Richmond Fire Protection District

Richmond Twp. Fire Protection District
5601 Hunter Drive, Richmond, Illinois 60071
Phone: 815-678-3672 FAX 815-678-2042
In an Emergency Call 9 - 1 - 1
"Protecting the Town of Yesteryear With the Modern Technology of Today"

Radio Room/ Communications Center

The Richmond Township Fire Protection District operates an auxiliary communications center that is able to back up dispatch for our fire frequency in the event our primary dispatch center experiences a service disruption. The desk features a Zetron Model 4010 dispatch console monitoring 12 frequencies of which 5 we can transmit on (due to FCC licensing restrictions). Wireless Plantronics headsets for the user, allow for transmitting and receiving anywhere in the station should he or she leave momentarily. ANI decoders on our fire frequency and local frequency identify our radios as they key up in the display of the Zetron console.

The Richmond Fire Department thanks the Village of Cary, IL for the donation of the Zetron Model 4010 Dispatch Console and associated dispatch console furniture in October of 2005! We also thank the City of Crystal Lake for the donation of additional dispatch furniture and equipment in the summer of 2008 that was used in the remodel of this room.

This is a view of the radio desk from the entry way to the radio room. The chair on the left is for the EMnet communications computer. The chair in the middle if for the communications console. The chair on the right is located at the Mobile Data Browser that has access to current calls and vehicle status for the Fire North Quad.

View of the radio room from the opposite corner. A 22" Flat screen TV is in the upper left corner and can be used to monitor the weather channel during storms.

A view of the radio console above and the counter top below the the RFD scramble.

A wider view of the radio console above and the counter top below the the RFD scramble. The "bat phone" is the red telephone on the left hand side of the picture that is a dedicated phone line to the radio room and the communicator at the desk.