Disaster Assistance Response Team

Proudly Serving the Dedicated First Responders of Livingston County

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The DART Team is dispatched to an incident by the Livingston County 911 Dispatch Center.

  • A call can be generated by 2nd alarm fire dispatch or at the request of a fire scene Incident Commander or by a fire department Chief.
  • When a call is issued the 911 dispatch operator will send out a message via Active 911 app which will alert all members of the Team by cell phone. Smart phones will receive an audible alert and incident description, location and access to a map indicating the shortest route to the incident location.
  • The Team member can indicate their availability via the Active 911 app. (We do not use an 'on call' system; all Team members are notified when the Team is needed). The team leadership can then see who is available and what their response will be.
  • The team leader will notify 911 dispatch that the call was received and the TEAM is responding.
  • When the team leaves the base station a radio call is placed to 911 indicating a response is in progress.
  • Upon arriving at the scene a radio call is made to 911 indicating arrival on scene. A radio call is also made to the incident commander requesting a location for the DART vehicle on scene. Other calls can be placed to 911 dispatch by police, sheriff or other agency's to provide a similar response by the DART Team.

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