Does your department have a command post? Do you use it? What are its roles besides just being a command post?
Yesterday in Beverly ,BEMA set up ours. Its operation went very well. It was parked in quiet part of the park that the homecomeing festival was at. It coordinated our personel and the 3 other trucks we brought,it served as a stageing point for the police and fire details. We also provided cold drinks and food to the bike patrol and police.
This was a medium sized event that we used it for. I notice some departments have them but never use them hopeing for the "big one" to come.
Our command post has the ability for VHF,UHF,800 ,2 meter and Marine freq. We have a lap top that haz- mat and operations software. We also have satilite photos, topo maps,mini conferance area ,PA system and are able to set up portable land line telephones.
It is a rescue truck. It has rescue tools,telescopeing boom lights and genorator that are complimented by the side floods.
It is a rehab unit that has air conditioning,O2,cases of bottled water,blankets,pillows etc.
Lastly it can function as an ambulance, it does not carry a stretcher but does have a stokes basket and has full BLS capabilites.
Not bad for a 1986 Sirrea that once was a Intensive care unit. On the photo page it is unit 124.[web:9848b83483]http://www.geocities.com/beverlyema/photo.html[/web:9848b83483]
Yesterday in Beverly ,BEMA set up ours. Its operation went very well. It was parked in quiet part of the park that the homecomeing festival was at. It coordinated our personel and the 3 other trucks we brought,it served as a stageing point for the police and fire details. We also provided cold drinks and food to the bike patrol and police.
This was a medium sized event that we used it for. I notice some departments have them but never use them hopeing for the "big one" to come.
Our command post has the ability for VHF,UHF,800 ,2 meter and Marine freq. We have a lap top that haz- mat and operations software. We also have satilite photos, topo maps,mini conferance area ,PA system and are able to set up portable land line telephones.
It is a rescue truck. It has rescue tools,telescopeing boom lights and genorator that are complimented by the side floods.
It is a rehab unit that has air conditioning,O2,cases of bottled water,blankets,pillows etc.
Lastly it can function as an ambulance, it does not carry a stretcher but does have a stokes basket and has full BLS capabilites.
Not bad for a 1986 Sirrea that once was a Intensive care unit. On the photo page it is unit 124.[web:9848b83483]http://www.geocities.com/beverlyema/photo.html[/web:9848b83483]
