Coquitlam Command
Mobile Command Centre
Coquitlam Command
Coquitlam 1, or “Coquitlam Command” as it is called when it is the command centre of a search, is the first thing Coquitlam SAR volunteers see when we arrive on a search, and often it is the last thing we see as we leave. It’s the nerve centre of any task that Coquitlam SAR manages. It’s the gear repository, planning centre, communications platform, briefing and debriefing room. It’s where the logistics of a search are worked on, and it’s air traffic control when helicopters are in the area. And it’s the warm place where lost hikers arrive after being rescued.
Specifications
- 2015 Ford F650 Diesel
- Command area
- Custom aluminum interlocing panel box built at Intercontinental Truck Body of Surrey, BC
- Three internal rooms consisting of
- Operations: command, communications and logistics
- Utility: entry area, printing, and equipment rack
- Planning: team briefing and debriefing, planning, interviewing, and general purpose
- External
- 6 external storage compartments
- 3 external awnings for covered working space
- 1 large solid awning door enclosing
- counter height desk
- 11′ counter height storage area for convenient access
- LED lighting
- communications and power in compartment
- second large powered and lighted fabric awning
- protects side access door and rope rescue equipment
- third large powered & lighted fabric awning on drivers side
- 1 large solid awning door enclosing
- Power
- Onan 8kWh smart diesel generator
- Victron MutiPlus hybrid inverter / charger / UPS
- BlueSea AC and DC distribution panels / monitoring systems
- Communications
- 5 VHF radios: ICOM digital
- 1 UHF radio
- 1 MSAT satellite phone
- 1 six line radio console
- 3 four line remote radio consoles
- 2 LTE Smart hubs providing 2 independent internet connections
- internal VoIP phone system
