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DesertEMT66 said:
I've had a couple calls at SNFs where we heard it go over fire dispatch so we drove code 2 and got on scene before our dispatch gave us that call (talk about compliance)
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That was a perfect opportunity to check out busy on a flag down until someone else had the call.

Or drive real fast the other way so someone else is closer.
 
Or slam on the breaks and hit Out of Vehicle on the CAD to give you an extra 90 seconds response time :lol:
 
Arovetli said:
That was a perfect opportunity to check out busy on a flag down until someone else had the call.

Or drive real fast the other way so someone else is closer.
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Haha. The medic I was working with loved to run calls so we would always be doing that. Exodus had a couple of months of working with that medic. Paperwork would be done as soon as the patient was off the gurney and we would be clear for another call as soon as we arrived in the ER.

It was extremely easy for us to get 13 transports in a 12 hour shift. I loved it haha

And driving the other way wouldn't help. The next closest unit is a good 10 minutes away at best.
 
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DesertEMT66 said:
And driving the other way wouldn't help. The next closest unit is a good 10 minutes away at best.
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Must be nice. I cross paths with other units, while we are both going code, on a regular basis. At a certain point it just gets too busy to reassign and re-dispatch everything so they just drop tones and warn us.

"Dee-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo, medic 38 and medic 42 be advised you're going to cross paths in the area of x and x"

Funniest intersection shenanigans I've ever seen were three units, all from opposite directions, going code, hitting an intersection at the same time. Who woulda know the opticom would turn all the lights red!? Haha
 
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in my days with the pd, they tried for a while to dispatch the closest available unit by GPS. The way the CAD worked when a call came in it would log the address and priority on the map right away. there would be a minute or couple of minutes while they took the call. all the cars showed up on the screen as well, so when a bs call dropped on a bs address you could watch 2 or 3 cars race each other to be the farthest away.

that method of dispatch didn't last long.
 
Robb said:
Must be nice. I cross paths with other units, while we are both going code, on a regular basis. At a certain point it just gets too busy to reassign and re-dispatch everything so they just drop tones and warn us.

"Dee-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo, medic 38 and medic 42 be advised you're going to cross paths in the area of x and x"

Funniest intersection shenanigans I've ever seen were three units, all from opposite directions, going code, hitting an intersection at the same time. Who woulda know the opticom would turn all the lights red!? Haha
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Best intersection I've had is us (the ambulance) heading north in the southbound lanes. Fire department heading south in the northbound lanes. The look on the publics face was pretty funny.
 
There's not really any opportunity to hide here. GPS in every truck logs the location and makes it available on everyone's MDT when we're out. You can press "In Quarters" and disappear from the screen, but calls in your district are still going to come to you.
 
exodus said:
I just installed Windows server 2012, Windows 7 ultimate, Windows 8 Pro, and Ubuntu all on virtual machines on my computer. I think I may be becoming addicted... I need to learn how to manage these OS's though! Yay for AD.
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One thing I noticed is that Winblows seems to run faster on a virtual machine than on an actual once...plus you get the added benefit of if it becomes infected you can restore from a snapshot.
 
4th year problems.


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JPINFV said:
4th year problems.


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That's how they get you. What's another $300 when you're already 200K in debt? You don't have any options either. What are you going to do, not pay it? Congratulations on getting to 4th year though!
 
ffemt8978 said:
One thing I noticed is that Winblows seems to run faster on a virtual machine than on an actual once...plus you get the added benefit of if it becomes infected you can restore from a snapshot.
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What the heck is a virtual machine?

Is that the Matrix?

Forgive my technological ignorance.
 
First time cooking Keta Salmon. Let's see if there is a reason it's only $3 a pound.
 
Addrobo said:
First time cooking Keta Salmon. Let's see if there is a reason it's only $3 a pound.
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Yes, there is. It's a pretty low brow salmon.
 
Just picked up another MCI drill shift. Pretty sure the sups are thinking I'm obsessed with them.
 
Arovetli said:
What the heck is a virtual machine?

Is that the Matrix?

Forgive my technological ignorance.
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It's a program that allows you to install a complete computer operating system inside of it and then launch it, allowing you to use that new operating system without having to reboot your computer.

Very useful for tech support, programming, testing, etc...
 
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