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Post by 2Truck on Dec 30, 2003 14:38:18 GMT -5
Units dispatched for a capsized boat and one victim clinging to a tree on the river in Asylum Twp. Wysox 1 o/s confirming one victim, boats to be launched. 1 boat from N. Towanda launched near 187 bridge, boat from Towanda launched at the Outboard Boat and Motor Club, and one boat carried to the river by crews o/s. Boat from Towanda made the recovery and brought victim to shore. Good work to all involved on a SUCCESSFUL rescue. Units responding: 21 Rescue 2, 21 Attack 1, 15 Boat 8, 25 Brush Truck 4, 25 Boat 1&2, Valley Dive Team, 21 Ambulance 1 (feel free to add if I missed someone). Also heard that 24 had a mishap on the return trip to the valley with one of their boats. Devil sorry it took so long to post, been a little busy
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Post by 911guy on Dec 30, 2003 17:30:24 GMT -5
Interesting side note to this story: The first phone call to report the emergency went to an Athens Borough line, looking for the fire department's boat.... They were promptly directed to call 911
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Post by Skip18810 on Dec 30, 2003 21:47:55 GMT -5
Of course we turned it over to 911. Its a little cold for boating
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Post by canton1 on Dec 31, 2003 2:13:20 GMT -5
I have a question and it is not to criticize anyone or question a box alarm. With not doing "water" rescue I don't understand some things. Is there a reason that on that box that the "Valley" stuff needs to be dispatched right away. It is hard enough to keep track of units as it is and get all the "ORDERS" in when we have to dispatch off two different Towers and have all those units responding, and walking all over each other. That is worse than a Fire Box alarms that Mr. Flynn put in when he got here(hahaha timmy). To me, Why not page the Towanda area stuff and after it is going and everyone is finally on the "OPS" channel (if that ever happens) then page for the DIVE TEAM. Is there any time saved and can it make a difference to do that all at once? By the time the DIVE TEAM gets there, is it not gonna be a recovery??? Again, I am not questioning someones request for assistance or saying that it will not make a difference!! I just think that the air time wasted may hamper a rescue effort that may be able to be done right away. DONT KILL ME!
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Post by 2Truck on Dec 31, 2003 9:57:57 GMT -5
Kim you bring up a good point. If I recall the box correctly, the initial dispatch is supposed to be just for Wysox, Towanda and N. Towanda. The Valley is listed as a special request, but for some reason they were hit out initially for this response.
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Post by atpd2 on Jan 2, 2004 0:44:15 GMT -5
Protocol up here is that if the GVEMS Dive team is dispatched, Dept. 24 & 1 are dispatched along with it and respond as a task force. Generally speaking, the divers respond as support to a rescue call and the water rescue personnel respond to support the divers if it is a underwater type rescue/recovery. Over the past few years, Waverly FD & GVEMS have eliminated their watercraft so ATVFC & ABFD have picked the slack there. Yes there was a slight mishap. Our Fortuna Rapid Deployment Craft suffered some road rash and is temporarily OOS. Our 2 powered watercraft are OK and in service.
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Post by 911wacker on Jan 5, 2004 17:47:32 GMT -5
Not that I am very proud of it but, I beleive I was one of the first victims recovered with the new boat. ;D ;D ;D Besides Keith the water wasn't that cold, or was it!!
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Post by atpd2 on Jan 6, 2004 5:30:39 GMT -5
Actually there was only one victim that night (I still wonder what he thought when he realized he jumped over a bridge railing and not a guardrail) I figured we were giving the 1st rescuer a ride back.
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Post by 911Mom on Jan 6, 2004 14:51:51 GMT -5
With the box alarm book open to Box 21-600, here is what is due on the first alarm- Departments 1,15,21,24,25 for fire and Wysox EMS and GVEMS. Department 21-engine, rescue, squad. Boats from Depts 1,15,21,24, and 25. Depts 1, 24 and GVEMS are supposed to Standby until requested by IC. BUT, it is up to them to be familiar with the box alarm and realize they are to standby and not respond. If they are not supposed to be dispatched on the first alarm (even for standby) then the box alarm book needs to be updated.
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Post by Valley3 on Jan 6, 2004 19:14:07 GMT -5
When dispatching any type box alarm, that has Depts. due for response and stand by on the first alarm. Wouldn't it be best if the dispatcher, that has the book in front of them, say Depts. Blah Blah and Blah to the scene and Depts. Yadda Yadda and Yadda due for stand by.
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Post by PSPFIREMARSHAL on Jan 7, 2004 7:29:53 GMT -5
We have the box alarms. I think when an incident like that is going on, the dispatchers have enough to do besides telling us what to do on box alarms when we should already know what our duties and responsibilities are. We carry a set of box alarms in every truck and every officer has a set for all our box alarms, that way we know what are duties are. Bob
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Post by Firegirl on Jan 7, 2004 10:00:28 GMT -5
I have to agree with Bob - the dispatchers have enough to do. Each department should know what the box asks for. In Smithfield we have all of the box alarms on the wall. When we get to the station all we have to do is look up see what truck(s) are needed and for what. Pretty easy and straight forward.
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Post by 911Mom on Jan 9, 2004 10:50:27 GMT -5
Thank you Bob and Firegirl! My point exactly!
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Post by 911wacker on Jan 12, 2004 12:05:42 GMT -5
Well by that point of the nite, I was damn near a patient too!!
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