Halifax NS - the radio tape has been listened to - wildfire

https://www.broadcastify.com/calls/tg/7924/30002/archives

we have listened to the dispatch channel and the Tac 3 channel that
are available via Broadcastify Calls

need to double check the paging channel to see what time the very
first alert was at - but in any case - this is what we have heard so
far

217 pm - Engine 65 calls off in quarters - apparently they had been
out on a previous call - heard on the "Dispatch" channel

the rest of these messages were heard via the Tac 3 channel (except as noted)

230 pm - Tanker 56 + T58 + T10 + Eng 56 + Tac 58 + DC2 + DC 4 - deck
on fire and woods on fire - by25 Juneberry Lane - (not really sure
what we are hearing - both sta 56 and sta 65 are in the area -
apparently both were sent) - (looking at the zerg90 map, it looks like
all active stations in the area were alerted between first and 2nd
alarms) - not sure if this is the initial alert or not - would be
interesting to see when 911 was called and how long the call
processing took

232 pm - code 1 Eng 65 - (pretty sure this is Eng 65 rolling out the door)

233 pm - E65 asks if DNR has been notified - dispatcher says yes

233 pm - update by caller - explosions heard - 2nd alarm ordered by E65

235 pm - Tanker 65 responding

236 pm - Eng 65 at scene - working fire - home and trees on fire

238 pm - mention of T10 T58 T11 E65 E8

not really sure what the difference is between Engine and Tanker -
maybe a Tanker has a little larger water tank - obviously both are
going in nearly equal proportions

"Engine 65 Operator" is the driver / pump operator of Engine 65

Engine 65 did a great job on the radio - he immediately reported 3 to
5 homes burning - and gave orders to head of fire for 2 units

239 pm - DC2 requests 3rd alarm - units stage at rink / arena

240 pm - Eng 65 tells DC3 that 3 to 5 homes are on fire - DC3 says OK
3 to 5 homes in jeopardy

241 pm - E65 requests DNR helo

241 pm - E65 has quarter tank of water left - conserve water till tankers arrive

242 pm - fire jumped Westwood Blvd - evacs mentioned

243 pm - T65 and T10 approaching scene and given directions by E65 to
the intersection of Westwood at ???

247 pm - Rescue 65 responding to fire in Westwood Hills - heard on
Dispatch channel

251 pm - 10 alpha - thank you for coming inservice - stay where you
are - not going to use you to backfill a station right now - heard on
dispatch channel

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note - this is the info I wrote down while listening to the radio
tapes - cant always read my own writing - if you want to hear the
exact words and background noises, you can listen to the tapes
yourself - they are available at broadcastify calls - and probably at
regular broadcastify also

bottom line - looks like first unit (Eng 65) arrived in 6 minutes at
236 pm - and at least one home and trees were burning at that time -
Tanker 65 and Tanker 10 arrived at 243 pm which would be 13 minutes
into the fire

bottom bottom line - if you have a bunch of fire trucks in fire
stations - https://fire.fandom.com/wiki/Halifax_Regional_Fire_and_Emergency_Service
- and the wildfire danger is very high - and you dont put any staff on
those fire engines - then you lose 100 homes - nothing new here - ask
Paradise CA - ask Gatlinburg TN - it keeps happening over and over and
over and over

on the other hand - if you spend $100K to staff the stations on one
bad day - and there are no fires - then the news media and public will
be OUTRAGED!!!!! *&^%%!!!! - of course you could use that day to do a
bunch of training and maintenance and prefire planning - except on
holiday weekends - oh wait .....