Cranford Police Department 2011 Annual Report - Cranford.com

Communications Division
Cranford Police Department Communications Division
The Communications Division works very
closely with the Patrol Division. Due to this
interaction, Communications was realigned
under Operations in 2011 and falls under the
direct supervision of Operations Captain
John Baer.
Lieutenant Stephen Wilde was assigned to A
& B squads and Lieutenant Robert Colaneri
was assigned to C & D squads. The
lieutenants generally work from noon until
midnight to cover a majority of both the day
and night shifts. Duties included but were
not limited to overseeing day-to-day
operations related to Communications.
Eight full time civilian Communications
Officers comprise the workforce. The
schedule for these Communications Officers
is as follows: two day shift officers and two
night shift officers per day. Both the
Communications and Patrol Divisions adhere
to the four-day on, four day off work
schedule.
Michael Urbanski and Gregory Federici were
hired in July due to the resignations of
Communications Officers Leon Paster and
Richard VIllane.
Each employee who works in the
Communication Center is required to have
at least 8 hours per year of continuing
education as it relates to 9-1-1 and
Emergency Medical Dispatch. Chief Mason
assigned Sergeant Anthony Dobbins to
become a certified State of New Jersey
instructor in both of these courses. This
allows all personnel to be trained in house
over the course of the year.
The physical layout of the Communication
Division provides four separate workstations
allowing an environment more conducive to
productive work. Three of these stations are
for use by the Communications Officers and
are a Public Safety Answering Point for
receiving 9-1-1 calls. All radios and paging
systems work off of personal computers,
which are linked to the Police Department’s
network. The fourth workstation enables
the Supervisor to closely monitor each of the
three Communications Officers. The digital
and portable radio systems provide
encrypted transmissions, emergency alarms
on every radio, and individual radio
identification.
The calls for service for 2011 were 55,322.
Photos Above, Officer Kelly Rieder and
Communications Officer Greg Federici work
in the Union County OEM Command Post
during Hurricane Irene.
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