[Scan-DC] How quick are sniper calls being dispatched.

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:34:58 -0400

You also have to take into account from the time you hear the verbal
dispatch, units are already rolling.

Usually, they'll get the print out before the actual alarms are toned.
Usually, they are already in their rigs rolling.

The dispatch is just the formal process. In Mont Co., we've sometimes
received calls from ECC on the direct line telling us of a box alarm to =
go
'roll' before the tones go out.=20

The tones, not only notify the stations (sounds klaxon, flashes bunk rm
lights) it also times traffic lights in front of the station and =
triggers
the doors automatically (if needed.)

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Williams [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 9:20 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] How quick are snipper calls being dispatched.

When a 911 call comes in to a dispatch center the calltaker is sitting =
in=20
front of a computer screen entering the information on the screen. When =
the=20
calltaker presses the send button the call goes to the dispatcher =
screen=20
(police or fire). Also certain classes of calls such as "shooting, =
stabbing,

DOA, are sent to the street patrol supervisors, K9, and or other field =
or=20
specialty units. High priority calls like a shooting which would have a =

priority one are to be immediately dispatched. If there are no police =
units=20
to send most dispatchers will at least voice the call to the area=20
supervisor. The whole process usually takes under 1 minute.

That said do mistakes happen?, sure they do, but you asked for the =
average=20
response and that sir is the average response.

>From: "Bob Brubaker" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: "Bob Brubaker" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Scan-DC] How quick are snipper calls being dispatched.
>Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:38:50 -0400
>
>Anyone know the delay in the various PD's from the time someone calls =
in a
>sniper shooting till the word gets radio dispatched ?
>
>I live in Fairfax Cnty.  Back when FCPD was still analog, I noticed =
long
>processing times (5- 7 minutes) between when a call came in and when =
it got
>dispatched.
>
>This happened even for serious events.   A few years ago a person was =
being
>robbed at gun-point at the far end of the Springfield mall parking =
garage.
>One witness called it in on a cell phone as it was happening.  Another =
ran
>to FCPD annex in the mall.   I don't know how long it took for that =
person
>to find an officer but the officer used his radio to call in the =
robbery.
>About 5 minutes later the dispatcher came on with the "real-time" call =
from
>the cell-phone witness.
>
>I wrote to FCPD but they denied my observation and said emergencies =
were
>dispatched ASAP.
>
>Bob W4NNG
>
>
>Metroped Inc.   P.O. Box 15077   Alexandria, VA.   22309-0077
>[email protected]     www.metroped.org
>
>
>
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