http://statter911.com/2013/11/28/mayday-radio-traffic-boston-fd-lt-ryan-mcgovern-burned-after-falling-through-floor-of-house-in-jamaica-plain/
the radio tape is up on YouTube now On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Peter S <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/boston-firefighter-suffers-burns-in-3alarm-blaze/-/11971628/23189258/-/41rlfqz/-/index.html > - video interview with the firefighter > > There was a radio problem - he could not make verbal contact via > radio, so he hit the emergency button on the radio - he states this > explicitly in the video interview. > > The fire was being conducted on Channel 2 (483.1875R) as is typical. I > did not notice any other people having radio problems, but I missed > the beginning of the fire. I just started to listen at the time that > dispatcher told the IC that she had received the emergency signal from > the Engine 28 Officer. The problem might have been due to a radio dead > spot or perhaps other traffic on the channel. Or maybe operator error > of some sort. Or maybe a problem with the remote microphone I suppose. > There is no mention of any previous problems with the radio at the > fire. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
