Command Support Unit
Command support units (CSU) will be deployed to any incident that has more than four fire crews on scene and they are a vehicle from which senior officers can control the incident and have the latest computer and radio technology fitted to allow them to do this, including two large plasma screens (one inside, one outside) for viewing footage or CCTV of the ongoing situation with a 6 m mast and generator.
There are nine of these vehicles (one reserve) placed at strategic locations across London so that one can reach any incident within 20 minutes. A fundamental advantage of specialised CSUs is to accommodate the many different types of communication equipment needed at major incidents. In addition to the wide range of radio frequencies used, the Brigade often need to communicate via landlines and mobile telephones, as well as send and receive information via satellite links and CCTV.
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