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News for November
2014
Serving those who
serve others!
AFG
Application Period Is Now Open!
The big news this month is for
firefighters! The 2014 grant submission window is
now open and will close on December 5, 2014. We have
some great ideas for those departments who are
interested in serving both their own, and community
needs.
We have prepared a free planning guide that provides
detailed information on how fire departments can 1)
Establish interoperability with ANY radio system, and
in particular, meeting State Guidelines, 2)
Provide a cure for problems caused by narrow
banding, 3) Provide improved safety for
firefighters and citizens, 4) Get in compliance
with ISO, NFPA, and OSHA, 5) Help provide
faster response times, 6) Reduce property loss, 7)
Provide better incident command capabilities, 8)
Develop community partnerships for greater
efficiency, 9) Introduce more cost efficient
technology, and 10) Share residual benefits to
serve other community needs.
To help you with
developing your grant application, we have prepared
a free AFG Planning Guide. For your copy, just click
here!
If you have any questions, or if you need assistance
give us a call at 205.854.2611 or drop us an email
to ServingU@falcondirect.com.
We
welcome our new readers, and thank our older
readers for their loyalty. If you are receiving our
eNewsletter for the first time, we want you to know
that this is a courtesy copy to those who have
expressed an interest and/or purchased from us in
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New SiteSentry Security System
At Last - A security system that gets help
in a hurry with no monthly fees or contract!
Our
new SiteSentry is designed especially for
users in rural areas where response time is slow,
by groups of people working together (business,
residential, church and volunteer fire
departments), by those wanting the fastest
possible response time, and those who don't want a
continuing monthly charge.
SiteSentry is ideal for use by
volunteer fire departments. Unauthorized
entry, tampering by copper thieves, even fire can
be reported directly to firefighter pagers,
radios, or optionally, cell phones with no delay
through alarm services or even 911. And, there are
NO monthly fees! Great for residential
communities with neighbors acting as first
responders or churches with elders and deacons
being the first responders. Click here
for more information!
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In The News -
Making Schools Safer!
The
word is getting around! Falcon Community Services is
leading the way in making schools safer!
If you would
like to know what the buzz is all about, click here
for a copy of a video story by ABC 33/40 on the
system we designed for the DeArmanville Elementary
School. And that's just part of the story! Wait till
you see some of the other new products and services
we are offering to make our educational institutions
the safest in the world! More information is
available by clicking here, or
by just giving us a call at 800.489.2611.
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What
a revoltin development this is.......
Is
Motorola Ineligible to sell products on GSA or paid
for with Federal funding?
It appears
that Motorola may be ineligible to sell many of
their products, including the popular Minitor VI
pager, through GSA, or to users making payment with
federal funds. A request for clarification is
currently pending at the department level (both GSA
and FEMA).
It is our understanding that this issue
may require involvement by the U.S Attorney General.
How did all this happen? As William Bendix used to
say on the TV sitcom, Life of Riley - What a
revoltin development this is! Want to know
more? Click here!
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School Safety
Begins At The Door, But.......
Locking
school doors and providing no access to the public
can cause as many problems as it solves.
I recently
arrived at a school located about an hour away from
Birmingham where I had an appointment. After walking
a quarter mile from the nearest parking place, and
up two flights of stairs to the front door, I was
greeted by a locked door and a keypad. To be
admitted, I had to return to my car, use my cell
phone to call the office, and make the trek back to
the office - Not very parent, vendor, or visitor
friendly! Want to know a good solution? Click here!
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Siemens
Energy chooses Falcon Wireless for improved plant
safety
SiteAlert
provides efficient and affordable solution for OSHAS
18001 compliance!
After reviewing the
requirements of OSHAS 18001 (Click here
for more information), it was determined that
electronic wireless call boxes could be located
through the plant production area to allow employees
to summon assistance at the press of a button.
Falcon Wireless offered such a product, but Siemens
wanted special features that were not available in
the standard production models. So, we custom built
it! It's called an Emergency Alert Station (EAS).
Click here
for more information.
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The
best school radio ever!
Special
pricing this month. Buy 9, get one free. Buy
17 and get 3 free!
We got a call from
a school principal the other day. His school uses
radios for bus loading, general administration,
security, housekeeping, and maintenance. They had
several problems. The current radios had dead spots
(multi-building campus), the ladies (and the men too
although they would not admit it) hated the current
radios. They were bulky with antennas designed to
stick the user in the ribs. The batteries required
frequent replacement, and the range had never been
the same since narrow banding. But the BIGGEST
problem was too much talking on a single channel! We
offered a simple and affordable solution? Want to
know what it was? Click here!
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Getting to know our Premier Partners.......
US
Alert LLC of Boca Raton, Florida - Our featured
partner for the month of October!
Earlier in this eNewsletter, we pointed out one of
the potential problems is choosing non-US made
products. There are other reasons for favoring US
manufacturers. That is why we recommend the US Alert
WatchDog pagers for our firefighter and industrial
customers. We are proud to be associated with US
Alert. As you get to better know this company,
and the products they offer, you'll see why the
decision was made to work together. We're glad to be
a part of the team! You can learn more about the
WatchDog pagers by clicking here.
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A
Final word.......
Adalynn
Marisa Jones, a recent arrival on this planet, has
approved return to work by her mom, and our highly
depended on one - Joy Jones. From the comfort of her
queen sized high chair (complete with safety
harness), Adalynn has requested that we take good
care of her mother who returns this coming Friday.
Aunt in law Jennifer will be assuming day care of
Adalynn while her mother helps take care of us.
Thanks for visiting with us. We appreciate you!
Burch
Falkner and all the Falcon Team
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