THE WEST METRO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT provides fire and ambulance service for a large suburban area west of Denver, Colorado. They have just put in service and new response information technology that is sold by Motion Technology.
This dispatch and response function puts an image on the vehicle’s computer screen that shows things like fire hydrant locations, up-to-the-minute populations of all hospitals, traffic obstructions, and aerial photographs of incident scenes. An active map shows the locations and movements of all other emergency units in the area. It can also be used to plot the shortest or quickest route to a destination.
The onBoard Mobile Gateway program has been deployed in Metro West’s 10 ambulances, 56 fire apparatus, and 7 command vehicles. KMGH-TV has this video report showing the system in use (it follows the bus crash report that is used to blend into the dispatch story):
Motion Technology’s press release can be read HERE.
West Metro Fire Rescue WEBSITE.
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