Locution Systems, Inc. the provider of the PrimeAlert Fire Station Alerting System for fire and EMS departments, announced that the Shelby County Fire Department, of Shelby County, Tenn., has chosen to deploy Locution Systems’ PrimeAlert as its new fire station alerting system.
The Shelby County Fire Department has 15 fire stations that cover 763 square miles and serves a population of 938,000. The Shelby County Fire Department will deploy both versions of PrimeAlert station alerting: 1) Internet Protocol (IP)-based station alerting using a high-speed data network to transfer emergency dispatches from their 911 communications center to the department’s fire stations; and 2) PrimeAlert Radio –automated voice alerting via the department’s emergency radio system to first responders already in the field. They use the Motorola Premier One computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) system.
In addition, the Shelby County Fire Department also will install a variety of PrimeAlert® fire station alerting technologies in their fire station that are to speed response times and to improve the health and safety of first responders. Shelby County will deploy the following additional fire station alerting technologies and devices that are part of the PrimeAlert® Fire Station Alerting System.
Shelby County will install:
• PrimeAlert® LED Reader Boards: Wall-mounted LED readers boards programmed and tied into the PrimeAlert station alerting system in order to display emergency dispatch information visually while the dispatch is being broadcast over the fire station’s public address system;
• PrimeAlert Response Timers: Wall-mounted digital timers which automatically start counting up in seconds once the dispatch arrives to show first responders the time it’s taking them to reach the apparatus bay;
• PrimeAlert Thermal Printers: High-speed, rip-and-run printers that print out the emergency dispatch information being vocalized over the fire station’s PA system in seconds.
• PrimeAlert Night Vision Illuminators: An automated fire station lighting system that “washes” the hallways with red light so that first responders can safely navigate to the apparatus bay while preserving their night vision, for emergency dispatches that arrive after dark, or in the middle of the night when the fire station personnel are sleeping.
“The PrimeAlert Fire Station Alerting System from Locution Systems is a modular station alerting system with five key product categories: Automated Voice Alerting; Fire Station Lighting Systems and Displays; Automated Mechanical Control of fire station bay doors, traffic lights, and stoves; Zoned Alerting to mitigate sleep deprivation in multi-unit fire station; and Fire Station Sound Systems,” said Glenn Neal, Locution Systems president, founder, & chief technology officer.
“Shelby County has chosen to deploy the IP and radio versions of automated voice alerting, along with other devices and systems that help speed response times, and reduce stress and sleep deprivation for first responders – and we welcome Shelby County to the Locution Systems family of fire and EMS departments using PrimeAlert throughout North America.”
Founded in 1993, Locution Systems, Inc. offers the PrimeAlert Fire Station Alerting System: a comprehensive and modular suite of fire station alerting technologies for fire and EMS departments including: Automated Voice Alerting; Fire Station Lighting Systems and Visual Alerting Devices and Displays; Fire Station Mechanical Control Technologies for automated control of apparatus bay doors, traffic signals, gates, and shut-off of gas stoves at fire stations; Zoned Fire Station Alerting to reduce sleep deprivation for first responders working at multi-unit fire stations; and Fire Station Sound Systems. PrimeAlert integrates with standard Computer-Aided Dispatching (CAD) systems operating in most 911 communication centers. Locution Systems’ fire station alerting system is deployed in small, medium, and large cities and counties throughout North America. It speeds response times to medical emergencies and fires; reduces stress and sleep deprivation for first responders; and reduces 911 call stacking and stress for 911 dispatchers during times of high 911 call volume.
PrimeAlert currently is serving and protecting more than 34 million people in communities throughout North America. Locution Systems can be reached at (303) 301-7300, or www.locution.com.
