Washington County "Squirt" ??

[Net-5]

Hi everybody:

I've been up in the Portland area doing some scanning (among other things). And on WCCCA, I keep hearing something called Squirt units. Like "Squirt 6." Anybody feel like answering a dumb question for an out-of-town person like me - what in the heck is a "Squirt" unit? Is that slang for something else? I hear 'em on the EMS/Fire dispatch and ops talk groups. TVF&R??

Thanks!

 

[GTR8000]

They're Pierce Telesquirts

http://www.corneliusor.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3E63E177-FA00-4BB0-83D1-3A35D9BC8140}

 

[Net-5]

They're Pierce Telesquirts

http://www.corneliusor.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3E63E177-FA00-4BB0-83D1-3A35D9BC8140}

Well, I'll be darned! I don't think I ever would have figured that out. Thanks much for the info!!

Stay safe.

 

[PMJ2kx]

TVF&R has three: SQT56, SQT61 and SQT62 (Wilsonville, Beaverton, and Aloha, respectively). Cornelius has one (SQT8). The only other agency in the metro area that has one is Canby, which is also designated SQT62.

 

[Bleeblee2004]

TVF&R runs their Squirts as engine companies. Cornelius and Canby being smaller departments, run them as kind of modified truck companies.