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The End of Watch Call or Last Radio Call is a ceremony in which, after a police officer's death (usually in the line of duty but sometimes from illness), the officers from his or her unit or department gather around a police radio, over which the police dispatcher issues one call to the officer, followed by a silence, then a second call, followed by silence.
This is often done for the first or last visit or retirement of a senior captain, the first or last cruise of a ship, the visit of a warship, or other ceremonial occasions. An example was the water salute to HMS Hermes (R12) as she returned to Southampton following her part in the victory of the Falklands War .
A long-time firefighter from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey wrapped up 29 years of service with a surprise on his final sign-off.
A last alarm service will be conducted for late Canton firefighter Jared Kneale at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Chapel, 1391 State Road, Wadsworth.. His family will receive friends at calling hours from ...
William Pittsley and his son Michael, also a firefighter, talk about dramatic changes, personal challenges and the one fire they went to together. 'Last man standing': At nearly 90, retired ...
A standard message form for use by all police departments. A simple code for service dispatches relating to corrections, repetitions, etc. A standard arrangement of the context of messages, (for example, name and description of missing person might be transmitted as follows: Name, age, height, weight, physical characteristics, clothing; if car ...
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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a retained firefighter, also known as an RDS firefighter or on-call firefighter, is a firefighter who does not work on a fire station full-time but is paid to spend long periods of time on call to respond to emergencies through the Retained Duty System. [1] [2] Many have full-time jobs outside the fire service.