911:: Auxillary and radios

[Guest guest]

Recent events brought out all of the axualliary units, the

rubber gun squads (community relations & school resource

officers), and every other warm body with a uniform and a

badge who could help. Brought out some really bad radio,

too.

HQ: " Respond to point one. Escort the construction crane from

staging to scene. "

REGULAR: " Thirty-nine, enroute. "

compared to:

AUXILLARY: " Two-thirty-nine, ah, is this a, you know, one

of those mobile cranes or a tower on a truck? And how fast

should I lead it? Oh, and will there be other units to block

intersections or do I have to .... "

<grumble>

Brevity is NOT a characteristic of Falls Church Sheriff's

auxillary units (at least most of them) or units that don't

work the streets regularly. Why? Regulars want the basics,

period. Crane? Escort? Done. Auxillaries and some deputies

want every detail from dispatch. How am I to know what type

of crane? If you want to know how fast it can go, ask the

driver when you get there. Did you hear other units assigned

to block the intersections? No? Then you probably shouldn't

expect any.

Anybody else see a great difference in radio procedures by

our part-timers and volunteers?

Always take good care of yourself and yours,

Calls occur randomly... all at the same time!

R J 'Tree' Greenwood

Falls Church & Catlett VA

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