No More White Nights for FireFighters?

No More White Nights for FireFighters?

110127-N-3478R-248 NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 27, 2011) Firefighters extinguish a warehouse fire at the defense distribution depot at Naval Station Norfolk. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott A. Raegen/Released)

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The Fire Station Alerting System, PrimeAlert, is supposed to help speed response times & reduce stress and sleep deprivation for first responders in Ohio

Locution Systems, Inc., provider of PrimeAlert, recently announced the successful start of operational use of the system for the Fire Department in Kettering, Ohio.

Zoned fire station alerting, designed to help reduce sleep deprivation, is particularly useful in multi-unit fire stations. According to einnews.com, It automatically routes alerting functions directly to the responders assigned to handle the emergency after the responders have gone to sleep for the night. This allows other first responders in the station to sleep through the night, minimizing the negative effects of sleep deprivation.

“By deploying the PrimeAlert Fire Station Alerting System, the City of Kettering, Ohio has made a strong commitment to increase the safety and well-being of its citizens and its emergency responders,” said Glenn Neal, president and founder of Locution Systems. “The PrimeAlert system has been proven over more than 20 years of deployments in North America, and significantly improves response times to save lives and property. The station alerting technologies deployed in Kettering’s zoned fire stations reduce chronic, intermittent stress and sleep deprivation in first responders, and this helps improve their health and well-being for the long term.”

According to the company website, the system includes:

IP-based Fire Station Version: with  automated voice alerting with simultaneous dispatching capabilities, visual alerting displays & devices, audio alerting, zoned alerting, and automated mechanical control of fire station appliances & devices.

Radio-based Version: allows for automated voice alerting and fire station controls via industry-standard radio systems.  

ZoneTracker Zoned Dispatching & Alerting: precisely routes dispatches and alerting functions directly and only to the responding unit (letting other units in the station sleep through the night).

Fire Station Mechanical Control Technologies:  automated control of appliances and devices in and around fire stations, including apparatus bay doors, gates, traffic lights, and gas stove shut off.