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PUBLIC SPEAKERS - AN EVCS (EMERGENCY VOICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM) SYSTEM REDUCES FALSE ALARMS

NCJ Number
41063
Journal
LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 22-23
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY DESCRIBES SAGINAW, MICHIGAN'S NEW EMERGENCY VOICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (EVCS), WHICH CONSISTS OF 200 VOICE OPERATED POLICE, FIRE, AND RESCUE CALL BOXES AND A CENTRAL OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
Abstract
THE EVCS SYSTEM REDUCED THE NUMBER OF FALSE ALARMS BY 50 PERCENT....MSP