Heard over the air -- you can't make this stuff up

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Damn...I can't believe some of mine didn't make the list.

But I have had some good exchanges with control....and a few generalized comments I like to use to break the tension or professionally let someone know they either are screwing up...or have no clue what they are doing...and of course some of my play by play updates while waiting extended periods of time for an ambulance.

As far as being a professional...that is a must but even a professional can have a sense of humor. We were even quite comical on the airwaves in the military quite often.

[helicopper 1,050]

One summer evening a pursuit was coming down I-95 from CT and a PD dispatcher broadcast...

"All cars, suspect vehicle is now eastbound on 287 from I-95".

"Car XX HQ, do you mean westbound on 287?"

Dispatcher (quite annoyed and equally exasperated), "Negative, I said EASTbound on 287 from 95."

Car, "well then you better notify the Coast Guard 'cause that car's in the sound."

[Guest]

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Another famous one...

Dept. 1 responding to a water condition

Engine ?? to Dispatch responding...

Dispatch - E?? your responding at ****

E?? to Dispatch on scene standing by a hydrant>>>

Dispatch - E?? your on scene of the water condition standing by the hydrant at ****

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All Identifers withheld to keep this thread alive!!!

Just gonna throw this out there, but its not uncommon for a water condition call to end up being a fire that was put out by a sprinkler.

[Remember585 815]

Just gonna throw this out there, but its not uncommon for a water condition call to end up being a fire that was put out by a sprinkler.

I don't think it's THAT common...

[mlcougar2001 8]

Just gonna throw this out there, but its not uncommon for a water condition call to end up being a fire that was put out by a sprinkler.

1. Fire is UNcommon in most places. 2 . Most water conditions are called in by first party callers watching the water either rise in there basement or overflow out of water source. 3. This was I believe "Replying to Heard over the air -- you can't make this stuff up" was trying to be a funny post. 4. Last but not least NAME TWO if NOT ONE water condtion that you have been to or have heard that turned into a fire.

[Guest]

I can think of 3 or 4 fires in the past few years that I've heard down here that started off as a service call for water leaking from the apartment above, and ended up being kitchen fires that were held or knocked by sprinkler activations. Many in College Park, One in Morningside, and several other fires down in the Silver Hill or Oxon Hill area. Granted, that's out of many water calls, hundreds of fires, and hundreds of thousands of calls in general, but those are just a few. This happens on a monthly, if not weekly basis.

Edited February 1, 2010 by Slayer61

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County - ambulance XXX it's time for a second, do you require?

Ambulance - Yes, go ahead with a second.

County - Receive, requesting a second dispatch

Ambulance - County, disregard on the second. We are now prepared for take off.

County - I'll show you responding at XX:XX

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Just remembered 1 from a retiree that was a classic when he called 60 control.

"Engine xxx to mission control."

[JFLYNN 681]

While standing by outside a school as other members of his company investigated an activated alarm inside...

"313 to Yonkers you better send a lot of cops here I think there's a riot goin' on"

"10-4, 313, about how many students are involved?"

"How many does the school hold Yonkers?"

"OK, 313, we get it, Police are on the way"

[Guest EFFP411]

County - ambulance XXX it's time for a second, do you require?

Ambulance - Yes, go ahead with a second.

County - Receive, requesting a second dispatch

Ambulance - County, disregard on the second. We are now prepared for take off.

County - I'll show you responding at XX:XX

I wish i could have heard stuff like this when I still worked up there! LOL

I got some for ya...

Dispatch- Ambulance XXX whats your location??

Ambulance xxx- "In my ambulance?"

Dispatch- (laughter), what is the location of your AMBULANCE at this time?

Ambulance xxx- (more laughter) Main and park

I near fell out of my chair when i heard this one

another-

Ambulance xyz- dispatch, XX, no XK, muffled-(what bus are we again?!) dispatch unit XYZ responding!

Edited February 1, 2010 by EFFP411

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412 to XXX - Whats your Location?

XXX to 412 - I'm currently located in the passengers seat of my ambulance.

*Silence* laughter

412 to XXX - whats the location of your ambulance.

Laughter

XXX to 412 - XXk nd XXX

okay in order to get this right I must tell the whole story, (we have a development that all the roads are xxxberry) We get dispatched to a road that doesnt have berry in it and I was unsure of address and couldnt find it in the map book. Well we had an open mic apparently while I said "(road name) I dont know where the hell that is" after I realized we had an open mic cuz county raised me another channel, DC911 to XX-62, you make a right outta your firehouse second right on on xxx, first left, and then first left into development, it should be your next right." I got turn by turn directions to the call.

Edited February 1, 2010 by EFFD4091-MLSS emt

[gpdexplorer 46]

"Caller is reporting that he needs to go the hospital but doesn't have money for a cab."

[ny10570 745]

While standing by outside a school as other members of his company investigated an activated alarm inside...

"313 to Yonkers you better send a lot of cops here I think there's a riot goin' on"

"10-4, 313, about how many students are involved?"

"How many does the school hold Yonkers?"

"OK, 313, we get it, Police are on the way"

Leak and Watts? Witnessed a couple of good ones there.

ALS crew assigned to a burn major...

xyz, central

go ahead xyz.

yeah, is fire still assigned?

umm no, you're on scene. do you require a life assist? (dripping with attitude)

negative central, we good with the lift...but the apartment fire is a problem.

[ems-buff 81]

Leak and Watts? Witnessed a couple of good ones there.

ALS crew assigned to a burn major...

xyz, central

go ahead xyz.

yeah, is fire still assigned?

umm no, you're on scene. do you require a life assist? (dripping with attitude)

negative central, we good with the lift...but the apartment fire is a problem.

I remember that, isn't she a great dispatcher... Hahaha