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CONTACT INFO

Manager
John DonFrancisco
qvec@sbcglobal.net
860-774-7557

Supervisor
Charles Kelleher
ckelleher@qvec.org
860-774-7557

Fax
860-779-0712

Website
Deanna DonFrancisco
brycie8@yahoo.com

All other inquiries
860-774-7555
860-564-5610

 


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Our Departments

Town of Killingly
   K-B Ambulance
   Dayville Fire
   Attawaugan Fire
   South Killingly Fire
   East Killingly Fire
   Danielson Fire
   Williamsville Fire
Town of Scotland
   Scotland Fire & Amb
Town of Woodstock
   Woodstock Fire & Amb
   Bungay Fire
   Muddy Brook Fire
Town of Plainfield
   Plainfield Fire
   Moosup Fire
   Moosup-Plainfield Amb
   Central Village Fire
   Atwood Hose Fire
Town of Canterbury
   Canterbury Fire & Amb
Town of Brooklyn
   Mortlake Fire & Amb
   East Brooklyn Fire
Town of Thompson
   Thompson Hill Fire
   Community Fire & Amb
   Quinebaug Fire
   East Thompson Fire
   West Thompson Fire
Town of Sprague
   Baltic Fire & Amb
Town of Lisbon
   Lisbon Fire & Amb
Town of Pomfret
   Pomfret Fire & Amb
Town of Griswold
   Griswold Fire
   Griswold Ambulance
   Jewett City Fire
Town of Hampton
   Hampton Fire
   Hampton-Chaplin Amb
Town of Chaplin
   Chaplin Fire
Town of Putnam
   East Putnam Fire
Town of Eastford
   Eastford Fire
Town of Voluntown
   Voluntown Fire & Amb
Town of Sterling
   Sterling Fire
   Oneco Fire
Paramedic Service
   QV Medic
 


INFORMATION



QV ALPHA PAGER INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATIVE PAGING




*NEW* Amplifier for Motorola Alpha Pagers


ACCEPTABLE
PLAIN LANGUAGE &
COMMON TERMINOLOGY


QV'S HIRING
STATUS

Part-Time: NO
Full-Time: NO

If there is a position that we are hiring for, this will include a link to the application.


CT Fire Academy
Training Calendar


PSAP MAP


 
NDDH Vial of Life Program


911 CALL COUNTS
(Jan.-Jul 2008)
Norwalk PD 15,944
Valley Shore 15,732
QVEC 15,453
West Haven 14,209
Danbury PD 15,777
TN 15,879


INCIDENT DOWNLOADS FOR FIREHOUSE SOFTWARE
 

 


NEWS & UPDATES



8/24 - MRT Initial Class
Danielson Fire Dept., Starting Sept. 25
Instructors - Pat Gauthier, Duane Anderson,
Patty Erskine.  Cost - $350
Click here for more information


8/24 - New Fire Department Web Site - Dayville
www.dayvillefirecompany.org



CONGRATULATIONS to Dispatcher Travis Irons and his new wife Danna on their recent marriage!


7/29 - EMT Initial Class
Scotland Fire Dept., Starting Sept. 30
Instructor - Greg Mitchell, Cost - $550
Click here for more information



5/18 - Impressive numbers
In the months of April to June 2008, QV received and answered 7,114 E-911 calls.  Of those, 7,049 (99.1%) were answered in under 10 seconds, 61 calls were answered between 10 and 20 sec., and only 4 between 20-30 sec.
 
The NENA (National Emergency Number Association) standard for answering 911 calls is that 90% of all 911 calls shall be answered within 10 seconds during the busy hour.  95% of all 911 calls should be answered within 20 seconds.  There were 788 also abandon 911 calls this quarter.
(Source: State of CT-DPS-OSET)

Year End Call Totals
In 2007, QV received 33,369 E-911 calls
(Cellular - 17,473, Wireline - 15,831, VOIP - 65)
11,128 Calls for Service were generated in CAD
Average 911 Call Answer Time - 2.55 seconds

Click here for 2007 Call Totals by Department


QV joins with Bryant College in Smithfield, RI to beta-test the CISCO IPICS interoperability system. 
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An article from the Cisco web site-
-An article from the Providence Journal-


QV IN THE NEWS

Article in the Norwich Bulletin
Story on WFSB Channel 3



QV WEBSITE ACTIVITY
Weekly Stats Report: 11 Aug - 17 Aug 2008
Project: QVEC
URL: http://www.qvec.org/

  Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Total Avg
Pageloads 89 87 96 92 100 71 58 593 85
Unique Visitors 71 55 67 72 76 46 45 432 62
First Time Visitors 23 17 24 28 32 19 21 164 23
Returning Visitors 48 38 43 44 44 27 24 268 38


2008 Meeting Schedule-Quinebaug Valley Fire Chiefs

September 15 - Attawaugan
November - 17 - Atwood Hose

QVEC Meetings -  October 27 (Annual Elections)


 


RESOURCES


Connecticut Licensing Info Center (ct-clic.com)
Check your EMT/MRT Certification


QV MASTER INVENTORY LIST
(updated 07/28/08)


Department of Environmental Protection
Daily Fire Danger and Open Burning Information



DAY KIMBALL HELICOPTER PROTOCOL


Patient Focused - Customer Centered - Caregiver Inspired
QV MEDIC PROTOCOL


LOCAL BLOG SITES

Eastern CT Fire -
Shane Dupuis


Northern Division of CERRIT
Regional Response Matrix


WINDHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY PLAN


Connecticut Light and Power
CL&P PRIORITY LEVELS



QV NEXTEL BASE STATION GUIDELINE


QV INCIDENT DISPATCHER GUIDELINE


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