Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 21 to 26 of 26
  1. #21
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Erie, Pennsylvania
    (Erie County)
    Posts
    6,586
    Rep Power
    21474856

    Default Re: Emergency Dispatch language.

    Quote Originally Posted by Remington788 View Post
    I remember as a kid that the fire siren would blast, then a loud horn would set off two series of blasts. They were a code. 5-3 was one neighborhood intersection, 1-9 another, etc. It told the volunteer firemen where to go. This was before pagers.

    In Wesleyville, they STILL use the air raid siren, which is just plain ridiculous.
    Quote Originally Posted by Aggies Coach View Post
    Cause white people are awesome. Happy now......LOL.

  2. #22
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    (Allegheny County)
    Posts
    4,003
    Rep Power
    21474850

    Default Re: Emergency Dispatch language.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    In Wesleyville, they STILL use the air raid siren, which is just plain ridiculous.
    Shit. Even in Pittsburgh I hear the air raid siren, which is even more ridiculous..

  3. #23
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    One Step Beyond, New Jersey
    Posts
    688
    Rep Power
    5712262

    Default Re: Emergency Dispatch language.

    Here in Jerzy, we still have the sirens in our township too....

  4. #24
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Posts
    141
    Rep Power
    96381

    Default Re: Emergency Dispatch language.

    What model Baofeng does everyone recommend?

    I'd like to get my ham license and just use it as a scanner in the meantime.

  5. #25
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    ..., Pennsylvania
    (Juniata County)
    Posts
    4,418
    Rep Power
    21474852

    Default Re: Emergency Dispatch language.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    In Wesleyville, they STILL use the air raid siren, which is just plain ridiculous.
    Until the dispatch towers go down, which are increased run through isp lines and require power.

    Or 911 goes down because Verizon*s land line goes down.

    911 is a system you want to have multiple redundant backups on.

    Sirens are Increasingly unpopular with fire companies, but I disagree with it. They should be there, and be used, because pager batteries fail, and sometimes 912 goes down. In some counties it happens a couple times a year, for hours.
    "Cives Arma Ferant"

    "I know I'm not James Bond, that's why I don't keep a loaded gun under the pillow, or bang Russian spies on a regular basis." - GunLawyer001

  6. #26
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    (Philadelphia County)
    Posts
    3,733
    Rep Power
    21474851

    Default Re: Emergency Dispatch language.

    Quote Originally Posted by PAMedic=F|A= View Post
    Until the dispatch towers go down, which are increased run through isp lines and require power.

    Or 911 goes down because Verizon*s land line goes down.

    911 is a system you want to have multiple redundant backups on.

    Sirens are Increasingly unpopular with fire companies, but I disagree with it. They should be there, and be used, because pager batteries fail, and sometimes 912 goes down. In some counties it happens a couple times a year, for hours.
    NYC still has pull boxes on the corner for fire and EMS. But they have had voice capability for decades.

    Philadelphia has not had corner boxes in decades, but still dispatch house and building fires with a phantom box number.

Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 4
    Last Post: January 11th, 2018, 07:13 PM
  2. Replies: 3
    Last Post: February 17th, 2015, 07:38 PM
  3. Legal ways to dispatch a groundhog in suburban area
    By StillHunting in forum Hunting
    Replies: 97
    Last Post: November 2nd, 2014, 11:25 AM
  4. Replies: 12
    Last Post: February 3rd, 2013, 12:29 PM
  5. 911 Dispatch problems...post them here
    By rxer311 in forum Concealed & Open Carry
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: August 24th, 2012, 02:14 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •