The Signal Maintenance Division's function is to install, operate, and maintain the townwide Emergency Notification System, including the Fire Department Dispatch Center and the Police Emergency Call System. To deliver these services, 428 fire alarm boxes, including 139 master boxes for schools, hospitals, and large apartment buildings are strategically located throughout the town and are connected to the Fire Alarm Dispatch Center, The Fire Department Dispatch Center handles all fire and emergency medical calls and dispatches the necessary apparatus. The system contains 71 emergency call boxes connected to the Police Department. The division has a staff of seven, including one superintendent of wires, and fire alarms, five fire alarm operators, and one lineman. The goal of the Fire Department Signal Maintenance Division is to provide Brookline with efficient and reliable municipal fire and emergency reporting systems.