LaGrange (Dutchess) Structure Fire 2-10-10

[FFD941 20]

Just would like to be the first to commend DC-911 in monitoring the channels being utilized this evening at LaGrange's Structure Fire on Emans Road. I was extremely impressed tonight, while monitoring the frequencies myself, to hear Dutchess 911 contacting on scene Command attempting to confirm that an evacuation request from an interior crew was heard on the Fire Ground Channel. The evacuation tones were then transmitted along with the Urgent Message to evacuate and a P.A.R. was completed.

All too often we read NIOSH reports that find that an attempt was made by a FF to request an evacuation and it was not heard by command or a MAYDAY was not heard or lost in the radio shuffle. It is because of heads up dispatchers like the on duty dispatch center today that we can minimize these unnecessary deaths.

I would like to add that by no means is this a bash on any part of the operations this evening. It is because we work as a team that incidents safely are mitigated.

Again Great Job!

Link To IA:

http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=35742

Edited February 11, 2010 by xfirefighter484x
Added Link To IA

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Just would like to be the first to commend DC-911 in monitoring the channels being utilized this evening at LaGrange's Structure Fire on Emans Road. I was extremely impressed tonight, while monitoring the frequencies myself, to hear Dutchess 911 contacting on scene Command attempting to confirm that an evacuation request from an interior crew was heard on the Fire Ground Channel. The evacuation tones were then transmitted along with the Urgent Message to evacuate and a P.A.R. was completed.

All too often we read NIOSH reports that find that an attempt was made by a FF to request an evacuation and it was not heard by command or a MAYDAY was not heard or lost in the radio shuffle. It is because of heads up dispatchers like the on duty dispatch center today that we can minimize these unnecessary deaths.

I would like to add that by no means is this a bash on any part of the operations this evening. It is because we work as a team that incidents safely are mitigated.

Again Great Job!

Agreed, I as well was very impressed (not so much surprised though) at the professionalism, and quick action by DC911 to recognize, and convey the urgent message by the interior team, to check with command if it was heard, and to then set in motion the potentially life saving actions that followed.

When that message was heard, and other units tried contacting command (on the fireground frequency), DC911 stepped in, asking for radio silence on that frequency, and, checking back with command after the Evacuation Tones were put out, to make sure that contact had been made with the interior crew.

I have heard said in the past that the DC911 center was used as a model for other 911 centers, either being overhauled, or converted to 911 from previous systems, and this just goes to show why!

[Remember585 815]

Great job by DC 911!

It's too bad we can't do something like that on our county firegrounds...

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Great job by DC 911!

It's too bad we can't do something like that on our county firegrounds...

We would have to get more people to even use them I would suppose.

It was a great job. Hell of a ride it was over there tonight too. Winds definitely did not help the situation there tonight.

[FiftyOnePride 100]

I have always been impressed with the way DC911 monitors their firegrounds, glad to see it paid off tonight - great job to the folks that were on for the incident!

[JetPhoto 626]

1 dead in LaGrange house fire

Sad

Edited February 11, 2010 by JetPhoto

[nhfd241 4]

Good Job DC911