Equipment

At the Waveland Fire Department, we use a variety of equipment to ensure the safety of our community.

911 System Radio Communications Well Watch Vehicles

911 System

In August 1987, Hancock County voted to implement the Enhanced Universal Emergency Number Service (E-911) or 911 system. Shortly afterwards, the 911 system was installed. The current rate for the 911 system is residential $1.00, commercial $ 2.00 per phone.

The Motorola Centralink 911 system that we use allows for the display of incoming 911 calls on a computer screen. The system provides the dispatcher with the Name, Location, Address, City, Identification, ESN , and Automatic Detail Information.

The Automatic Detail Information allows us to keep special notes on residents at a location. For example, if the resident at an address has special medical needs, the Automatic Detail Information feature lets us know.

The 911 system and its special features are just one more way that we at the Waveland Fire Department are working to keep you, your family, and your property safe.

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Radio Communications

Waveland Fire Department personnel are issued 16-channel portable radios so they can respond to emergencies if extra personnel are needed.

Stations 1 and 2 are equipped with 16-channel high-band base station radios as well as low band radios which connect the Waveland Fire Department to all fire departments, Public Works Departments, and Law Enforcement personnel throughout Hancock County.

All department vehicles are equipped with 16-channel paging capacity radios so that off-duty personnel can be summoned to fires for additional man power.

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Well Watch

The City of Waveland has a Well Watch is located at Waveland Central Fire Station. The system is designed to control the four City water wells and the two elevated water tanks.

The Well Watch keeps an account of actual water that is pumped into the city water system on a daily basis. Each well has a hour meter on the system from which firefighters record daily meter readings at 7:00 A.M.

The well watch system provides a 24 hour monitoring service at Waveland Central. Any failure at any of the four water well sites will automacticaly set off an alarm and the on duty personnel will notify the water department's on call personnel and alert them to the problem.

These daily recordings are computed at the end of each month to determine the amount of water pumped for that month and later to determine a grand total of water pumped at the end of each year.

The system is designed to allow firefighters to activate the wells with a manual override in the event of a fire to ensure adequate water levels are maintained.

All of the water wells are equipped with back-up diesel engines for use during emergencies which involve power outages.

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