Seattle Fire Department Engine 2 and Ladder 4 being dispatched and responding to 1000 Aurora Avenue North at 1547 on 12/26/08. Engine 2 went on 3,501 runs during 2007, making it the busiest Engine company in the department. Ladder 4 went on 2,133 runs during 2007, making it the busiest Truck company in the department. My apologies for how shaky the video is after the companies leave the station (I guess I got a little excited!). Quartered in Station 2 are Engine 2, Ladder 4, Aid 2, Aid 82, and Safety 2.
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July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
@Acedo probably not …
@Acedo probably not lol and he needs to work on keeping that camera stable and talking slower that boys nervous as shit
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
@Acedo probably not …
@Acedo probably not lol
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
@cbj8fan I would …
@cbj8fan I would like to know this too, are you even a firefighter? haha
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
do you sit in front …
do you sit in front of the stations and wait for them to get runs? lol
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Any apparatus …
Any apparatus designated as a “truck” or “ladder” with a certain number of total feet of ground ladders and an aerial ladder, tractor drawn or straight frame can and is called a ladder or a truck.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
In Vancouver, …
In Vancouver, Washington, they are referred as Trucks
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
The “box” I am …
The “box” I am referring to is painted in front of the station so cars know not to stop in front and not block the station.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
when Station 2’s …
when Station 2’s doors open, all lights within 2 blocks turn red.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Seattle calls it a …
Seattle calls it a Ladder
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
thats actually a …
thats actually a tiller truck not a ” Ladder ” !!!
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
I would think there …
I would think there would be a “box” in front of the bays so that traffic will not block the equipment from exitting the station.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
I’d love having to …
I’d love having to park the ladder all the time…
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
They waited for the …
They waited for the engine to get in front of them and then they put on there lights. You can see the lights go in at 1:30.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Does the ladder use …
Does the ladder use strobes or were the lights just not on? Because I couldn’t see them.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Yes, she’s from the …
Yes, she’s from the South East somewhere.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
palm beach county …
palm beach county florida uses the system too
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Actually, the …
Actually, the company uses voice clips of a real person, rather than a computer trying to pronounce words (as in GPS nav systems)
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
i heard that …
i heard that Seattle FD fire station 2 is being move?
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Raleigh NC uses the …
Raleigh NC uses the same dispatch system as well.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Raleigh NC uses …
Raleigh NC uses this system as well
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
nice question
nice question
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
its a computer
its a computer
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
My dept just …
My dept just switched to the same system. It is called Locution Systems. I believe LAFD, Austin, Chicago, Las Vegas & Edmonton also use it. I work for Vancouver BC.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
… (cont.). With …
The Dallas FD uses the exact same system, and it’s interesting because the voice is clearly not from Texas.
… (cont.). With “stacking”, the dispatchers can focus on things like deciding which companies should be assigned to different runs instead of spending time verbally making the dispatches. This is particularly valuable during busy call periods. One disadvantage of the system is that the voice mispronounces certain street names, such as “Oregon” … it’s O-re-Gun, no O-re-GON.
July 14th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Hi and thanks for …
Hi and thanks for the question. The SFD has gone to a computer generated audio on its dispatch channel. I know of at least one other major department that uses this system: the Dallas Fire Dept. The system is just used for the initial dispatch. All following communication between responding companies and dispatch is with real people. The main benefits are as follows: 1). dispatch is very clear and easy to understand, 2) “stacking” of several dispatches can take place (cont.) …