Fire Departments

The tragic events in New York of 9/11 highlighted the need for reliable communications between firefighters, police officers and emergency medical staff. Since that day, the U.S. government has made first responder “interoperability” a key pillar in their national security plan. Firefighters and police need the ability, both en route and on scene, to be able to collaborate with other agencies for the most effective response. Not only do they need to communicate with each other and between their teams, but they need communications solutions that are simple to use, easy to deploy, and completely reliable. Communicating effectively with mobile multi-agency teams and coordinating on-scene activities necessitates the use of new technology, but the options seem overwhelming, and then there is the challenge of integrating with current technologies.

Firefighters need to:

• Facilitate communications between command centers and field command personnel
• Deliver comprehensive reference information to command vehicles for rapid access at the scene and in transit
• Provide field access to database systems
• Facilitate information sharing among different responding agencies
• Do it cost-effectively

Find out how In Motion Technology’s solutions improve firefighter’s ability to communicate, before, during and after the incident.