...please, kindly, when talking on the radio, just STFU!
For a variety of ridiculous reasons, I found myself wide awake at 0330 hours this morning, and flipped on the scanner, which I hoped would lull me back to sleep. Also, we were in the midst of a gnarly windstorm here in L.A. so I figured things would be hopping with the LAFD (surprisingly, they weren't). But it was almost impossible to find out what was happening with the LAFD, LAPD, BHPD and others because the Santa Monica Fire Department was working a structure fire somewheres on Wilshire Boulevard with ONE ROOM involved that required constant communication on the Tac channel and to OCD on channel 7.
The most egregious offender was the captain on Truck 121 (above) who felt the need to tell. the. BC. every. little. fucking. thing. he. was. doing.
Example:
"Truck 121 to Wilshire IC, we've cut another small ventilation hole in the roof, which makes two small holes, plus two skylights and we're using the rotary saw."
"Roger Truck 121."
"Truck 121 to Wilshire IC, we're going to get ready to come down the ladder now since our truck work ventilation appears to be done and there is no more smoke coming from the fire room."
"Roger Truck 121."
"Truck 121 to Wilshire IC, we're getting ready to leave the scene and we just want you to know that we have left two shovels and a salvage cover inside the hallway next to the fire room so once the arson investigators show up, those can be used by whoever is here to do more salvage work and we can either pick them up later or blah, blah, blah, blah....."
"Roger Truck 121."
Wilshire IC himself--Battalion 22--wasn't much better as he constantly badgered OCD with one inane transmission after another. I mean, it's four o'fucking clock in the morning. I felt bad for the poor bastards at OCD who were just trying to get through the last few hours of what had been a really busy shift.
I mean look, I know I'm spoiled because I live in an area where the two biggest fire department's catch working structure fires like flies to honey, but still, last night's little structure fire wasn't the SMFD's first trip to the Show. I realize that working fires can be few and far between in smaller cities like Santa Monica and Culver City and Beverly Hills, etc., but still...I mean the shit coming out of SMFD's radios last night awoke distant memories of my years living in northern New England listening (and observing) as the local vollie departments would catch their one big fire of the year.....painful!
photo: Santa Monica Fire Department
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3 comments:
Dude its pretty obvious you are an LAFD dispatcher or lashitty fanboy using a blog to bash one of the best fire departments in socal. Take a look at our truck in the picture, way more sweet than anything lashitty runs. We can't wait to get rid of you and hope lashitty goes civilian dispatcher. SMFD has hometown pride dude and you can stop drinkin the lashitty cool aid.
If you are indeed a member of the SMFD, your comments are incredibly unprofessional and very troubling. "Hometown pride" sure doesn't apply when you are called upon to assist your neighboring agencies and work as a team player with other members of your profession. I'm sure if I contacted the City of Santa Monica and Fire Administration, they would be profoundly troubled by the comment you have posted.
SMFD is gonna leave LAFD soon cupcake...so you can sleep in peace once more!
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