May 11, 2008
May Meeting
For our May Meeting we took a tour of the Valley Emergency Communication Center. Special thanks to Dena for taking to time to explain the VECC process and show us around the facility.
External shot of the facility
Tower outside the facility that links dispatchers to the various radio systems
Shot of the South Jordan / Draper PD Dispatch pod. If you look close just to the right of the black sign you can see the top of the active dispatchers head
The active South Salt Lake PD dispatcher
Fire dispatch pods
Physical key used to transfer to the backup facility which is the SLC dispatch center
Typical five screen dispatcher setup
Close-up of the UCAN radio control system which allows dispatchers to talk just about anywhere (on or off the UCAN system).
May 7, 2008
ON-Air Nets
Our net schedule has changed and we will be going back to a weekly schedule for our check-in nets. At present time we are simply taking check-in, however going forward we will be working to expand the purpose. The concept is for the general population of South Jordan to be able to check-in to a local operator via their established AREA / DISTRICT channel. That operator will then relay to the NCS station on this net. The final step is that the numbers of check-ins would then be passed directly to the City Emergency Management office. The hope is that this will encourage citywide participation and help people to get familiar with how their radios work and what the process is to use them.