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Chief flags station-alerting gap and console/radio upgrade cost; integration could be phased
Summary
Chief Chris said townwide station alerting and console integration were not fully addressed in past projects; a full solution integrated with new Motorola consoles could be a multi-hundred-thousand to seven-figure investment that can be phased station-by-station.
Chris told the board station-alerting systems were not comprehensively included in earlier radio or building work and that integrating dispatch consoles and station alerting across multiple fire stations will be expensive. He said the town is moving to a Motorola console system as part of radio upgrades and that a full townwide station-alerting and console integration solution could reach seven figures depending on scope and service agreements, although phased implementation (one station at a time) is possible.
Board members asked whether the radio project funding already appropriated could be leveraged; Chris said consoles and dispatch upgrades are related, and some phased walk-on approaches would reduce near-term costs but that full coverage remains a significant capital item to evaluate in future planning.
