*FD ARRIVAL* Southbridge, Ma - 7 alarms struck for heavy fire in 2
multi family dwellings - early fire video -
https://youtu.be/Ffk9JiC-IVc?si=rTaffQg1B6CtUFb7
https://youtu.be/7Sg8I1WI2Ms?si=1qS3tYfb68R0z_jo - 4 minute tape with
radio traffic
gonna guess that southbridge has just 1 dispatcher on duty - and she
handles both police and fire - but the good news is - dispatch is
fairly easy - hit tone for FD - call 'District 7 fire control' for
fire mutual aid - send 1 radio message to cops - its not too hard
actually
however trying to get off duty cops or out of town cops might be a
chore - not sure if anyone in the area serves as the police mutual aid
center
extra 911 calls should roll over to nearby PSAPs
not sure why chief told her to roll mutual aid before striking box -
'striking box' might involve blowing the whistle - that might be a
waste of time - probably they have 5 people on duty at fire station -
the radio tone wakes them up and wakes up every off duty firefighter
and every paid on call firefighter - unknown how many live in town
fd probably has 4 engines and 1 ladder - so they have lots of trucks -
they just have to wait for manpower to show up to man them
mutual aid comes from (on call) multi FDs that are probably all 5 miles away
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