The Official Mobile Command Center Thread

[EMS10EMT]

In leu of hijacking charlie82's thread, I thought Id start the Mobile command center thread.


Here is my county's MCP. It is run by the Morris County Division of Law and Public Safety.











Post away!

 

[Alex]

Town of Gilbert Police & Fire


Gilbert, Arizona


Command Van (CV-251)

 

[patrol530]

Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better... :mrgreen: , set up for a visit from the VP back in April of this year-

 

[ISU_Cyclone]

Any interior pics?

 

[philyumpshus]

The truck & trailer setup is badass. We use an enclosed Haulmark trailer for our command! :lol:

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

My counties Mobile Command Center we got early this year.


Its pretty nice for a small mostly rural county in WV. It has been used on several occasions though and proved to be quite a vital asset to the country emergency services agencies. It will also be helpful if we have a serious incident at one of the many chemical plants in the area. One special stipulation on the truck was that the chassis had to be a Hino chassis since they are manufactured in Wood County.


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[aberfitchguy2472]

Here are a few more pics from the manufactures website.


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[pdk9]

the wood county rig doesn't look that big from the outside (even with the expandable sections) but it does pack a lot inside and doesn't look overly crammed (like some command units do)! i like it!

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

My personal favorites are the FBI Mobile Command Centers they have for their field offices. They are all pretty sweet. The LA Offices even has exterior viewable TVs and sound systems.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikesphotos_us/3388947970/in/photostream/


But...I think this bay boy steals the show.


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http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-07-06/story/firefighters_mobile_command_center_is_ready_to_roll


Actually, I lied...this one steals the show


The E4-B aka Doomsday Plane


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4





Then of course there is Air Force One


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[FreshDave04]

Clay Fire Territory


South Bend, IN


2006 LDV Custom


This mobile command vehicle is housed at Clay Fire Territory and operated by the St. Joseph County Department of Emergency Management, but serves a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System of 7 northern Indiana counties that make up the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's 2nd District (Elkhart, Marshall, Fulton, Pulaski, Starke, Kosciusko and St. Joseph). It is used primarily for large fires, natural disasters, and crowd control operations at the University of Notre Dame. The $500,000 vehicle was paid for mostly through grants provided by the US Department of Homeland Security.


Includes:


*High Resolution Cameras


*30ft Telescopic IR Camera


*Satelite TV with Internet


*HAZMAT Monitoring Capabilities


*Global Positioning


*Enhanced Radio Systems (capabilities to link the 3 frequencies used by IN first responders)


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[Blade Runner]

Houston Fire Department recently acquired a new command rig.........

 

[CrownVic97]

The vehicles look like toys at that angle and the sunlight added to the effect! Real well done photo!

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That tractor-trailer set-up is nuts :shock: .

 

[Phillyrube]

I'm jealous.....we are a city of 465K, and all the PD has is a confiscated RV for swat callouts, and each precinct has an Expedition.

 

[shues]

Town of Gilbert Police & Fire
Gilbert, Arizona


Command Van (CV-251)

Considering the location, I'm really surprised that the lighting isn't all Tomar.

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

Considering the location, I'm really surprised that the lighting isn't all Tomar.

From what I can tell from the picture it looks as if it all is with exception of the Mars light. The lightbar is a Tomar 930L and the lights are all RECT 79, 46, and 37 series LED lightheads. The scene lights look like RECT 79 halogen flood lights.

 

[Alex]

Other command vans from my neck of the woods. (Photo credits do not belong to me, but to the owner of the supplied link)


Peoria Police Department


Peoria, Arizona


http://www.ldvusa.com/government/products_indv.aspx?sid=2001&tid=14672





Tempe Police Department


Tempe, Arizona


http://www.ldvusa.com/government/products_indv.aspx?sid=2001&tid=14565





Phoenix Police Department


Phoenix, Arizona


http://www.ldvusa.com/government/products_indv.aspx?sid=2001&tid=14522





Maricopa County Sheriff's Office


Phoenix, Arizona


http://www.ldvusa.com/government/products_indv.aspx?sid=2001&tid=14457





Phoenix Fire Department


Phoenix, Arizona


CV-1 & CV-2


http://chucksfirepics.angelfire.com








Salt River Tribal Police & Fire


Salt River Indian Community, Arizona


http://chucksfirepics.angelfire.com

 

[Resfireman30]

Houston Fire Department recently acquired a new command rig.........

