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Comment by Don Vuletic on June 10, 2009 at 11:10am

Hey Guys, Sorry Im not able to comment much. My job is getting pretty busy now and the headaches at the station are getting to me at times. My daughter is playing softball, and a word to all married guys, dont ever let your wife talk you into buying a swimming pool. Stay Safe, I still drop in to read but comment time is limited

Comment by Max L on June 8, 2009 at 3:25pm

so true so true. at what point do the younger guys or the people who wan to know and train become the old timers

Comment by verno on June 8, 2009 at 12:04pm

yes Willie,it really hit the nail on the head!!!!!! Instead of asking questions we just go with the flow so we don't make waves. F-THAT ask the question and shake things up, everyone knows the fire service changes (yes I said change) every day!!

Comment by Willie Brantingham on June 8, 2009 at 11:30am

Hey, did any of you read the featured blog on the FFN home page titled, "The Monkey Parable and the Resistance to Change" ? It sure touches base with alot of the comments from several of our members on our county site.

Comment by Jon Rettig on June 4, 2009 at 4:11pm

Tom is right. some of the dispatchers that we have in EP mainly the one in charge of training of new dispatchers only tells them about police bus.
and to top it all of she said that she wasn't given an SOP telling her that she is to send Faxes to our clark street station!!!

Comment by Max L on May 28, 2009 at 11:30pm

Glad to hear it Lee.

Comment by Lee Huff on May 28, 2009 at 11:27pm

Thanks, Max. We're fine, now.

Comment by Tom Farley on May 28, 2009 at 3:04pm

The SOP will never cover all of the dispatching practices as long as the PSAP's are controlled by police chiefs and as long as the dispatchers have the mentality that the are police dispatchers that are forced to do fire and EMS dispatching and not public safety dispatchers.

Did you happened to notice the look that all 3 police chiefs gave me when I suggested that we actually get a dispatcher or two on the equipment sub-committee? The all show up, but I bet that none of them know anything about call taking or dispatching. I could be wrong, but I call them as I see them.

Comment by Willie Brantingham on May 28, 2009 at 10:54am

BINGO! Tom, you are exactly right on all points. There was supposed to be a PSAP SOP drawn up, I don't know if this was ever completed.

Comment by Max L on May 28, 2009 at 10:53am

You are correct Tom with what Bob told you. The part he left out was when a PSAP took a call they was to ask whats your emergency then transfer the call to the correct service. what is happening at one of them they are getting half the info calling saying this is what you have we are slammed and hanging up the phone.. They are slammed because they are operating outside the operation level they are to have.

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