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General
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Introduction
General
The Model 26 Fire Station Dispatcher is the dispatch end of the Zetron Fire Station
Alerting System. This system has been specifically designed to speed the dispatch of
emergency vehicles, to aid in tracking their status, and to provide remote control and
sense capability at each station.
Typically, there are one or two Zetron Model 6 Transponders in every station. These
transponders have buttons for changing status’s, LEDs for displaying status’s, relays for
controlling PA systems and other station equipment, sense inputs for detecting changes,
alert toning capability and an RS-232 port for logging dispatches.
At the dispatch end of the system is the Model 26. It allows a dispatcher to remotely
control the actions of a Model 6, receive and display status changes from a Model 6, and
to give verbal announcements over a station’s PA system, all via a wire line or a radio
communications link. Typically, each station and vehicle is represented on the Model 26
by one or more buttons for sending commands and several LEDs for displaying station
status (see
Figure 2). There may also be buttons for operating relays and LEDs to display
sensor status. The Model 26 has logging capabilities that time stamp every action taken.
Alternatively, a CAD system can be connected to further automate the system.
See related manuals for additional information:
• Model 6 Station Transponder Product Manual (025-9157)
• Model 26 Fire Station Dispatcher CAD Interface Specification (027-0059)