Posted July 19, 2016 I was reading on another site that the county might be trying to get a unified station / apparatus numbering system going due to the fact that there are many duplicates and a few triplicates in the current system. Ex. SDFD, Coronado, and County Stations 36, HRT and SDFD Stations 10 and etc. Now that San Miguel will be returning to a standalone agency and going back to their 2 digit numbering it will further increase the number of duplicate stations. The person who posted about this also stated that it would happen probably sometime next year if it were to happen which would be around the same time that San Miguel changes their numbering back. Have any of you heard anything about this? And do you think it would be a good idea to have a unified system throughout the county? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 19, 2016 I like the idea and think it might serve to reduce any communication confusion. However, I also am one that says "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." The numbering system we now have has been working for a long time, i.e.: "San Diego Engine 10" versus "Heartland Engine 10." It's someone in the political structure adding new work, whereas I bet if you ask the firefighters, they all are cool with the current numbering system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 20, 2016 I have not heard of this happening. Seems like a good operational plan, but good luck trying to get agencies to turn over their station numbering who have had the same numbers for decades. It has a purpose, but is not worth the finances that will go into changing everything. Nothing is wrong with the current system because if there are duplicates, those duplicate units state what city/operational zone they are from when getting a hold of dispatch. For example when HRT E10 runs into San Diego, they come up on the radio stating "Metro, Heartland E10". Same with SND E10 running into Heartland "Heartland, San Diego E10". When San Miguel goes back, word is they will run using their old numbers. And what may have caused the idea of new numbering, was the County is currently undergoing a numbering change with their stations and apparatus to go to two-digit. Nothing will change for Cal Fire stations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) We do this in the Phoenix metro area, all agencies are designated numbers. Example: Phoenix is like 1-100, Mesa is 200-229, Gilbert 250's (they have 2510 & 2511), Tempe is 270's, Chandler is 280's (they have 2810), etc. But it's common to refer to your own station/apparatus as single/double digits (Mesa E207 is referred to E7, Gilbert E2510 is E10). Edited July 22, 2016 by legos.8ty7 Rescue51 likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
