What technologies are your departments using?

[zackvv]

Hey all, just looking to see what everyone else is using.


At my FD, we use Streetwise CADlink for a mobile cad, and has google maps with layers integrated.


We also use Dropbox for files, smartermail for email and we use whatsapp for a group chat.


What is everyone else using?

 

[FSEP]

Dispatch: I think we use cad link, but I don't know for sure. All I know is that its a POS.


Texting: Code messaging


Email: Free gmail group account


IOS: Windows XP (POS)


Radio: Digital narrow band (POS)


Training: Smartboard (Everyones to stupid to use it)

 

[justavillain]

We just got cad software for our 2 mdts


We use first look pro for preplans


Texcom messages


I just wish we had digital paging so I can get a text or email for all the runs

 

[Station 3]

We have google maps on our cell phones... thats about it

 

[minig0d]

Were a bit old fashioned like station 3. Cell phone with Google maps if we can get a signal and m16 with lots of ammo in case we can't.

 

[vonirkinshtine]

Carrier pigeons and Active 911.

 

[firefighter31]

active 911 and a good ol' fashion road map

 

[JazzDad]

Are we talking dispatch and response technology, or technology in general?


As far as 'getting wet stuff on the red stuff', we use a line of guys from the pond to the house, passing buckets to each other. Our horse-drawn steam pump is out of service.

 

[picone239]

CAD: Enforsys


Mapping: WTH Technologies ThinkGIS (Great company to work with)


Preplans: First Look Pro

 

[timlinson]

Dispatch software: Zoll EMS Dispatch EMS Dispatch software


Fleeteyes(for tracking units): https://www.fleeteyes.com/


We have portables as well as everyone is assigned a Motorola Advisor II so for pages while on duty, on pager duty, or for special responses (MCI committee, Disaster Committee, Education staff needed during status 0 (no trucks available).


Zoll Road Safety: Road Safety from ZOLL


Commo Chat Rooms: https://commo.fmambulance.com/


ESO Suite for charting/EPCRs: https://www.esosuite.net/EsoSuite/ (Every truck has a touguhbook which syncs with CAD for call info, pt. history if they've been transported by us before)


Zoll Rescuenet CrewScheduler for scheduling: https://crewscheduler.fmambulance.com/CrewScheduler/LoginCompany.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fcrewscheduler%2fMainmenu.aspx


Email: www.outlook.com


Ninth Brain Suite for EVERYTHING else: Ninth Brain EMS Management Software


Knox Boxes for some buildings in the area, FD has more.


We also have 'keys' used to download everything from FD's AEDs to our Lifepak monitors so that we can get code data. AND we just got a LUCAS II.

 

[Hoff]

Patrols get radios. "Lucky" if you get a digital trunked system.


Dispatch varies base to base. I remember a motorola computer phone system and computer radio system. State owned NCIC terminal. Also a big plotting board with markers and acrylic overlays with markers/grease pencils. The AF (at least on the security forces side) has been playing for a while now with computer maps that could "talk" with the fire depts so we could see what they see when they set up incident command.