Communications and Interoperability
The communications and interoperability resource page is designed to help firefighters keep up with the latest communications gear and best practices in mutual-aid and interoperability.
An increase in natural disasters has compounded problems for first responders across Texas and other states
An analysis of a wildfire evacuation from the Lake Tahoe Basin area finds highway shutdowns and chaos
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
The department was awarded $218,850 to buy 43 radios that will allow the fire department to continue communication with area police and aid partners
No firefighters were on the tracks and no one was injured, but crews said the minor incident could have turned deadly with bad communication
Three firefighters were treated for burns after the fire and five residents were displaced
Among the communication failures outlined in the report was a revelation that the command officer didn’t hear the first two mayday calls made during the fire
The funds will help 20 organizations adopt interoperable health IT tools and services
Epic 3 Radio Interface Voice Communication System allows communications between on-scene firefighters and incident commanders, remote dispatchers and other radio users
The radios will allow better collaboration among counties
Factors that contributed to their deaths included heavy winds, personnel accountability and communication problems
Next Generation 911 combines mission-critical public-safety information and leading-edge technology to improve fire, EMS, and police emergency response
They are the mortar that holds emergency response together, and knowing how to work with dispatch will boost firefighter effectiveness and safety
Officials said the situation will be corrected when the 911 system is fixed
They were commended for firefighting improvements, but 13 agencies providing fire protection to the backcountry have not entered into agreements
The fire chief said that it could compromise public safety and cost fire departments millions of dollars in grants
Jennifer Green submitted her resignation after criticism following the Metro smoke incident in January
The move lifts an earlier suspension of the $156.6 million grant for a new interoperable communication system
We have more information available at our fingertips than ever before
Firefighters were told to stay in station unless a fire was reported during the outage that lasted from 1 to 7 p.m.
Same virus that attacked a nearby police department, which encrypted data and demanded a ransom to provide the decryption key
Issues in the Yarnell Hill Fire included not being able to locate one another; FLASH can track fire locations and command units
Adam Perrelli, 36, admitted that he made the radio calls in December 2013 and January 2014 that interfered with fire and ambulance dispatching
The absence of a unified command center early on, being misled by social media and communication with crews provided valuable insight on EMS response to protests
The firefighter union said that the towers’ radio frequency emissions would pose health hazards to them and neighboring residents
Firefighters on the ice-coated bridge didn’t know where Scott Tanksley was until he was spotted face-down on a road 56 feet below them
Crews were hampered by problems with the 911 and radio systems; officials want improved coordination and communication
Despite the fire chiefs’ opposition, the measure was approved
Here’s a look under the hood at Next Generation 911 and how one department has implemented it
The order comes in the wake of the deadly smoke incident aboard a Metro train last month
The new system may not be fully finished until 2017 and costs have ballooned to $2 billion
This wasn’t the first time that hackers have tried to crack the communication system; the cyber attack is under investigation
They made adjustments by encrypting their radios which made their radios less effective or almost non-working
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