Communications
- The Kenwood VP8000 Tri-Band radios will be issued over multiple dates the last two weeks of July.
- Generator replacement project is in process. We are having issues with finding small enough generators for sites. Sites were 7.5 KW and new ones are a minimum of 10 KW. Oversized generators will have issues with not enough load on the motor. Most sites will also need additional electrical and site prep for new generators to meet code. DTO has told us about another company that does solar with battery for remote infrastructure sites that may be a better option.
- Fire Detection Cameras: The two Piedmont fire detection cameras are mounted and install, and installation will be completed by the end of next week. We do not have a site yet for the 3rd camera as every location that we have looked at in Horry has required a lease for tower space with high monthly rent.
- FirstNet phones will be replaced either mid-July or mid-August. We will have deployment dates for each region and one makeup day here in Columbia. All new phones will be iPhones.
GIS
Some GIS work that has been completed since the last staff meeting:
- Aviation Hazards Map Book & Pilot Data Requests: Fire Support & Fire Boss pilots
- DMSM data preparation and tablet setup: David Jenkins/Forest Health
- Dozer/Tractor Operator web map and service updates: Agency wide
- Drought Committee/ KBDI Map Updates: Darryl
- FIA Map County Map Books (In Progress): Byron
- Fire Boss Story Map (In Progress): Darryl
- GIS Training and data preparation: Byron’s team
- Hurricane Helene Block Grant Maps: Russell
- Primary Mills Map Update and Proximity to Mills priority analysis: Conservation Bank priority model and Scott Danskin
- Quick Capture/Field maps maintenance: Agency wide
- Rx Burn, kbdi, BMP, WUI, etc… script and task maintenance: Agency wide
- Wildfire Progression Maps (Covington, Blackthorn, Table Rock Complex): Fire Support and Communications
Information Technology
- New CADS computers will be deployed once the Burn Notification module is implemented in FiResponse.
- Windows 10 end-of-life is in October; IT staff will be following up with an initial email requesting staff upgrade their computers (his does not included Dispatch systems). There is no option to continue running Windows 10. Staff should not wait until the last minute to upgrade.
- IT staff have sent reminders regarding the Windows 10 deadline. After October, machines running Windows 10 will have access blocked.
- The existing CADS machines will be upgraded to Windows 11 and be used to replace training machines around the state.