Hey Dispatcher Rod,

Let me ask you a question.

Why do dispatchers seem to feel that it is necessary to use the statement "be advised" so much.

As a 911 supervisor for 5 years, I really tried to get this practice curtailed. I feel that it is a superfluous statement.

For example:

"Medic-7, be advised that PD is in route, ETA 3 minutes."

"Medic-7, PD is in route, ETA 3 minutes."

Was anything different in the second statement?

Thanks

Brian

p.s. Found this in a government publication:

4.32.5.5 Exclusion of Superfluous Words

In order to maintain brief communications, superfluous verbiage should be removed e.g. the expression 'be advised' is superfluous by virtue of the fact that the call has alerted the receiver that a message will follow.

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