The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-10, Page 261
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PAGE 2A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1979
Central dispatch ...
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pening instantaneously.
At this time, there
haven't been any
problems with the
communications system,
says Chief King. Some
adjustments have had to
be made but everyone
seems pleased so far.
Chief King says he has
been especially pleased
with the range of the
portable radios. They
,have a guaranteed range
of 1.75 miles but he has
been able to use his up to
11 miles.
The O.P.P. department
also has a radio that is
part of the system.
Therefore, those in the
system can use the
O.P.P.'s Canadian Police
Information Centre
(CPIC) to receive
computerized data on
missing persons, stolen
cars and wanted
criminals from Ottawa.
The system also has a
provincial common
channel which was one of
the requirements for a 75
per cent grant from the
Ontario Police Com-
mission. The .provincial
common channel enables
those in the system to talk
to any other Ontario
police force in such a
system (there are about
70).
In order to qualify for
the OPC grant, the
system also had to offer
24 hour service seven
days a week.
DISPATCHERS
HIRED
The 25 per cent of the
initial cost of $130,000 not
covered by the grant for
the syst , will be paid
o a pe capita basis by
t unicipalities in-
volved. They will also
share in the ongoing costs
of the system such as the
- salaries for the five
dispatchers hired.
Ideally it was hoped
• that one dispatcher could
be hired from each of the
participating towns and
by co -incidence the five
most experienced people
interviewed each came
from one of these towns,
says Chief King. Ken
Anderson of Goderich
was hired as the chief
dispatcher, Lorna Dale of
Exeter was hired as a
level three„ dispatcher,
Phyllis Hoggart ' of
Wingham as level three
and Barbara Tilley of
Seaforth and Lori Biggin
of Clinton as level one
dispatchers.
BACK UP
The system has a back
up system in case of a
power failure or an an-
tenna being struck by
lightning, etc. The back
up system can be swit-
ched to automatically.
There are also duplicate
radios in every police
car. These radios can be
- s -w i tehed—to--w-erik—on
battery power in case of
hydro failure and the
'batteries can be charged
up automatically from
the police cars or offices.
When an emergency
call is made to the central
dispatch system, two
recordings are
automatically made. One
is an endless recording
which erases itself after
an hour. It is used simply
to check information on a
muffled or garbled call.
The other 'recorder puts
the ' calls on tape and
automatically erases
them in 30 days. This is
like keeping a log but
without having to write
anything down, explains
Anderson. There are two
duplicate recorders but
only one in operation at a
time. The other recortrerk/�
is armed and ready.to go
incase of a break down
and will 'start within a
fifth of a second should
the other one fail, he
says.
A time card is kept for
each police officer on
1
Guaranteed
Investment
Certificates
0143%
W.E. MD) WILLIAMS
324.1162 or 324-7663
each shift in all five
police departments.
Messages can be relayed
faster and times recorded
automatically this way.
The less handwriting for
the dispatcher, the
better, says Anderson.
The wide coverage and
the speed of the system
are the two main ad-
vantages that Anderson
sees. The fact that all
calls can be brought to
one frequency and heard
by all nine police cruisers
and all 14 portable radios
in the system, is really a
strong point too. Since all
departments know what's
going on at the same
time, they 'can work
together in catching law
breakers going from town
to town since there is
nowhere to flee but
inland.
Canadian General
Electric was awarded the
contract to install the
system's equipment.
With the co-operation of
the Goderich Police
Commission and the
town's building com-
mittee, some renovations
were made to the
Goderich Police Station
(On the right)
to make the base station a
better area to work in and
better for the public to
look at. One room was set
aside for the system and
carpeted. It is to the left
of the entrance or foyer to
the station which has also
-he en -i edes ig-ned.
All five municipalities
were brought into the
system by April 12 and
the system was in full
operation by April 25.
An open house is being
held on May 15 at which
time those with in-
vitations can inspect the
new system and see for
themselves •the ad-
vantages if affords.
Chief dispatcher Ken Anderson shows one of the new portable radios used in
the Huron Municipal Police Communications System and a map of the basic
area which the system covers. The new system has many advantages such
as speed and a wide coverage area. It also allows 24 hour police service in
each of the five participating towns. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
With the co-operation of the Goderich Police Commission and the
town's building committee, some renovations have been made to
the police station. A separate room has been designated for the
new central disptach system. It is to the left of the foyer or en-
trance to the station which has also been redesigned. Shown in
the dispatch room are dispatcher Barbara Tilley and chief
dispatcher Ken Anderson. There are three• other dispatchers
making it possible to man the system ona 24 hour basis. (Photo
by Joanne Buchanan)
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