South Metro Unscripted Episode 1

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  • čas přidán 8. 04. 2017
  • Take an inside look at South Metro Fire Rescue's 911 Communications Center (MetCom) and the Incident Dispatch Team.
    MetCom is accredited through the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch and their training program is certified by APCO Project 33 standards. MetCom's Dispatchers work 24 hour shifts, they are the only civilian dispatch center in Colorado that enjoys this schedule.

Komentáře • 60

  • @SoCalFB2
    @SoCalFB2 Před 6 lety +21

    Literally the most impressive dispatching system I've ever heard of!

    • @tylerhaigh5171
      @tylerhaigh5171 Před 5 lety

      But is it safe

    • @DIphone129
      @DIphone129 Před 4 lety +2

      Tyler Haigh How would it not be safe?

    • @EricWhiteTheGamer
      @EricWhiteTheGamer Před 4 lety

      I have seen Genius made dispatch systems in poor cities but in big cities yes this is the best!

  • @kevinbunnell9222
    @kevinbunnell9222 Před 3 lety +9

    4:01 wow i didn't know Eric was a dispacher

  • @user-pf3up4wy5y
    @user-pf3up4wy5y Před 5 lety +11

    Respect from ND. I was surprised see South Metro, CO had a CZcams channel! When I was about a year on the job (now 4.5yrs) I gave a station tour to someone who rides on the heavy rescue for South Metro Fire Rescue, CO. He stopped by with his kid to get a station tour and just visit. Unfortunately the tour was cut short because we were dispatched to a call and as I left he was nice enough to give me a south metro tshit. So if you read this thanks for the shirt and thank you for stopping by!!

  • @chriswen9764
    @chriswen9764 Před 4 lety +2

    Eric thanks for the cardiac arrest save and baby girl delivered

  • @joshuafleming6206
    @joshuafleming6206 Před 6 lety +6

    Respect from South Africa ! Wish we had half the resources you folks do :D

  • @dnvrmike
    @dnvrmike Před 7 lety +3

    Thank You SMFR

  • @EricWhiteTheGamer
    @EricWhiteTheGamer Před 4 lety

    I thought it was Netcom! Thanks for you clarifying on the description!

  • @JoelBulger
    @JoelBulger Před 5 lety +2

    Great work men and women

  • @jeffpatch5
    @jeffpatch5 Před 7 lety +3

    Impressive! A lot has changed since I started dispatching in 1990!!

    • @bm7151
      @bm7151 Před 6 měsíci

      Thanks for dispatching
      Underappreciated job 🙏

  • @lindanwfirefighter4973
    @lindanwfirefighter4973 Před 4 lety +3

    I really like that dispatch goes on scene!

  • @Firefighter-gl3uj
    @Firefighter-gl3uj Před 3 lety

    👨‍🚒👨‍🚒👍👍👍Great good Work 👨‍🚒🚒👍

  • @petewilliamsiv3512
    @petewilliamsiv3512 Před 5 lety +5

    4:21 i my SFD FAC 911Patch :D

  • @jtmfire1632
    @jtmfire1632 Před 4 lety

    If you are the head dispatcher do you have to learn translations?

  • @Only.B
    @Only.B Před 5 lety +4

    whats the intro song name??? i love this intro i have listended to the intro plenty of times. please tell me

  • @Camzasaur
    @Camzasaur Před 6 lety +1

    What is the music at the start of the video please?

    • @Only.B
      @Only.B Před 5 lety +2

      www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/into-the-battlefield

  • @killerkeevjr
    @killerkeevjr Před 6 lety +2

    I need to find the tone that is at the beginning of the video.

    • @Only.B
      @Only.B Před 5 lety +2

      www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/into-the-battlefield

  • @fernyflores7374
    @fernyflores7374 Před 6 lety +40

    What? 24hrs shift as a dispatcher...cheese....that sound terrible

  • @jtmfire1632
    @jtmfire1632 Před 4 lety

    Do you have paramedic training

  • @jtmfire1632
    @jtmfire1632 Před 4 lety +3

    This is My dream! And my dream come true watch these lit shows about reality of fire fighting

  • @bunker108
    @bunker108 Před 5 lety +2

    These look like uniformed dispatchers. Is it staffed with civilians? We have uniformed dispatchers in Albuquerque. 24hr shifts, 4 battalions in dispatch. 109K calls last year. Minimum staffing is 6

  • @bnadit1949
    @bnadit1949 Před 6 lety +39

    Oh no, they have an automated dispatch system (That annoying voice that dispatches units.) Poor souls. I will always prefer to have a real human voice.

    • @fdn2082
      @fdn2082 Před 6 lety +1

      I agree

    • @wolphin732
      @wolphin732 Před 4 lety +5

      Means they have to stop talking to the caller to talk to the fire fighters.

