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Council hears plans for upgraded fire-station alerting system; EMS to buy modern monitors and stair chairs
Summary
Council previewed a proposed replacement of the fire-station alerting system (budgeted $275,000; bid ~$256,000) that integrates with CAD and reduces alarm shock to sleeping crews. Separately, council approved EMS purchases of LifePak 30‑5 monitors and powered Stryker stair chairs.
City fire and EMS staff told the council on April 22 they plan to replace the department’s 10‑year-old station alerting system with a modern, CAD‑integrated solution that will decrease dispatcher-to-response time and reduce sudden alarm shocks to sleeping crews.
Staff said the current system was a bespoke installation that is failing and that the new system will integrate directly with the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system so dispatchers can continue taking…
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