Denver Comms Center - The Rock - Page 2

n0doz · #21 (**permalink**) 09-21-2012, 1:49 PM

As you guys already figured out, 900 sf is a typo. There's probably 9000 sf or more in there per floor.

dw2872 · #22 (**permalink**) 09-21-2012, 2:42 PM

On page 22 of a public warning siren contract on Denver's official website ( http://www.denvergov.org/sirepub/cac...2014246882.PDF ),
it clearly shows Denver's 911 Backup Center at 303 W Colfax St as Matt (f0urtyfive) and Bill (ScanDenver) have already said.

"Base Stations and Control Consoles:
The system shall be activated from three control consoles located at the following sites:
1. Denver 911 Dispatch Center at 950 Josephine St, Denver, CO 80204.
2. Denver 911 Back-up Center at 303 W Colfax St, Denver, CO 80202.
3. Denver Emergency Operations Center at 1437 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80202."

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I believe the "2524 South Grapevine Road, Idledale, CO" location that Shawn (ScannerSK) guessed is actually the address at the Red Rocks repeater site (aka Mount Morrison)... or at least it is very close in proximity.

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As far as the 900 sq ft, I may have quoted Carl Simpson (executive director of Denver 9-1-1) wrong on that. I think he meant that the Denver 911 location used before the 950 Josephine one was in a boiler room and shared by OEM in a municipal building built in 1930. Everything he said was meant for public consumption and he never said the official ROC location (like the 2012 contract above does). What did they use before Josephine?

dw2872 · #23 (**permalink**) 09-21-2012, 3:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kc0kp

This is one of the reasons for the temporary move. Two DFD Linemen changing a police antenna on the tower at the 911 center while two more in the bucket prepare a tower mount assisted by a Tower 4 crew member.

Great photos, Craig! It makes sense now.

n0doz · #24 (**permalink**) 09-21-2012, 7:05 PM

> What did they use before Josephine?<
Police dispatch was up on the 5th floor of HQ at 13th & Cherokee. Before that, at the old police HQ on Champa. Fire's had theirs on Josephine as long as I can remember.

Thayne · #25 (**permalink**) 09-21-2012, 7:29 PM

All of the old wired Gamewell fire boxes were monitored at Josephine, they have all been turned into antique lamps decorating retired firemen's basements (Or living rooms if they are still married) The same system could actually carry the police call boxes too.
They are all gone now, they use radio now to monitor alarms

Those boxes were around long before Josephine was built, so there had to be another place. I bet someone will chime in

kc0kp · #26 (**permalink**) 09-22-2012, 1:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Thayne

All of the old wired Gamewell fire boxes were monitored at Josephine, they have all been turned into antique lamps decorating retired firemen's basements (Or living rooms if they are still married) The same system could actually carry the police call boxes too.
They are all gone now, they use radio now to monitor alarms

Those boxes were around long before Josephine was built, so there had to be another place. I bet someone will chime in

The very first place where fire boxes were monitored was at the old city hall and fire headquarters on14th Street between Larimer and Lawrence near Cherry Creek. The electricians that minded them were called linemen. The first 18 Gamewell boxes were intalled in 1876. Linemen were among the first paid members of the Denver Fire Department. Volunteers ran into burning buildings for free but electricians were worth more money.
The Lineshop and fire alarm remained there until 1949 when they moved to 950 Josephine. That was more than 20 years after the building they were in was condemned as uninhabitable.

bigbw1 · #27 (**permalink**) 09-22-2012, 1:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ScannerSK

I was thinking it may be one of the following however they are not four miles from the Josephine site:

2524 South Grapevine Road, Idledale, CO

1437 North Bannock Street, Denver, CO

Shawn

Grapevine Rd address is on top of Mt. Morrison.

dw2872 · #28 (**permalink**) 12-19-2012, 2:32 PM

Hearing fire calls on the Denver FD VocAlarm Patch (TG-951) all day today (starting about 6:06 am and still ongoing), and that means they are dispatching from the Recovery Operations Center (ROC) today.

They were on DFD Event-1 (TG-900) this morning a few minutes before 6 am with coordination for the transition of calls between Josephine Dispatch (the normal dispatch center on Josephine St) and the ROC dispatch center.

Last time they did this, Josephine was brought offline so they could install a microwave antenna on the Josephine tower (and some other reasons). Does anyone know what the special occasion is today?