Boston FD Nov 13 2009

<http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/13/firefighters_pull_girl_from_blaze/>

Its great when everything comes together - training - equipment - determination

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My only question - not to be a negative Nelly - but if I dont post the

question now, I will forget to post it later - question is - when was

ALS dispatched? - typically Boston EMS only sends 1 BLS unit and 1

superviosr to fire boxes - either ALS was sent when people were

reported as trapped, or later, or maybe when fire showing was reported

by BFD?

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radio traffic from BFD Ch 2 at this fire - 2nd was transmitted at approx 1644

per my mighty scanner - this is an abbreviated transcript - not word

for word - but close

1646 - "Fire Alarm" (dispatcher) to Command (Incident Commander) - L7

is RIT Ladder

1646 - FAO (dispatcher) sends W25 to the fire

1646 - Ldr 7 called Command (Cmd) - no reply

1646 - Cmd to FAO - request EMS to front

1646 - FAO tells Cmd to "say again"

1646 - Cmd again requests EMS to front

1647 - 18 Pump to 18 Portable - ready for water?

1647 - 18 portable yells 1 word

1647 - "18 Pump to 19 Portable, repeat that"

1648 - 18 Pump to 18 Portable, want water?

1648 - 18 portable yells 1 word

1650 - FAO to Command - Z1 is 2nd alarm chief + Car 6 is Accountability

1651 - Ct at scene and in command

? 1652 - ? Cmd reports 2.5 wood frame

1653 - H1 at scene

1655 - some company tells Command that primary on Charlie side floor 1

and 2 is clear

1658 - Z1 is at scene

1658 - under control per Command

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Note - if they used direct at the scene, I would not have heard them -

I dont think they used direct at this fire

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Note - there was only 3 or 4 tactical messages

- Cmd requested EMS - that could / should have been automatic by FAO

- Ladder 7 requested orders - no orders given

- Engine 18 pump wanted permission to charge line - permission never given

- primary on side C was all clear - this message was received by

Command with no problem but I think the fire was pretty much killed at

that point

Looks like a 66% failure rate on tactical message