County and LDC FM propose room-level station alerting upgrade for 2028
Jul 22, 2026
LDC FM representative Mackenzie Ezell described a proposed station alerting upgrade for 2028 that will enable room-specific alerts so only responding personnel are awakened, and staff said it is in the CIP proposal covering multiple stations.
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Commissioners questioned whether the proposed station alerting was limited to Station 6 or countywide; Brooke introduced Mackenzie Ezell of LDC FM to respond. Mackenzie said the 2028 proposal would include "Station 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 within the city, also Station 6, Station 11, and Station 12, so Eudora and Baldwin," and described the operational change: alerts can be room-specific so a medic on call is alerted without waking an entire station.
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