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TomToms? Mapbook? etc.
Most of our guys know the area, but we have mapbooks just in case. We can even get the dispatch to give cross streets most of the time. Rumor has it with us is the new e911 system supposedly coming in over the next 2 years-ish is going to have a laptop in the pumpers and as soon as the alam goes out, its all supposed to popup ready to roll.
Most of our guys know the area, but we have mapbooks just in case. We can even get the dispatch to give cross streets most of the time. Rumor has it with us is the new e911 system supposedly coming in over the next 2 years-ish is going to have a laptop in the pumpers and as soon as the alam goes out, its all supposed to popup ready to roll.
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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on
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That would be a great system so long as you have enough room to make it work for your department. I know with all the things in the cab now it would work but take some moving of equipment. I hope it works out for ya, and make sure they have hydrant locations etc...
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Permalink Reply by Kevin King on
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If you are rural it might help to add known water supplies ie. ponds rivers streams and the likes.
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Permalink Reply by Heather Langston on
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Our city has a twisted, confusing road system that resembles a bowl of pasta thrown violently on the floor. Its tough to navigate even for veterans. Our city map is broken down into 1/2 mile by 1 mile grids. Our dispatch gives us the grid number, street address and two cross streets. On structure fires, our follow up information includes the hydrant location and whether it will take one or two trucks to reach it (each apparatus has 1200 feet of LDH).
Our communications center is based in our primary station. Their computer system has all of that information built into it. As for the laptops on units, that is something that is being planned for our agency. Cops have been doing it for years. The system is good, but you have to willing to spend some money on it. Cheap is not the way to go or you will have connection problems. All in all, it sounds like it is going to be a really good thing for us.
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Permalink Reply by Terry Lambert on
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The one depatment that I run with has the computer's in all of our units. It is not bad. You can do alote with it. Our's are set up so that we do not have to use the radio that much anymore. Push the screen for responding, onscene, clear of the call. We still relay on our map books though. You can always tell when you are about to get a call. The computer beeps 10-20 seconds before your tones drop. You can also do your reports on the computer. It is a good system.
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Permalink Reply by turk182 on
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We used to know where all the roads were and then we got 911 in the 90's and they changed some of the street names and house numbers and it has made getting there a little more difficult but hopeful in another couple of years we will get them down again.
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they changed all of the county rd numbers here a couple of yrs ago, threw everyone for a loop
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map and compass right mate
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Permalink Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim on
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It doesnt matter if youuise on board computers or1940's Mapbooks, updates are nessisary to keep the "system" on par, new traffic patterns, changes in blocks, etc... In my cityon board computers would make life easy,, even our map books are based on a "system" orginated in the 1940's, whited out and re-drawn as nessisary we have whole blocks that have become school campuses rather then dwelling etc.. no matter youhave to keep you info up to date.. :) youhave to spend some time out and about.. looking asking and checking thing out in your 1st due areas at least,...
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Permalink Reply by Spanner 122 on
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We have a modified CAD system. Printout comes out in the station with the tones with the address, cross streets, nearest hydrant and size of main as well as nature of emergency and notes. As far as getting there, we have map books. A couple of pumps in the city have laptops with GPS, but for the most part it's up to us. You'd better hope it's not a new street in a new development... lol.
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Well, I feel your pain, In my 2nd Vollie department , all the senior (non deceased) drivers told tails of dropping Chalk bags as they made turns....In the Pre Radio days in Rural locations, A bag of chalk at least Told the 2nd and "other " later rigs which way they went George.... Guess it worked for em, An you thought I was gonna say just follow the smoke, m'ate
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