Agenda Package - City of Vernon

o Other operational upgrades as required
Option ldentification
The city of vernon (cov) purchases and implements its own stand-alone FDM CAD
and Records Manag"t"nt System (RMS). VFRS is responsible for total
implementation, operation and upgrades io the system, in addition to actual dispatch
operations.
systems (RMS would also be
omm), VFRS is resPonsible
ntenance and administration of
FDM versus lntergraph: What's the Difference?
Before examining the differences between the two systems, it is important to note that
ã¡in* would signìtùãnity improve VFRS' dispatch cápabitity, as the current manual
VfnS dispatch-system is a iull generation behind either of these systems'
FDM and lntergraph both utilize modern cAD software programs' The cAD works by
es, tYPes of aPParatus, radio
hand. Hence, a CAD sYstem is
constant updates and refinements, as
or new streets or call{ypes are added to
the system.
With the data pre-loaded into the system,
based on information obtained from the c
incident type and the address or location o
civic addiess automatically on 911 calls' N
local area remains a critical component in
next stage in the dispatch process)' Both
BC Ambulance dispatch, so allvoice traffi
ãipro."..ing a First Medical Responder (FMR) call. With VFRS' current technology,
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