12/16/24 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 1024

While I understand individual company officers trying to defend their boxes, one would think the fastest unit should be the one assigned. Yes, it's a long run regardless of which rescue goes, but if something goes sideways at the fire or if it is a technical response where the rescue is going to need to operate, one would think those few minutes in the difference could be precious...
 
Years ago into the 1970's the dividing line for a Rescue response in Rockaway was 129 St ......East of 129 St was R*4 & West of 129 St was R*2 ( from Carlton Ave ).......after moving to Bergen St on more than one occasion when the JFK Crash Box 269 was transmitted & we responded leaving Qtrs at the same time as R*4 we would arrive first ( theoretically the same could be said for Rockaway as we would hit Crossbay ahead of them).....a lot of variables on Responses.....it is surprising that with technology ( satellite , etc ) that there isn't a system in place to track Units & decide the closest based on real time locations / real time traffic ,etc. & Dispatch the closest at that time.
 
68jk09 said:
Years ago into the 1970's the dividing line for a Rescue response in Rockaway was 129 St ......East of 129 St was R*4 & West of 129 St was R*2 ( from Carlton Ave ).......after moving to Bergen St on more than one occasion when the JFK Crash Box 269 was transmitted & we responded leaving Qtrs at the same time as R*4 we would arrive first ( theoretically the same could be said for Rockaway as we would hit Crossbay ahead of them).....a lot of variables on Responses.....it is surprising that with technology ( satellite , etc ) that there isn't a system in place to track Units & decide the closest based on real time locations / real time traffic ,etc. & Dispatch the closest at that time.
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There is a system that will do just that. Polk County which dispatches for most of the municipalities in the County, Orange and few other places use it. Especially on the EMS side. It uses a combination of area, AVL ( Automatic Vehicle Locator) and a few other factors before sending a unit. Even though it works EMS hates it with a passion. As soon as they transport to a different hospital and they go available, 8 out of 10 times they'll get stuck in that area.
 
68jk09 said:
Years ago into the 1970's the dividing line for a Rescue response in Rockaway was 129 St ......East of 129 St was R*4 & West of 129 St was R*2 ( from Carlton Ave ).......after moving to Bergen St on more than one occasion when the JFK Crash Box 269 was transmitted & we responded leaving Qtrs at the same time as R*4 we would arrive first ( theoretically the same could be said for Rockaway as we would hit Crossbay ahead of them).....a lot of variables on Responses.....it is surprising that with technology ( satellite , etc ) that there isn't a system in place to track Units & decide the closest based on real time locations / real time traffic ,etc. & Dispatch the closest at that time.
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Chief, if R2 was to run to Rockaway say east of 100 st would they come out to Crossbay and down or would they head toward the Marine Pkwy Bridge?
 
Darrell said:
Like Airbus said, I think it solely depends on the Chief of Special Ops on making Rescue/Squad response districts, for sure some of them need to be changed. Them being territorial, I would believe it.
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Isn't having the closest unit respond better for the public than being "territorial"?
 
t123ken said:
Isn't having the closest unit respond better for the public than being "territorial"?
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Yes it is. But the Rockaways seem to be the one area where R4, 2 and 5 get in all around the same time. I'm starting to think the Chief of Special Ops just spun a wheel.
 
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