PRIORITY DEPARTMENTS PROJECTS DEPARTMENT C.1.C
REQUESTED RECOMMENDS
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The PURVIS Fire Station Alerting System (PURVIS FSAS) will leverage the city’s fiber optic network to install
modules and devices in each fire station that will allow the department to activate and notify the specific station or
stations responding to an event. The technology of station alerting also has a health component to “ramp” up
notifications and lighting in the stations responding. PURVIS FSAS integrates with existing Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD) software to clearly display call information and provide a clear dispatch dialog allowing the dispatcher to
continue gathering and preparing for call escalation and additional information.
The PURVIS platform is redundant on the control head equipment and gives the communication center a constant
and complete overview of the system. Heads-up displays and turnout timers give responders real time information
along with vehicle presence indicators to automatically track apparatus out of stations. The Fire Alarm operators can
isolate dispatches in multiple apparatus stations to the individuals of the apparatus dispatched.
A-2 Police Department CAD/RMS System Upgrade $ 600,000 $ 600,000
The Nashua Police Department (NPD) would like to request Capital Improvements funding for Fiscal Year 2023 to
cover the costs associated with the design, building, implementation, and maintenance of a fully integrated Computer
Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management (RMS), Management Information (MIS), Mobile Data Computing
(MDC), Evidence Inventory, Criminal Case Tracking for legal prosecution, and Photo Imaging systems including
applications software, operating system software, hardware equipment and all required peripherals and integration
services to serve the Nashua Police Department.
The current systems utilized by NPD are approaching 20 years of use. The software was first implemented in the
department in early 2004. While the software still allows the department to function on a day-to-day basis, the
product itself has been purchased and/or acquired several times in recent years by several larger companies. The
current vendor has vowed to keep the product in support. However, they will no longer add new features and fixes
unless obligated by state and local laws or current contracts. This has forced the department into a position where it
can no longer request necessary changes when needed, to adapt to an ever changing environment.
Lastly, the current CAD/RMS system runs on antiquated technology that requires extensive networking and limits
the ability to operate outside the perimeter of the department's current location, Many systems now available on the
market offer “cloud based” or “hybrid” versions which, in the event of a catastrophe or damaging event, Dispatching
and Reporting can be easily relocated offsite in a moment’s notice and critical services can continue with little to no
disruption of the services the department provides to the community. In addition, this older technology has proven
new challenges while attempting to implement newer complementary technology, such as the recent installation of
body worn and in car video. Due to the outdated technology of the CAD/RMS, the department struggled to be able to
get these two products to work in conjunction. The estimated cost of this project is $500,000 - $600,000.
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