The EOC generator has been successfully installed in a indoor location below our garage. The move included plumbing a new gas line, electrical hookup, and a custom exhaust system. Also installed was a warning light that will turn on in our office. This light tells us when the generator fires its weekly test. We also have a light that turns on when the power to the building is on generator power.
Polimer and Traut installing the custom exhaust system.
Work continues on some ongoing projects town wide. Badging all town employees has been a goal of the LEPC and CD has taken the lead. Badging equipment is stored at the EOC, and a new workstation with computer, badging equipment and a laminator is ready.
A town wide radio reprogramming has begun. The Federal Gov't has told all public safety entities that they need to change their radios so they can add more frequencies in the bands. This requires to change all dispatch consoles, every truck, police car, fire truck and every handheld radio in the town.
This programming has been spearheaded by CD and programming of all Fire Department and Police Department has been completed. Work was done the second to last week in October. CD personnel used laptops and PCs to reprogram the radios. We used the Norfolk County Dispatch Radio Officer for help reprogramming the Fire Department radios. And CD members changed all Police Department Radios in house.
Radio being reprogrammed in 96:CD & FD shared Bucket Truck
Department of Public Works needs actual new radio to be in compliance with the order. In the next few months CD members will help install new radios in the needed DPW vehicles. Once the radios are installed, they will be reprogrammed to the correct banding.Sharon was effected by the Nor'easter on Oct. 29th. CD members were emailed on Oct. 28th, to monitor the weather and make sure our "Go Kits" were ready. CD members were put on standby Saturday night at 10pm. The next blog posting will have details of our deployment.
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