11 June 2007

Savannah-Chatham Metro Dispatch Using "Plain Talk"

Savannah-Chatham Metro Dispatch, "Metro" for short, dispatches almost all of the public safety agencies in Chatham County except for Tybee Island and Savannah Fire and Emergency Services. I've noticed over the last week that they seem to be moving away from using signals and codes and are starting to use "Plain Talk" dispatch. For example, instead of dispatching an auto accident with injuries as a "Signal 5, Signal 30" they now dispatch it as an "accident with injuries."

Savannah Fire has been using "Plain Talk" for several years now, so listeners familiar with how they dispatch calls can look for similar usage on Metro's dispatch channels.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net