lot of variations of staffing and radio needs. My view, as some others agreed, having the pump panel with more than a speaker and mic is important, for those that need/want a vehicle radio there.

 

[12dbsinad]

With mixed full-time & paid on-call, often the officer is the only engineer, so they have double duty. On anything of substance, the chief will probably arrive, but not always. So being able to hear the interior is important. Obviously, there are a lot of variations of staffing and radio needs. My view, as some others agreed, having the pump panel with more than a speaker and mic is important, for those that need/want a vehicle radio there.

I absolutely agree that if you need mobile radio comms at the panel, certainly go with a dual head set-up like I stated in my previous post. We just find a headset and portable radio work better and much clearer, safer because less likely to miss someting. To each their own. Back in the day we used to parallel the mic and speaker off the cab radio and run it to the pump panel. Of course this was low band days, when one minute you're talking to the guy 100 ft away then the next you're talking to some dispatch center in Texas (it happened to me more than once).

 

[cpg178]

My local FD uses a mix of XTS and APX portables, and PM1500 mobiles with a dual head set up, second head being at the pump panel on the chauffeurs side. Seems to work for them, its in a city with mountains all around, repeaters on the mountain so using the truck to relay from interior to comm center doesn't really happen much.