NCJ Number
45753
Date Published
1978
Length
16 pages
Annotation
AN ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS/RECORDS AREA OF A PROPOSED NEW TOWN BUILDING THAT WOULD CONSOLIDATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF VALDESE, NORTH CAROLINA, IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT -- THE RADIO CONTROL CONSOLE, TAPE RECORDERS, RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS, ALARMS, TELEPHONES, EMERGENCY POWER PLANT, FIRE ALERT SYSTEM, RADIO TOWER ANTENNAS -- AND THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDING AND PLANS FOR CONSOLIDATION WERE ANALYZED. SUGGESTED CHANGES IN THE ARCHITECTUAL DETAILS OF THE NEW CENTER ARE DISCUSSED; A REVISED FLOOR PLAN AND A CHART OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CYCLE ARE INCLUDED. FINDNGS AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING LIGHTING, SOUNDPROOFING, THE GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, AND THE EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THAT CENTER ARE PROVIDED. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE UPON THE ARCHITECTURAL PLAN AND THE USE OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ARE ALSO PROVIDED. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT CERTAIN CHANGES BE UNDERTAKEN SUCH AS THE INSTALLATION OF GLASS PARTITIONS BETWEEN THE FILING AND DISPATCH AREA, PROVISION FOR LAMP DIMMERS ON FLUORESCENT FIXTURES, REARRANGEMENT OF THE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TERMINAL AND PRINTER, AND PROVISION FOR ADDITIONAL COUNTER SPACE. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOGGER-RECORDER BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED; THAT THE AREAWIDE RADIO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED THROUGH THE MAIN CONSOLE; THAT A NEW ALARM PANEL BE INSTALLED; THAT A NEW EMERGENCY GENERATOR BE PURCHASED; AND THAT OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE THE FUTURE USE OF THE 911 COMMON EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. (KBL)