Dispatch Resources

Box Alarm & Staffing Explained

While designed to share with the general public, this 8-minute video gives a simplistic overview of the reasons behind the new box alarm areas and improved automatic aid.


New Box Alarm & Alarm Levels Map - August 2022

Western Ottawa Fire - Response Areas Map - Please bookmark!


Jacksonville 9-1-1 Dispatcher recognized as hero after guiding rescuers to location of woman during house fire

A Jacksonville 911-operator is being recognized as a hero after staying on the phone with a woman during a house fire and leading rescuers to her exact location, even after she stopped communicating.

Full story here


Incident #22-050: Working Structure Fire

11510 Salem-Carroll Rd.
05/18/2022
Alarm Time: 1731

Silences removed — not realtime


Incident #22-041: Jerusalem Twp. IMAT Response

At 11 a.m., Chief 37 was at Allen-Clay JFD Station 35 in Clay Center for a brief meeting. Before the meeting, ACJFD was dispatched to assist Jerusalem Township Fire with a working structure fire. Being only 6 miles away, Chief 37 notified command he was available and was requested to the scene, assigned as Charlie Division Supervisor.


Incident #22-025: Working Structure Fire

Mutual aid with Carroll Twp. on 02/23/2022. Ahead of a fire-focused video on terminology and operations familiarization, I wanted to share this with you to let you see what you normally don’t get the chance to.

-Chief Dorner

VIDEO TIMES

10:30 - Arriving on scene
14:10 - Repositioning
18:20 - Making the stretch

POSTED 02/28/2022