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Pagers and Receivers

To most of those we serve, “pager” means either one of two things.  Institutional and hospitality users normally think of pagers as notification devices to alert guests, parents or patrons that there order is ready or they are needed in the nursery.  The more correct name for such devices would more appropriately be that of a Notifier.  We’ll come back to this again shortly, but for now, we will address the application of pagers for fire and rescue alerting devices.

There are three basic ways to notify people.  If they are on foot or in a vehicle you would normally use a wide area personal alerting device, often referred to as a FirePager. If they are seated, or on foot within a building or campus, the device of choice would be a Notifier. Those who are in a building or on a campus that do NOT have any type of personal notification device would best be alerted by a Public Address (PA) system. 

The largest user group served by Falcon Direct is volunteer fire and rescue users requiring a device that provides personal alerting plus the ability to monitor 2-way radio calls while they are enroute or at the scene.  The device most commonly used by this group is called a monitor pager.  The three most popular devices currently used as monitor pagers are the Motorola Minitor V, the ICOM F50V, and the US Alert WatchDog.  All have selective alerting with audible and/or vibrate alert plus monitor capability.  Additional channels are available as an option as is the ability to record and playback incoming messages - a very nice feature.  The F50V is ideally suited for fire personnel since it is water submersion capable without damage (Up to 30 minutes at depths of up to 3 feet), and it can TALK BACK!  Additional information on all three products is available at www.info4u.us/NewPagers.pdf.

Fixed alerting pagers, sometimes known as station house monitors are commonly used in fire stations, often connected to PA systems in larger buildings.  Wireless PA systems are often used in a building or campus environment.  An interesting story of the use of such devices by a small college is available at www.info4u.us/BatesStory.pdf. 

For additional information on fire and rescue paging, please visit the paging section on our fire department web page at http://falcon4u.web.officelive.com/pagers.aspx.  More information on digital church and school pagers is available at  www.churchradios.us/4.html.

If you have any questions or need assistance in setting up any type of personal or group alerting system, just give us a call at 205.854.2611 or email sales@falcondirect.com.  Thanks for visiting with us.  We look forward to serving you!

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