User's Manual

First InterComm™ system VCA100 user manual A29798 September 2008
PUBS 07_F57-012
Default:
All responders can talk
With software:
Incident commander assigns who
talks to whom
First
Intercomm™
Talk Group
software
Fire suppression
talk group
Support
talk group
Security
talk group
Initial
incident area network
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Figure 3. The First InterComm system enhanced by the optional Talk Group software
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As numerous first responders are
online, overall coordination is essential.
The incident commander can assume
control of the IAN via any laptop
computer operating with the Windows
XP®
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operating system with Service
Pack 2 and equipped with wired or
wireless networking capability and First
InterComm Talk Group software
(Figure 3). The Talk Group allows the
incident commander to:
– Establish sectors by frequency in
accordance with NIMS.
– Isolate any agency equipped with
First InterComm units (e.g., fire, EMS,
emergency management, public
works, law enforcement) into the
appropriate talk groups, thereby:
– Supporting a chain of command.
– Improving communications
efficiency.
– Increasing emergency responder
safety.
Refer to First InterComm system Talk
Group software user manual
(BAE Systems document No. A29800)
for complete details on Talk Group
software.