Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
709 - Fire Service Standards
Chapter 4 - Minimum Requirements for the Establishment of Additional Stations for Existing Fire/EMS Companies/Departments in the State of Delaware
Section 709-4-4.0 - Communications and alarm receiving and alerting equipment

4.1 The fire/EMS emergency phone shall be on a private phone line direct to the Public Safety Answering Point.

4.2 Fire alerting equipment shall be any of the following: siren, tone activated radio, pager or whatever might be the latest technology in use in the respective county/state at that time, such as alpha/numeric pagers, cell phone/text messaging or internet systems.

4.3 The station or stations shall be equipped with the proper computer, fax and printer equipment necessary to transmit and receive data from the local dispatch center, hospitals, state and county agencies including but not limited to fire and EMS reports required by the state.

4.4 All fire and EMS units shall be equipped with the proper radio/computer equipment to communicate with the local dispatch center and local/state agencies.

4.5 Fire/EMS alerting communications equipment shall be tested as agreed upon by the fire and EMS community and the respective county/state.