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We cannot account for crews on the fire floor

PAR checks rely on radio traffic and a passport board. On a high-rise or a large-area building, the picture at the command post lags what is actually happening by minutes.

Technology approaches

2 approaches

Electronic accountability systems

Tags or SCBA telemetry that report which personnel are assigned where, replacing the passport board with a live roster.

Before you buy

  • Only as good as the discipline of assigning tags at the door.
  • Check what happens when the tag loses contact — some systems drop a person silently.
  • Ask whether it works standalone if your CAD connection fails.

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Indoor positioning

Inertial, ultra-wideband or hybrid systems that estimate a firefighter's position inside a structure where GPS does not reach.

Before you buy

  • Accuracy claims are usually measured in ideal conditions. Ask for data from a real structure.
  • Drift over time is the common failure mode — ask how it is corrected.
  • This is the least mature area on this page. Pilot before committing.

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Mutual Aid

What RFID system are departments using for apparatus inventory?

Losing equipment between stations and apparatus. Looking at RFID versus barcode. Interested in what has survived contact with actual crews rather than what demonstrated well.

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