Byfar my new fav!!!+1

 

[Resfireman30]

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[aberfitchguy2472]

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Woah...that black one is huge. It looks like its a double decker. What agency is it for?

 

[ISU_Cyclone]

Woah...that black one is huge. It looks like its a double decker. What agency is it for?

Thats what she said

 

[kinnelonfire75]

EMS10EMT,


Totally off topic, but I did not realize that you and I live in the same county.


carry on...

 

[Boss429]

A lot of these units seem excessive. Here's my counties unit, simple and it works.


York County, Pa Mobile Communications Unit


http://www.ycdes.org/index.php/yc911/comvehicle





* Manufactured by Farber Specialty Vehicles


* 33’-V10-362HP


* 12.5Kw Quiet, water cooled gasoline generator


* DVR recorder with time/date generator, DVD-R with full recording capabilities


* 5-20 pneumatic telescoping mast, joystick and environmental enclosure for Pelco digital signal processing camera with pan/tilt/zoom


* Separate command room with wall mounted 4' x 3' electronic Smart Board, with PC interface and projector. 4 wall-mounted 19" LCD TV's and 24" HP plotter


* Slide out room 12' x 24" with 3 radio communicator positions with PC's and dual monitors


* Weatherguard 18' electric roll up exterior awning


* Digital satellite television system


* Radio interoperability with surrounding jurisdictions and state


* Satellite Internet Access


* Satellite phone/fax capability


* External connections for audio, video, power


*I do not claim ownership of photo or information provided in the post*

 

[FreshDave04]

Thats what she said

It will be used by Dallas Police - LOANED to them for 10 days for Super Bowl XLV by Intrado Inc., the Colorado-based company that built it. It's nickname is THOR - Tactical Homeland Operational Response.


According to The Dallas Morning News:


"The Tactical Homeland Operational Response, or THOR, is two stories tall, weighs 40 tons and measures 80 feet in length when fully expanded," and "The inside, which can accommodate 25 people, is decked out with 911 communications consoles, flat-screen monitors and a second-floor conference room with windows. Intrado would not allow the inside of the command post to be photographed."

 

[cory y]

Was used? The superbowl hasn't happened here yet

 

[FreshDave04]

Was used? The superbowl hasn't happened here yet

Fixed it. That was my fault, thanks for catching it.

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

It will be used by Dallas Police - LOANED to them for 10 days for Super Bowl XLV by Intrado Inc., the Colorado-based company that built it. It's nickname is THOR - Tactical Homeland Operational Response.


According to The Dallas Morning News:


"The Tactical Homeland Operational Response, or THOR, is two stories tall, weighs 40 tons and measures 80 feet in length when fully expanded," and "The inside, which can accommodate 25 people, is decked out with 911 communications consoles, flat-screen monitors and a second-floor conference room with windows. Intrado would not allow the inside of the command post to be photographed."

Someone needs to get pictures of the inside of that thing.


It is interesting that TX outsources its 911 to a company. They must pay that company some big bucks to "loan" them THOR anytime they want it free of charge. I wonder what the price tag was on building that thing.

 

[cory y]

Its not outsourced. They are using it at a mobile oshit post.

 

[FreshDave04]

Its not outsourced. They are using it at a mobile oshit post.

Correct. It just has emergency 911 operation capabilities.

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

Its not outsourced. They are using it at a mobile oshit post.

This is where I must have gotten it confused:


"It's the brainchild of the company Intrado, which handles 9-1-1 for the state of Texas. That includes routing cellular 9-1-1 calls to the local authorities."


http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kera/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1728858/North.Texas/DPD.Gets.High-Tech.Truck.For.Super.Bowl

 

[FreshDave04]

This is where I must have gotten it confused:


"It's the brainchild of the company Intrado, which handles 9-1-1 for the state of Texas. That includes routing cellular 9-1-1 calls to the local authorities."


http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kera/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1728858/North.Texas/DPD.Gets.High-Tech.Truck.For.Super.Bowl

I didn't see that article. I only had my info from The Dallas Morning Star. That's surprising, if an out of state company is outsourced for 911 communications, especially for a state as populated as Texas.

