The Thin Red Line of DuPage County Fire

This video shows how direct communication from radio integration has benefited DuPage County Fire. Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com/services Transcript: Bill Anaszewicz: The thin red line is showing support for firefighters across the nation. It represents just all the hard work and efforts that the firefighters put in day in and day out, and to remember those that have given up their lives. Jeffrey Janus: Calm definitely prevails. When people call 911 they expect us to show up and be the problem solvers and make their day better. So, if we show up and there's chaos, and we're not controlling the situation, then the situations gonna control us. Erik Kramer: It's nice having that one way communication between our dispatch centers and the police department. It's not different interpretations of who said what on the phone and 911 caller. It's basically the police dispatchers, or our dispatchers and we're getting the same information across the board. This was one of those calls that you're never ever forget; you'd like to. We had a crash on a different location. Next thing we saw was the smoke in the sky and them calling for help that there was an explosion that a firefighter's missing. The particular firefighter that was in that building when it blew up, we feared the worse that he was probably dead until he got on that radio. It was nice to hear a voice. Joe Leone: With the radio we do view it as our lifeline. It is our direct communication to the dispatch center. It's also our direct communication to one another. There are situations that I've been in, situations my firefighter's been in and the only thing assuring us that they're okay was them keying up the radio. So, this truly gives us peace of mind. Erik Kramer: And all in all, that is the key, is safety. As long as everybody gets to go home the next shift, we all go home safe. That's the goal.