[Scan-DC] DCFD now using voice synthesis for dispatching

[Dave]

     I am no fan of computerized voice dispatching however Palm Beach 
County FL. Fire Rescue uses it for initial dispatch on all fire and ems 
calls. My understanding is they also receive a hard copy via MDT in each 
station and MDT in each mobile and also each member carries an 
alphanumeric pager and gets it that way also. The dispatch is only given 
once. Sometimes responding units will ask for the address again, but 
rarely. In a busy department as they are, it can be annoying to me. On 
sensitive calls the Dispatch will say "check pager for address" better 
than encryption I guess? They are a fully career department and also 
dispatch for a few other towns and cities within the county.

   I think there are a few other large jurisdictions in the country with 
synthesized voice, but I have never read any discussion about same 
either pro or con.

Dave M.

On 7/31/2012 18:59, Dewey wrote:
> W-O-W.  You know with any type of computerized voice, something is going to get butchered sooner or later.
>
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> From: "Jeff Krauss" <jeff at krauss.ws>
> To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>, <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Scan-DC] DCFD now using voice synthesis for dispatching
> Date: Tue, Jul 31, 2012 18:13
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>
> Just heard DCFD dispatch a medical local on talk group 011 using
> synthesized voice rather than a live dispatcher.
> Loud and clear.
>
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