APS = Arizona Public ServiceDoes anyone know how to read the Phoenix FD online CAD. There are a lot of units that I can't make heads or tails of
APS000
SWG000
And then the units with the plusses after them like E###+
Does anyone know what those mean?
CRV is a command van, they are dispatched to all 1st alarms and greater. They have extra stuff in them that command staff don't usually carry in their vehicles along with extra supplies. They may be staffed with a dispatcher.While I am not arguing with ya, I can't think of any situation lately that would require a "Command Post" type of vehicle. I know back on the east coast, it would only be used for a Mass Casualty event or a Very Large HAZ-MAT response. Also, you are correct with the "CR1, CR16, ect..." numbering system.. CRV, I was thinking was a dispatcher who didn't have a van available at the time. So just marked it as a CRV.
30 years in the alarm room? I've never been in the 'new' one, I was in the alarm room once or twice when it was on the 4th floor of the police building. Do you go back as far as the old alarm room when it was at 9 St & Van Buren, or had they moved before you started. I don't remember what year it was they moved, but 30 years sounds about right.After 30 years in the Alarm Room, I think I can help you with most of it. I may have forgotten a few, and there are likely some new ones I don't know much about, but I still stay in touch with a lot of people down there.
That would be great. My email is rpgaun@gmail.com Drop me a note and I'll send the file to you to look over.After 30 years in the Alarm Room, I think I can help you with most of it. I may have forgotten a few, and there are likely some new ones I don't know much about, but I still stay in touch with a lot of people down there.