A single console has several different types of equipment.

On the rear wall are several receiver modules for directly connected alarms from businesses.

The console itself is divided into three sections, left, center and right:

Left (top to bottom): instant recall recorder, building intercom, radio control panels (2 levels), IBM-type cards for manual dispatching operations, file drawer.

Center: TTY device keyboard, primary CAD screen, main radio modules (2 levels), CAD keyboard.

Right: two portable radios for emergency operations are behind the E911 ANI/ALI display, secondary CAD screen, 100-button telephone panel & speed dialer.

The headset plugs into the box mounted below the desktop on the right side of the console.

This particular console has a non-adjustable desktop, but many other manufacturers offer workstations that can be adjusted up and down, and angled to accomodate the dispatcher's preferences.

Click on the center radio panel for an even closer view of the equipment.