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When a respirator user opens the cylinder valve and begins use of a SCOTT SCBA
equipped with the SEMS II PDA, the Accountability System electronics will automati-
cally begin to operate. If the IMPERIUM Base Station is present at time of entry the
SEMS II PDA will attempt to log-in to the Base Station. BLUETOOTH enabled units
will attempt to log-in to the Base Station once the paired radio is turned on and they
are communicating. When the SEMS II is out of range or otherwise unable to link
to the system, the
BLUETOOTH
information will display on the base station. Once
the SEMS II transmission has resumed, or the SCBA is turned off, the
BLUETOOTH
display
will discontinue. It is the responsibility of the Incident Commanders from each
fire company to coordinate activities with each other and to maintain accountability
for all participating firefighter resources.
Multiple organizations with SEMS II Accountability System equipment can operate
at a single event scene since each Base Station operator can select and monitor
which users log in on their Base Station. Multiple base stations may also be used at
a single event to manage resources from several different fire companies. SEMS II
users will appear in one base station at a time. The user can be rejected and connect
to an alternate base station.
BLUETOOTH
signats transmit to a base station modem via radio. The BLUETOOTH
users will simultaneously appear on ALL
base stations that are configured to the same
radio channel.
BLUETOOTH
units will continue to display on the base station screen
until the PDA unit either re-establishes SEMS II communication or it is turned off and
removed from the base station.
The SEMS II Accountability System and Personal Distress Alarm can be quickly pro-
grammed with the identification of the SCBA user using the SEMS II Accountability
RFID Tag, Badge, or Button. Programming the ID Tags and Portable Units allows
the organization to customize the identification of the SEMS II Portable Units. See
SEMS II Programming Guide, SCOTT Imperium Commissioning for complete details
of programming the SEMS II equipment. SCOTT recommends re-programming with
the RFID card in accordance with your organization's procedures to assure that the
user's unique ID number is in use at all times.
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
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PROGRAMMING THE USER ID WITH THE RFID TAG
ID ICON
SEMS II RFID TAG WRITER, SCOTT P/N 200773-01.
