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Tell you what, next time, I will just go ahead, drive out there, see if he really is unresponsive before I dispatch you.

Sounds like the dispatch told what they knew, Unresponive male with shotgun next to the side. Maybe it is the officers fault for not being at the ready, but nope, can't ever blame anyone but dispatch around here, can we....

Current dispatch situation. Drawn close to scale by eyeballs. Right now we have 18 sq. ft. per dispatcher. A Normal cubicle in an office is anywhere from 8x8 to 8x12. Obviously this is detrimental on mental and physical health. We have 4 diffrent dispatch centers in the county of 120k + people. Five diffrent radio systems, for 13 police agencies, 13 fire departments, 12 ambulance agencies, emergency management, and 3 specialty teams. The county has 15 dispatchers, Two small towns have 4 dispatchers each, and the city has 15-20 dispatchers. All in a fragmented system not conductive to professional standards, or management.

$1,000,000: $300,000 for a new building. Somewhere that we don't have to put on ponchos everytime a sewer/water line breaks in the jail. A building big enough we could consolidate county communications. Fire/Police/EMS to better serve the county. A secure facility at a central location in our county. This building should be large enough to accommodate 10 - 15 dispatch consoles, a full breakroom/kitchen, and a conference center which also could be transformed into a bunk room for severe weather situations. (Being snowed in is not uncommon in the winter here). After consolidating equipment from the various dispatch centers in the county, looking at probably a $200,000 equipment investment for the new center. $200,000 to retrofit the current various radio systems in the county to one interoperable radiosystem. Provide accurate coverage across all parts of the county, and sufficient space for the various police agencies. Provide links to the state radio system, and adjoining counties which can be brought up by any dispatcher. $100,000 to start an employee wellness program. On staff nurse or trainer, exercise facility, and resources for employees physical and mental health. Have you seen the size of your dispatchers ass lately? $200,000 to the employees. Dumping the complete amount in to one year raise, would not work because there wouldn't be a guarantee to keep the same rate the following year. Would need to work out a plan where the raise could be gradually increased to the desired amount. Currently our dispatch is the lowest paid in a 7 county area. I know everyone will argue with this, but dispatch is the backbone of any emergency response system. You either have a good effective dispatch system, or you don't. When the morale in dispatch is up, it transfers out to the road crews as well. Being able to effectively communicate with all agencies responding to a domestic disturbance, traffic accident, or commercial building explosion, is a must in any area.

Haha FNG

Ours is a shit hole..... but thats because when the inmates overflow their toilets it comes down into dispatch. Or when a pipe bursts, it comes down into dispatch. See a pattern?

Yeah... have a cone truck. How many helicopters can you possibly have at one time? 8? Make sure you have 40 cones! (five per bird) Oh, and a radio that can talk to them all. :wink:

Sorry... Still stuck on the make-fricking-shift ambulance. Hope to the skys above there is not any insurance agents on here. I don't want my premium going up!

Is he fired now?

Dude.. I see you have only a few posts here. Just a few suggestions; People will debate Fire/EMS with you. People will discuss what ever you want to discuss. Once you go off the walk making rash accusations and generalizations, people will lose respect for you. You will be the butt of all jokes private and public. Even if you came up with an idea completely wonderful and a new revelation, no one would respect it because of your past. We forgive first time posters around here, just think before you type.

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Thats what I did for my 16th B-Day.

What is wrong with you people??? No sudden bandwagon for Huckabee because of his CN affiliation. Come on now! WAKE UP!

Is there a college I can graduate with that printed on my degree?

Which is why I couldn't live in Austraila.

I am looking at this from a slightly different angle... If we are advocating removing the EMT from EMS. And turning it into a straight up advanced first aid certification, what is the problem. I wouldn't mind the firemen having training on stabilizing injuries. It makes them a little more useful when they are needed. I DO NOT want to make this an B vs. P debate. And understand this is all theroectical and it wouldn't happen because of what we say anyway. But... thoughts?

I can't vouch for the validity of these specific incidents.... But... I would not be surprised if they really are for real. I have dealt with alot of people in my short 2 years. People out in the world that call 911 are not smart. At all. Usually. Sometimes they are. Other times it is just the state of panic that confuses them. But alot of times, its stupidity.

Here is some anecdotal resources. EMS Close Calls

Does all this talk about snake bites give anyone else the heeby-jeebies? I am waiting for a snake to come out under my desk and bite my foot.....

Lose the badge, name tag, citation bars, and Class B shirt for one.