- Author
- Fritzen, B.
- Title
- Stand der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik in Leitstellen am Beispiel der Feuerwehr Koln. [State of Information and Communication Techniques in Control Centers Given by the Example of fire Service Cologne.]
- Journal
- VFDB, 154-158, November 1993
- Keywords
- fire departments | energencies | control rooms | fire protection
- Abstract
- ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH The control center for fire protection, emergency services and catastrophy protection of the City of Cologne deals yearly with about 200,000 calls. It is equiped with 11 multifunctional operation control posts, on which all necessary devices are installed for emergency calls, alarming and operating tasks. By exclusive use of network techniques it is possible to execute all functions from each post. The technique of control center such as command calculators, the wireless relais stations, the wireless alarm system including control of sirens, the wireless exchange system and the short term and long term documentation have been or are renewed. All new techniques are constructed to fulfil the needs of a control center as well as a communication center - HVB of the catastrophy protection staff. In the report interesting techniques and the basic organizational and tactical considerations are described.