Several years ago a friends trailer was on fire here in Dolan. She got herself and her son out but had forgot her cell phone. She only lived a couple blocks from the fire station so she just ran down to the station.
It took a while for the firefighter answered the door, she told him her home was on fire. Rather than ask if she was ok, or was anyone still in the home, he yelled at her. Telling her she should have called 911 rather than come to the station.
There are a number of reasons we need an emergency phone at the LMRFD fire stations. Like our friend who forgot her cell phone escaping her burning home, a car accident, domestic violence, or someone may have simply forgot where their phone was.
An Emergency Phone like below are a one time expense around $300.
It's simply a phone dialer that uses the stations current phone line and dials 911 when someone pushes the emergency button. It seems this would work if the firefighters were gone on a call or if they were at the station.
If the crew is gone it would be paged alerting volunteers to the call, if the crew is at the station it's paged alerting volunteers and the crew is advised they have a still alarm (a call at the station)
When someone shows up at the station, the crew needs to take time to advise dispatch. Then dispatch pages the call so the chief and volunteers are aware of the call.
It seems the Emergency Button would provide a way for someone to call 911 for a fire, medical call, or other emergency. It streamlines the call advising all emergency services of the type of call and resources needed.
