How do you name units?

[Dustdevil]

Geeze... this is about the last topic I would have expected to go two pages in less than an hour. :? And without a fight, even!

Shade, do you share a frequency with other agency, or is it just you guys? If you have your own channel, just do whatever everybody likes, because it really doesn't matter. Everybody is on the same page anyhow. You can call them "squad" or "medic" instead of ambulance. Or, like a lot of agencies, you can dump the words altogether and just go with numbers. Make the "teens" numbers the medic squads and the "twenties" numbers the ambulances, or something like that. Done that in several systems, with the supervisors and response vehicles being even numbers like 10, 20, or 30, and all higher numbers (11, 21, 31 etc...) being ambulances. You can go alphanumeric. Alpha XX being ambulances. Mike XX being medics. Sierra XX being supervisors. That way you know what it is by the letter, without actually using the words, which sounds stupid.

If you are on a shared frequency with other agencies, then certainly there must be some kind of existing standard in use to get in line with. Unless, maybe, you're the only ones in the county with "smaller units." (And again, my sympathies for that. ) But if you go off and do something different than everybody else on the channel, you're going to piss everybody off, lol.

[spenac]

Geeze... this is about the last topic I would have expected to go two pages in less than an hour. :? And without a fight, even!

Unless, maybe, you're the only ones in the county with "smaller units." And again, my sympathies for that.

Those that focus on smaller units are the ones with the smallest unit usually. Are you trying to admit a short coming Dust? Now there a fight can begin. :twisted:

[tskstorm]

Geeze... this is about the last topic I would have expected to go two pages in less than an hour. :? And without a fight, even!

Shade, do you share a frequency with other agency, or is it just you guys? If you have your own channel, just do whatever everybody likes, because it really doesn't matter. Everybody is on the same page anyhow. You can call them "squad" or "medic" instead of ambulance. Or, like a lot of agencies, you can dump the words altogether and just go with numbers. Make the "teens" numbers the medic squads and the "twenties" numbers the ambulances, or something like that. Done that in several systems, with the supervisors and response vehicles being even numbers like 10, 20, or 30, and all higher numbers (11, 21, 31 etc...) being ambulances. You can go alphanumeric. Alpha XX being ambulances. Mike XX being medics. Sierra XX being supervisors. That way you know what it is by the letter, without actually using the words, which sounds stupid.

If you are on a shared frequency with other agencies, then certainly there must be some kind of existing standard in use to get in line with. Unless, maybe, you're the only ones in the county with "smaller units." And again, my sympathies for that.

Its because this is easy, everyones system is different, private, volly, 9-1-1 can all contribute, and there hasn't been pen15 measuring contest over who's system is better. There probably wont be because everyones numbering system works for their frequency shared or other.

[reaper]

We use Medic 1 thru 39 for ALS units and Rescue 10 thru 22 for supervisors units.

[Dustdevil]

We use Medic 1 thru 39 for ALS units and Rescue 10 thru 22 for supervisors units.

Geeze! Talk about top-heavy!

Twenty-three supervisors for thirty-nine ambulances? :?

[Just Plain Ruff]

Geeze! Talk about top-heavy!

Twenty-three supervisors for thirty-nine ambulances? :?

Dust, your math needs some work.

22 - 10 equals 12 supervisor units. Still seems top heavy that's one supervisor for every 3 ambulances.

[Dustdevil]

Dust, your math needs some work.

22 - 10 equals 12 supervisor units.

You forgot to count Unit number 10, which makes 23. :wink:

[ninjaemtff]

You forgot to count Unit number 10, which makes 23. :wink:

Um wouldn't that make 13?

[spenac]

Um wouldn't that make 13?

Me thanks Dust is still compensating as mentioned earlier.

[Dustdevil]

Um wouldn't that make 13?

:? Past my bedtime. Goodnight!