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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: January 7, 2025 <br /> CONSENT <br /> <br /> <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Dustin Kalis, Fire Chief <br />AGENDA ITEM: CIP Project F-031 – Station Alerting System Purchase <br />REVIEWED BY: Nicole Miller, City Administrator <br /> Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Fire Department is requesting to approval for the purchase and installation of a fire station <br />alerting system (Phoenix G-2 Alerting System). This system was proposed in the planning of the <br />new fire station and was eliminated due to budgetary constraints. 2025-2034 Capital <br />Improvement Plan included this project for 2025. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br />Should the City Council approve the purchase of the fire station alerting system recommended <br />by staff, as outlined in the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br />The Pheonix G2 Alerting System is a station alerting system used by many fire departments <br />throughout the US including all departments in Ramsey, Anoka and Hennepin Counties. This <br />system alerts station crews of an incoming incident through, lighting, message boards and A/V <br />notifications. The Washington County Emergency Communications Response Center will be <br />ready with the capabilities to support the Phoenix G2 Alerting System in early 2025 as <br />automated dispatching comes online. <br /> <br />When an incident occurs, the G2 Communications Gateway receives alert data from a dispatcher <br />using CAD and the US Digital Design interactive web-based interface. Dispatch processing time <br />is reduced when alert data is sent over a high-speed network which can notify fire stations with <br />alerts and information in less than a second. At the fire station, the Phoenix G2 system integrates <br />crystal clear text to speech technology and high contrast message signs and LED lighting. This <br />helps emergency responders react promptly and efficiently to every call. <br /> <br />This system benefits the on-shift staff by increasing situational awareness and mental <br />preparedness by using clear, consistent station alerting vocals. This helps crews respond more <br />quickly and efficiently. The systems and alerting devices are designed to reduce cardiac stress, <br />anxiety, optical shock, and sleep deprivation through ramped toning and building lighting <br />integration. <br /> <br /> <br />