SPOT messenger - pirep on new unit please

[chinch]

Originally Posted by nomocom

Any unintended consequences you can share?

Hi Stan,

None that I can think of. We were careful to make sure everyone knew that genuine incidents would not be charged for, and to make sure that installers and operators could test new installations or changes to their settings without penalty.

Actually, a lot of our customers asked why we didn't do it earlier - one of the benefits of working with customers whose job it is to put themselves in harms way for others: they understand what we do and why we do it. We're pretty lucky to have such awesome customers...

(Sorry to hijack the thread - it's a subject that's been part of my daily life for the better part of five years, and on this forum, it's nice to find a conversation in which I can actually answer a question or two!)

[nomocom]

Originally Posted by chinch

(Sorry to hijack the thread

Not at all! I appreciate hearing what worked for your area.

OK, maybe the original question was a bit lighter topic, battery life, size, and etc. Regardless, this is a good topic for all of us Spot users, as we have a vested interest in the tool being taken seriously by rescuers. If it isn't, then its not worth the $ or packing it around, may even do harm, in that we might not choose another solution that might actually work better.

I'd like to see a those in charge of SAR, take a quiz much like we have on this forum about what kind of oil we use, only the quiz would ask them, "What response best describes the urgency when the SPOT Team notifies your department of a 911 call in your geographic area of responsibility?

1) hardly any, maybe the persons next position will be in the neighboring jurisdiction.
2) low, wait and see what else we hear, then decide
2) medium, send someone to check it out, if we can get there easily
3) medium high, need to get a team together over the next 12 hours and get out there to see what help is needed.
4) High, need to get a team together immediately and get someone in there on the ground ASAP
5) Extremely urgent, get an aircraft over the sight, maybe even life flight ASAP

Interesting, the story Scott Stewart shared, the sheriff was probably a 2, and though we don't know what all happened between 5pm and 11pm, it was likely a 4 or 5 level of response from the family.

[bkilby]

FYI -
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