 

[EMS10EMT]

EMS10EMT,

Totally off topic, but I did not realize that you and I live in the same county.


carry on...

Yep...right down 287

 

[MATT3045]

I didn't see that article. I only had my info from The Dallas Morning Star. That's surprising, if an out of state company is outsourced for 911 communications, especially for a state as populated as Texas.

You would be suprised how much of "911" is outsourced. You would also be surpirsed how all these calls are routed, even though it is almost an instant happening, in our area of Ohio, call first go to Chicago area and then come back. I know a lot of other areas do it also.

 

[Alex]

I wouldn't consider 9-1-1 to be outsourced in these cases. Intrado, among other companies provide the data & networking infrastructure to the 911 system. City or Government employees are still the ones staffing the PSAPs and answering the 911 calls as they come in. The only 'private' companies that answer 9-1-1s would be for profit agency similar to Rural Metro or any Private Ambulance company that maintains a secondary PSAP.


For instance, in my area Qwest is the network provider that maintains the routers and switches to route the 9-1-1 calls to the proper PSAP. This includes Phase 2 technology, VOIP, and NG911.


'THOR' is a pretty impressive command post, I guess its true what they say about Texas... Go Big or Go Home.

 

[MATT3045]

I wouldn't consider 9-1-1 to be outsourced in these cases. Intrado, among other companies provide the data & networking infrastructure to the 911 system. City or Government employees are still the ones staffing the PSAPs and answering the 911 calls as they come in. The only 'private' companies that answer 9-1-1s would be for profit agency similar to Rural Metro or any Private Ambulance company that maintains a secondary PSAP.

For instance, in my area Qwest is the network provider that maintains the routers and switches to route the 9-1-1 calls to the proper PSAP. This includes Phase 2 technology, VOIP, and NG911.


'THOR' is a pretty impressive command post, I guess its true what they say about Texas... Go Big or Go Home.

I guess the word outsourced was not the right word, you are correct Alex. You said it much better then me.

 

[JohnMarcson]

I always see these mobile command trucks lit to the gills... do people drive these lights and siren? Policy around here is that support vehicles don't respond code...

 

[RJ*]

Hong Kong

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

I always see these mobile command trucks lit to the gills... do people drive these lights and siren? Policy around here is that support vehicles don't respond code...

I guess it all depends on how bad you need it where you need it. There are situations where I guess you wouldn't need it quickly, but I can imagine plenty of others where it would be a great asset to have it on scene as quickly as possible.


I know when ours gets called out for an unscheduled event (ie an emergency) it responds code. If we call for it we generally need it ASAP for a good reason (for example when the tornado wen through our county this fall it was called out for its first emergent field call. They ran it code down to the make shift area that had been set up for command because they needed access to more communication and control areas right away to help with the 14 or so agencies and 250+ personnel that responded to assist and conduct S&R). Plus it is the only one for the entire county, so a cross county call running non-emergent could take awhile. Ours isn't really larger than most of the medium-heavy duty rescue trucks out there so it isn't a big deal to drive it code compared to some of the other huge ones out there.

 

[motoapco25]

Had to edit got some Flak for the brass about making fun of it

 

[pdk9]

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jesus christ! that thing is huge!

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

Ok get ready to laugh here is our POS

nobody knows how its wired when something goes wrong takes weeks to fix


"This 1979 40-foot MTA passenger bus was retrieved from the salvage yard in 1998 and began its transformation into an impressive working mobile communications and coordination center. Cost to the taxpayers for this transformation was $80,000 for the motor and drive train. Most of the work, supplies and equipment were corporate contributions and the unit is now valued over $400,000.


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There are actually quite a few agencies that use converted buses for mobile command units and what not.

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jesus christ! that thing is huge!

That IS what she said