    • @QemeH
      @QemeH Před 4 lety +5

      I kinda grew to like Betty :D
      At first it took some getting used to, but we are on version 3 or 4 and the announcements are almost fluid by now. This makes it way easier to listen and actually understand/get what she's saying. That used to be the problem with early versions where it was SO robotic that the first question on the rig was: Anyone understood the address?

    • @dpm-jt8rj
      @dpm-jt8rj Před 4 lety +2

      @@wolphin732
      That is a larger issue that some just cannot seem get a grip onto, we can stay on the landline speaking with the caller while typing in the call then being able to hit the "Enter" or "Send" button and not miss a beat with the caller. No, I don't work at this center, but I wish the technology was around back during my few decades of work. It is fabulous.

    • @colinmorrow8041
      @colinmorrow8041 Před 4 lety +3

      And humans aren’t always consistent with how they speak

  • @jamesburton1050
    @jamesburton1050 Před 6 lety +1

    If you're on for three days, how in the world do you spend 72 hours awake???

  • @Drmoto6
    @Drmoto6 Před 4 lety +3

    I feel for those poor souls that have to listen to that automated dispatch voice!!

  • @Youtubeisstartingtosuck
    @Youtubeisstartingtosuck Před 8 měsíci

    Im curious as to why the dispatchers keep a portable radio on their desk.

    • @JohnWilliams-wg9pk
      @JohnWilliams-wg9pk Před 4 měsíci

      It's very common in most 9-1-1 centers. A portable is an easy backup if the desktop radio goes down or if they have to evacuate the comms center.

  • @ryanmcknight9053
    @ryanmcknight9053 Před 5 lety

    What is the call volume like at METCOM?

    • @ryanmcknight9053
      @ryanmcknight9053 Před 5 lety

      Awesome! Thanks for the quick response!

    • @tylercorbin8073
      @tylercorbin8073 Před 4 lety

      South Metro Fire Rescue PIO per hour?

    • @EricWhiteTheGamer
      @EricWhiteTheGamer Před 4 lety

      What about false alarms? And what is that rate? Year, week, fay, hour what? Depending on that rate my city of three stations may have more then that and that does not count ambulances cause out hospital runs ambulances we run one fire rescue unit so if there is any more then one fire medical call that takes away front eh engine or truck mainly if the rescue unit is not close!!!

  • @jeremysbarton
    @jeremysbarton Před 7 lety +4

    what's the song

    • @brodylarcade6109
      @brodylarcade6109 Před 6 lety

      Jeremy Barton
      Brody.catfih

    • @ColoradoFireBuff
      @ColoradoFireBuff Před 6 lety +1

      Into the battlefield by zeoniun

    • @Only.B
      @Only.B Před 5 lety +2

      www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/into-the-battlefield

  • @kellyregan3180
    @kellyregan3180 Před 4 lety

    way do I I've to so many south metro I have seen like have of all I think

  • @kevon6951
    @kevon6951 Před rokem

    i want to become a dispatcer sooo bad or with south metro but i live in connecticut

  • @jtmfire1632
    @jtmfire1632 Před 4 lety

    Do y’all like the broncos and avalanche

  • @l0sangelesfiredepartment988

    Compton Engine's 41-42-43-44-421-424-423-424 & Squad's 441-442-443 & Truck's 411-412 & Air Lyte Unit 428 & Rescue's 444-445 & Battalion 404 We R Compton Fire Department 24/7 & 365

    • @Only.B
      @Only.B Před 5 lety

      big and strong department I likes that

  • @banditt18
    @banditt18 Před 5 lety +6

    I am sorry but i can not find my self to be able to trust a dispatcher that does a 24 hr shift with maybe 6 hrs sleep to do the job correctly and safely who ever came up with this really needs to rethink it cause it's not safe what so ever

    • @EricWhiteTheGamer
      @EricWhiteTheGamer Před 4 lety

      Sadly I agree!!! Were I live we already get miss dispatched manly in my neighborhood and if we switch to 24 our 6 hour sleep time shift or less sleep time it would happen a lot more...
      Not fun being woken up in middle of the night by police or someone for a medical call that you did not even make...
      “I made this up but yes it has happened”
      We live in a small city of 1 police station for city and county sheriff 3 stations one ambulances barn aka bay a state police station 15 minutes out that sometimes uses the city station and then a FBI area in another city 30 minutes out... thankfully the FBIs are never needed!!!

    • @MrVapourGFX
      @MrVapourGFX Před 3 lety

      6 hours sleep in a 24 hour span is pretty much standard.

  • @EricWhiteTheGamer
    @EricWhiteTheGamer Před 4 lety

    I would rather voice dispatch then type... I am slow and not great with spelling on computers... were I live you have a choice and I think all but one choose typing because it is faster they claimed... no it was not me I am only a 9th grader!