Trunked Radios

[efdny2003 16]

Im just curious, ConEd responds to all? structure fires, and anything with wires burning or compromised, so since Westchester County has the new trunk system for fire and ems, are ConEd trucks equiped with the trunk radios? Or do they issue portables to the trucks responding to the call what ever or where ever it may be so that ConEd has the ability of directly contacting fire personel on scene. Or does ConEd not have them and everything is done by phone?

[jack10562 414]

ConEd trucks do not have radios to communicate with anyone other than our own dispatchers, however practically everyone does have a cell phone.

Crews are dispatched by seperate Gas and Electric Emergency Control Centers once a call is received from an agency requesting a response.

If an ETA is requested or other info is needed, those communications would have to be relayed.