Public safety alerting resources.
Five pillar guides and the supporting articles beneath them, covering station alerting, dispatch integration, airport emergency systems, procurement and responder health.
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Alerting systems
Modular systems and response times, health-friendly alerting, and retrofitting existing stations.
CAD and redundancy
Automated dispatch voice, eliminating CAD delays, and building redundancy into dispatch infrastructure.
Part 139 and ARFF
What Part 139 means for airport alerting, multi-agency coordination, and ARFF response times.
How to buy
GSA, Sourcewell and HGACBuy, engineering for new builds, and installation and lifecycle practice.
Responder wellness
The heart-friendly station, green technology, and the future of alerting with IoT and zoning.
Standards
Meeting NFPA 1710 turnout requirements and NFPA 1225 communications health monitoring.
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Buying guidance, integration detail and the standards behind the system.
Procurement
Cooperative contracts and purchasing routes, by type of agency.
Explore →CAD interfaces
How the alerting chain connects to your CAD.
Explore →Fire department accreditation
The turnout and event data an accreditation review asks for.
Explore →Professional associations
The bodies that set the standards for alerting.
Explore →Industry events
Where to see Westnet in person.
Explore →Blog
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Explore →Talk to the Westnet solutions team.
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