[ScanIndiana] More on Avon FD on MECA I

[Kyle Thomas]

Avon FD went on a run Monday night and the rescue unit advised dispatch he
was switching his radio from dispatch to AFD Ops 1....he ended up on Airport
Fire Ops 1...ooops.  I'm sure the radios just say AFD ops 1....still some
bugs to work out!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Burns K4RXR" <k4rxr_ at rlburns.net>
To: "Indiana Scanning" <scanindiana at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] More on Avon FD on MECA I


> At 02:08 PM 7/26/2004, Ken Bandy wrote:
> >Today it sounded as if they were simulcasting their VHF fire dispatches
on
> >OPS-1 (dec. 9072).
>
> They've been doing that ever since the switched to MECA. Any transmissions
> from the dispatcher to the units in the field are simulcast over the VHF
> repeater.
>
> Saturday afternoon, Avon Fire was dispatched on a Tactical run to the 8900
> block of 10th Street. The battalion chief, a rescue unit from Station 1,
> and an ambulance and engine from Station 2 could find no such incident in
> the 8900 East block of 100N ("10th Street") in Hendricks County, so the
> chief cancelled the run. Then the dispatcher assigned the rescue unit to
> assist Wayne Township on an auto accident at 8900 West 10th Street in
> Marion County. The chief responded as well. I can see where it would have
> been pretty easy for a 911 call taker or dispatcher to confuse the runs. I
> could also see how easy it was for the Avon units to switch from Avon
OPS-1
> to MC-OPS81 when they responded to the Wayne Township run.
>
> Bob...
>
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