Thanks XLIVLIXXVIII.
But those were different times with different challenges. Not for one minute do I regret my time as a dispatcher in the Bronx during the late '60s and early '70s, nor my time riding with an engine company from '63 till '72 thanks to the Civil Defense Auxiliary program. While we didn't have computers, or AC to keep them (and us) cool, we also didn't have RACs, TACs, MERVs, etc. Nor did we have different response patterns to keep track of depending on the time of day, whether the moon is full, or some chief decides to override the supervisor and men. Somehow we managed to roll the rigs without being titled as the alarm dispatcher, decision dispatcher, etc. We did the best we could with what we had, as did the fire companies. Given what I've read and heard as to the new dispatching, I'm glad I worked when I did. The men and women today have challenges we could have never imagined, and, in my opinion, have as difficult, and rewarding, a job as we did.