AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 09/16/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Fire Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of the Inland Empire Regional Interoperability Project Memorandum of Understanding between the Consolidated Fire Agencies and the Corona Fire Department.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve the Inland Empire Regional Interoperability Project Memorandum of Understanding between the Consolidated Fire Agencies and the Corona Fire Department.
b. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Inland Empire Regional Interoperability Project Memorandum of Understanding between the Consolidated Fire Agencies and the Corona Fire Department.
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ANALYSIS:
BACKGROUND:
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) is a system which allows for the coordinated communication, assignment, and tracking of resources during calls-for-service. When information for a call is entered into CAD, the system recommends what resources are needed for that emergency response. Generally, the software for CAD systems is specialized and does not easily interact with other systems. A CAD to CAD Program is a system that allows different dispatch centers to communicate with each other regardless of the type of software program utilized. The CAD to CAD system allows sharing information between participating agencies providing immediate intelligence to field units.
The Inland Empire Regional Interoperability Project (IERIP) team has been meeting since August 2018 to develop the regulations, policies, and standards for the multi-county computer-aided dispatch interoperability system. The project includes both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The IERIP leveraged findings from a third-party analysis conducted in December of 2013. The 2013 study portrayed the situational readiness of the CAD systems and their ability to support the current or expanded use of share...
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