[Scan-DC] "Fill the Box" fire call

[Ed Tobias]

>>something set up by the local Council of Governments re Mutual Aide?  In
> that same scheme of things, I'm told that Montgomery County is 7

Yes, Montgomery County is in the process of setting up a similar system for 
identifying its apparatus and individuals, under the Council of Governments 
system.  The radio designations, though not necessarily the box areas, will 
all begin with 7.

In Gaithersburg, A88 will become A708.  A87 will become A708A.  A86 will 
become A708B.  E81 will become E708.  E82 will become E708A.  A289 will 
become A728.  E281 will become E728.  So, you can see, the numbering 
convention will be [unit type], [7], [station #] and, when necessary, [A, 
B,C], etc.  Chief 8 becomes Chief 708.  Chief 8-1 becomes Deputy Chief 708.

On the county unit level.....Actual duties, plus a number, will become the 
convention.  Chief 100 will become Chief 700.  The Operations Chief, 
currently Unit 3, will become Ops. Chief 700.  Chief 200, the  paid Asst. 
Chief that handles operations, will become Ops Chief 790.  Chief 201, the 
volunteer chief that handles operations, will become Ops Chief 780. 
Battalion Chief 5 becomes Battalion Chief 795.  The volunteer chief covering 
Battalion 5 will be Battalion Chief 785.  You'll notice the convention of 
using  a 79x designation for a paid individual and 78x for a volunteer.

It may be for awhile, but it will be in-line with what the rest of the Metro 
area is doing.

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug K." <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
To: <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] "Fill the Box" fire call


> While we're at it - the fire station in Falls Church is actually operated 
> by Arlington County in that the career personnel there (or whatever the 
> current politically correct term is!) are ACFD employees, and the 
> station's calls are dispatched thru Arlington.
>
> I think Sim is correct about Ffx  being 10 boxes and Arlington being 7s. 
> I haven't quite figured out the station numbering now used in NoVa - a 
> friend is an Arlington firefighter at what is known there as Station 5 
> (near Pentagon City, I think on Eads Street, but the apparatus is called 
> Engine 105, Truck 105, and Medic 105... the 10 (one-oh) referring, I 
> think, to something set up by the local Council of Governments re Mutual 
> Aide?  In that same scheme of things, I'm told that Montgomery County is 
> 7... but then the Arlington box areas are all 7### - with the second digit 
> being the station # (ie station 5 are 75 boxes, station 3 {cherrydale} are 
> 73 boxes, and the last two digits referring to the specific geographic 
> area / location.
>
> No doubt that someone here will correct me if I'm wrong, and also explain 
> it better than I have!
>
> :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Doug
>
> (Box 28-10, Paul-4 Beat, sorry, I don't remember the "CRA"!)  ;)
>
>
>>From: Starion Wolf <starion5wolf at bluebottle.com>
>>To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] "Fill the Box" fire call
>>Date: Sun,  6 Mar 2005 00:20:20 -0600
>>
>>There is a small section of George Mason Drive in Fairfax County near
>>the corners of Alexandria and Arlington.  I am fairly sure that the
>>10xx boxes are in Fairfax County.  7xxx boxes are in Arlington.
>>
>>Later,
>>     Sim B.
>>
>>
>>I too am amazed at what I can learn by reading messages in this
>>group.
>>
>>Quoting b_thom at juno.com:
>>
>>
>> > George Mason Drive winds around through Arlington County, all the
>> > way
>> > from Old Dominion Drive in the north to Baileys Crossroads in the
>> > south.
>> > Without looking this up, I believe an eleven story building on
>> > George
>> > Mason Drive would be near Route 7, the Leesburg Pike, near
>> > Bailey's
>> > Crossroads. It is not far from Fairfax County at that point.
>>
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