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We (AMR) now have 2 temporary repeaters on Soledad and San Miguel (Soledad being called CH 5 and San Miguel Ch 6). On Monday night about 8:30 p.m., I was dispatching our EMTs on Ch 1 and heard a burst of low static with a pop sound at the end. Looking at our radio display, I then saw the indicator f...

you know how it goes, if money's involved people forget the past problems very easily...

mike wrote:Aguirre is running his mouth again

Don't you mean talking out his a**???

AMR San Diego is currently authorized by County EMS to use this channel for ambulance strike team coordination during the firestorm.

it is my understanding that due to the current "budget crisis", that CVFD Dispatch is out to bid with both Heartland and SDFD. The dispatchers would not go over to the police side, but would be laid off.

That would be correct. I couldn't remember the exact time period.

Mike, I believe after the crash of the Astrea helo in Sycamore Canyon in 1996 the department switched to the blue design. Before that you saw blue, red and even this one (which is the one that crashed) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/RescueKUjo/San%20Diego%20County%20Sheriffs%20Aviation%20Div...

What happened at that time was our channel 3 transmitter went down. Moved the Medics to channel 4.

Skip, I am a dispatcher/calltaker for AMR, and we monitor both Heartland and Chula Vista. We all do EMD (yes, people direct call AMR for ambulances), but I've never heard anyone use the EMD codes. Those are for documentation within the call in the CAD, so you (the dispatcher) can show which protocol...

codethree wrote:Actually saw the new engine at the Burn Run...it's a Pierce.

and a photo...