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Public Safety Communications

Public Safety Communications. Dan Norton NREMT/Firefighter/Rescue Specialist. PGFD Box 1027. Initial Dispatch Responding units Inter-unit communication Command-Dispatch-Working unit comm. Anatomy of 911 comm. Initial emergency contact made with 911

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Public Safety Communications

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  1. Public Safety Communications • Dan Norton • NREMT/Firefighter/Rescue Specialist

  2. PGFD Box 1027 • Initial Dispatch • Responding units • Inter-unit communication • Command-Dispatch-Working unit comm

  3. Anatomy of 911 comm. • Initial emergency contact made with 911 • medical/fire/rescue/alarms/lock outs/citizen assists • Pre-planned medical/supression packages • Cardiac/Respiratory/Trauma/Mass Casualty • amb/engine/truck/2nd amb • 1st alarm/2nd alarm • engine(s)/truck(s)/rescue(s)/tanker(s)/amb • MABAS/Multi-jurisdictional

  4. Stations toned out • Responding units report to dispatch • Unit type/designation • Company • Engine • Co. • Truck • Co. • Rescue • Medic • Tanker/Water Supply • Batt. Chief/Commant SUV/Chase Vehicle

  5. No. of personnel • Request numerics to be repeated • Arriving units report what they see • 200x400 Brick and mortar with heavy smoke • MVC, Pick-em-up truck v. Volvo c pass intrusion in truck. 3 pts. • after evaluation, priority assignment/additional/resources/flight out • Units report to dispatch next steps • en-route to medical facility with no. of pts and their priority level 1/2/3/4

  6. Communicate to dispatch arrival @ destination • Communicate clearance from medical facility and availability for service. • Dispatched to another call or report to dispatch when arriving @ home location. (sector/firehouse/hosp.) “backing it in”

  7. Issues with response comm. • Communication. • to/from/on scene • with assigned original crews to scene (intra) • with other jurisdictions • technology questions • ten code v plain english

  8. Interagency • Fire to police to EMS to Command • Gary Fire with private EMS provider • Harvey Fire with private with MABAS 22 • Overarching technology/radio issues • incompatibility • incapability • channels available • tac channels

  9. Comprehensive issues in MCI • Radio Equipment • Location of Central Command • 9/11 - CentCom was in WTC 7 • Chicago - 35th & State • 4 miles away from city center and densest population area • Easy access to major throughways • 9/11 - ICS breakdown on massive scale (EMS in particular) • Borough commands undermined by citywide command.

  10. Ideas for improvement • Proper funding for radio technology implementation and equipment • Spectrum allocation • On-Scene monitoring • LAN • Adherence to NICS

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