IDT Deploys for Memorial Tournament

The Incident Dispatch Team is deployed and operating this week at the 2009 Memorial Golf Tournament. Incident Dispatchers along with other dispatch staff will operate from the mobile command post now through Sunday. 

IDT Responds to Working Fire in Muirfield

On 05/27 @ 20:40 Dublin IDT was called to the 6000 block of Springburn Drive on a working house fire. First arriving companies had fire blowing out the B side of the structure and working its way into the attic. The working assignment plus 4 additional companies were added to the card along with Box 15 who provided much needed rehab in the humid evening conditions. Dir Somerville provided support to the IC and served as accountability officer for the incident. CS Fergus responded in Truck 28 and provided scene support. Cause of the fire has not been determined. Damage to the house was extensive on all three levels and the deck/sun porch area attached to the rear of the structure.

(Images courtesy of Sonny J Lewis Photography - Used with permission)

NAS-T HazMat Drill

On Wednesday 04/29 the team participated in a hazardous materials drill at Highbanks park in Delaware County. The NorthWest Area Strike Team (NAS-T) and the Delaware Area Response Team (DART) both were on hand for the scenario. The team supported command, staging and EMS sectors at the drill utilizing the mobile command post (FC91) and truck 9. Incident command initially occupied FieldComm 111, but quickly moved to FC91 for all functions.

CT Karns was IC support; CT Pineault was documentation and operations; CT Richmond was the voice for incident command, CS Readnour was EMS sector support and CS Fergus was scene support.

The drill was the first opportunity the team has had to work with the DART team. All was successful and the team proved their worth which was echoed several times during the post drill debrief.

IDT Responds to Barricade Situation

On Friday 02/27 @ 21:55 Dublin IDT responded to 5790 Killiney Lane in SW Dublin on a report of a subject who refused to come out of a residence after a domestic situation where a gun had been discharged. CT Paul Richmond and Director Jay Somerville responded in Truck 9 and helped establish the command post. CT Richmond provided support to the incident commander and supplies for units working the scene. The suspect surrendered without further incident after approximately 45 minutes. IDT cleared the scene at 00:55.

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QUAD Training Includes IDT

Members of the Dublin IDT participated in the annual QUAD training for officers. The training was held at the abandoned sports complex at Cosgray and SR#161 during the week of 10/06. IDT members got a first hand look at how officers handle an active shooter situation, even participating in some of the drills during the training.

With this knowledge, the team members will help create the "Active Shooter" policy for dispatchers.

Dublin IDT Deploys for Obama Rally

On Saturday August 30th, Dublin IDT deployed to Dublin Coffman High School to assist the Washington Township Fire Incident Commander manage EMS operations. CT Paul Richmond was deployed to support BC Alec O'Connell who had established a triage and medic staging area to handled a number of heat related medical conditions experienced by attendees of the rally. In all, seven persons were transported to local hospitals for treatment and over twenty were treated and released at the scene. Medics from surrounding jurisdictions were staged at the event to handled transports.

Dublin IDT Responds to Working House Fire

On Wednesday June 4th, Dublin IDT responded to a working house fire on Wynwright Drive in the Wyndham Village neighborhood of Dublin. IDT was dispatched on the working assignment, staffed by CT Paul Richmond, and responded as Field Comm 91 using command truck 9. Upon the FD's arrival, smoke was reported from the attic area. CT Richmond provided basic support to the incident commander, with the incident being contained shortly after FC91's arrival.

IDT Senior Dispatcher Paul Richmond with BC Alec O'Connell

and Comm Tech trainee Stephanie Skipworth

Memorial Tournament Deployment

The Dublin IDT deployed in support of the annual PGA event at the Muirfield Village Golf Club. The annual Memorial Tournament draws thousands of golf fans every year. CT Paul Richmond and CS Nancy Readnour deployed the mobile command trailer in advance of the event. The MCT, which served as the command post for both police and EMS, was staffed by both IDT and non-IDT dispatchers throughout the week long event. Two dispatchers were on duty from 0600 to 2000 each day. One dispatcher handling course security and EMS units and the other coordinating traffic and perimeter units. On average, there were 50 police officers, 4 bike medics and one medic unit assigned daily. In additional to the primary law enforcement agency Dublin PD, there were also LEOs from Franklin County SO, Delaware County SO, OSHP Delaware, OSHP Columbus, FBI Columbus and the Columbus JTTF.

New for this year, a wireless Axis camera was tested on the city's WiFi network giving a color camera view of the 18th green gallery and the clubhouse. Next year, after the completed buildout of the WiFi network, it is anticipated that several wireless cameras will be deployed in and around the event grounds to be monitored in the MCT.

Operations were across two radio systems - the City of Dublin 800MHz system and Ohio MARCS 800MHz system. This ensured interoperability between all public-safety forces and helped to balance the PTT load across two systems.

Dublin IDT Responds to a Two Alarm Fire

Dublin IDT responded to a two alarm fire at Commercial Tire Service at 5762 Fishel Drive South in Washington Township. The alarm was received by Dublin Police Communications at 23:20 on Friday 05/09/08 reporting a truck on fire inside of the business.

CT Mike Pineault and Director Jay Somerville responded to the scene, using DPD truck #9. Mike Pineault supported the incident commander, Capt Brock, while Jay Somerville served as the field comm for the incident.