For almost 3 years now, when a relocated company goes 10-8, and the incident escalates, or there’s a special call for additional units, the CAD recommends the relocated unit, based on the premise of being the nearest available unit to the ongoing incident.The whole dispatcher sending replicators before assigned units is ridiculous but there is a place for it however in my opinion it’s not until later alarms. Especially in Brooklyn where companies are so close to each other there is no reason a relocator is sent before the normally assigned 4th or 5th due truck. Is blatantly obvious when you see certain trucks always relocated for a good job and put on the box immediately. Companies relocated from the same area and all put on the box while companies get relocated to the relocated companies area. All while the 4th and 5th due trucks sit in quarters. There’s too much discretion. A relocation is meant to protect the area that the job is in while the companies assigned there can’t.
That change was instituted because that’s what operations wanted. Theres no “discretion” being used, and nothing blatant about who gets relocated.
We try to do Like unit for like unit. Dont empty a double house, And close the RespnseNeighborhood by relocating the least amount of companies in the quickest amount of time
Of course, like with anything, fire activity, who’s oos, relocated, where the fire is, and alarm level, you’ll sometimes get some unusual relocations. (Must fills, do not relocates, old apparatus etc)
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