Station End Mobilising System

There were a number of principal objectives when designing the mal SEMS. Although they are described individually, each is important and together produce a system that is greater than the sum of its parts.

• SEMS accepts standard GD92
• SEMS produces standard MG-4
• SEMS can be used with any GD92 compliant Command & Control system
• SEMS can be used with any MG-4 compliant Alerter base station
• SEMS has a low initial capital cost
• SEMS has low ongoing maintenance & annual contract costs
• SEMS is accountable - it logs its actions and their results

Instead of using a PC as the basis of our system, we have designed a special-to-task hardware module. This provides increased reliability and dispenses with the need to consider replacing the PC motherboard every few years as obsolescence bites. As the complete system is an 'in house' design, we can optimise each element of the system to achieve maximum benefit.

Using the experience gained from the design of our very successful Retained Firefighter Callout System (RFCS), we can promise a high MTBF, an increased resilience to mains power failure and if things do go wrong, a fast 'Fix-it' time. Together, this ensures increased system availability.

With more than twelve years of proven reliability, the RFCS is at the heart of SEMS. Integral but separate to preserve its integrity.

The SEMS system module itself is a multi-processor design; watchdogs ensure reliable and consistent operation. It is highly configurable to ensure adaptability to present and future needs.

Naturally the SEMS has multiple outputs, to the RFCS unit, to a wide range of Fire Station equipment and of course a printer.

In the event of power failure, the RFCS has its own backup battery supply that will support the unit for five days and still send six mobilising calls. Because the RFCS is separate, it is capable of working even if the SEMS is unavailable.

However, the SEMS has its own battery supply. The SEMS power management hardware means that with aggressive power saving techniques it too can run for five days without mains power.

The unit has a wide choice of bearers. Not only the traditional ISDN and PSTN but also LAN/WAN/VPN, radio bearers in the form of TETRA, TETRAPOL or Transcom. Of course, if all bearers fail, the station can still be mobilised as the RFCS has its own independent means of tertiary mobilising.

To summarise the reasons for considering the mal SEMS

• High Reliability/Availability
  reduces the need for fast response contracts.

• Simplified Maintenance
  its size and structure make for fast, in-field maintenance easy.

• Product Life of 10+ Years
  protects capital investment and lowers the Cost of Ownership.

• Further Investment Protection
  GD92 compliant; can be used with any Command and Control system
  MG-4 Compliant; can be used with any Alerter Base Station

• Available as an independent Station End Mobilising unit or integrated with our RFCS

• When an RFCS is incorporated in the SEMS, our Availability and Resource Allocation software ROSTA can be used. ROSTA automatically programs the RFCS unit to alert only those firefighters that are available at the time of the mobilising call