CENTRAL PA FIREWIRE

In Schuylkill, the radio has way too much traffic. However, the discussion needs to begin for using common terminology for apparatus identification. There are 3 different number systems in the county. In Berks, it's just about perfect. "Engine xx", "Tower xx", "Tanker xx", "Chief xx", and so on. Let's get some kind of standard communication!

Okay if fire distract 68 is out on a call n they have at least 8 chiefs state law requires you to call in so they know who is available n not if something else comes in! The only time any other chief or deputy chief LT Captain assistant ect needs to call in is if they are in command of something! Otherwise it should just be Schuylkill County 68-71 (Just throwing out numbers) responding! And so on for whatever is needed for the call

I beg to differ as a driver 90% of the time and a occasional fill-in officer i like to know who is coming into the scene so u can use them or put them to work with a assignment to lighten your work lode

Precisely! The apparatus is being requested mutual aid. If anything, the apparatus can radio for its assignment and indicate the number of personnel on board. The mutual aid officer can also check in, on site, with the accountability officer or IC. No need for all those extra radio transmissions.

Talk about wasted time on the radio. There is no need to call the county, county acknowledges you, then you tell them you are responding, then they acknowledge you again. Waste of time. Just say it! County Engine x is responding. County acknowledges and the transmission is done. I'm glad I dont have to talk on a schuylkill radio because I would say it once and only once. I'll call you and tell you what is responding and that's it. If you chose to not listen, that's on you not me. What a waste of time.

Up in Berwick PA they get call n we hear it like the following Berwick fire department... (the call) 2 beeps Berwick Fire department stations (whatever the call is for ladder tanker engine ect) 120 110 130 80 (the call) then we wait 5 minutes at max for 2 page and so on! Usually it goes like this! County Berwick chief responding followed by all the different trucks ect! Ems out of station 90 91-98 R122 T-121 S-124 Water-123 w/ boats 123-1 123-2 E-131 E-81 E-111 call in responding no captain assistant chief or LT saying responding unless on the scene n have control of the call! And also there is no fire districts n fire police always responding with the tones dont need a separate call

Question, if a chief does not call in responding, and has an accident in route, will the insurance cover it? The answer is legally no because there’s no record of them responding. That’s why we have radio etiquette

You all also need to keep in mind, schuylkill county has 1 dispatch center and over 100 fire departments some consisting of multiple stations. That same dispatch center also handles police and ems calls. There could be easily 35-40 calls going on in the county at one time, so those dispatchers need to know exactly who is going where

Amen way to much radio traffic everyone feels like a big shot when responding. Listen to others counties, ours county seems like to many radio heads. Lol

Should be simple. Engine such and such with (number of interior ff on board) placement or assignment The end

They need computers in the apparatus so you can press responding. County acknowledges over the radio.

Not only Skook, Luzerne too. And we don’t need a 5 page dissertation when you arrive either. Quick size up and placement for everyone - done.

Couldn’t agree more! Way to much traffic on the radio that isn’t needed.

Some people in Berks County should also follow this.

Fire police are there for a different capacity they shouldn't been on the scene its self to big with

Glad to see somethings never change

“BACK IN STATION OFF RADIO” 😜

Plenty of talking not a lot of communicating happening usually

I would like to hear the chief officers mark on scene then you could place them into the ics system where needed. I.E water supply, staging oic, safety, fire attack just to name a few

Preach.... I can't stand it either

Amen!!!!! 🙌🏼

It dose not matter yes pa requires you to take a class for everything office or not! So many fire departments ran illegally and without the right and proper training n it really shows! I been in since age 14 now am 27 I have upto Fire fighter 5 n even have it where I can jump into wild fires and call in for stuff others can’t because of what I do! A county needs to know who is responding on scene or available at all times! Book or no book law or no law! You don’t like it get lost because that’s what they tell us! On top of it all it’s also why scanners are going quiet

Amen.

8-01 with command

Reported 1 trapped , truck into a pole

59-11 enroute

68-53 enroute

Confirmed 1 trapped

59-02 advising patient extricated , cancel 68-53

No one was ever trapped on this call we got her out with on a backboard without doing mechanical maneuver to the vehicle Stop Believing everything you read