Our PAR process falls apart on large incidents

Passport boards work for a room-and-contents fire. At a third alarm with mutual aid companies the IC is reconstructing who is where from memory.

Technology approaches

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Digital command boards

Tablet-based accountability and tactical worksheets that stay in step with CAD unit status.

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Must work when the tablet loses connectivity. Ask what the offline behavior is.
Mutual aid companies not in your CAD are the hard case — ask specifically about them.

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What CAD actually does, and what it does not

Dispatch, unit recommendation, status tracking and the interfaces that hang off it — and why the answer to most integration questions is 'that depends on your CAD vendor'.

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What departments are asking

Mutual Aid

Has anyone integrated Hexagon CAD with AVL?

We are being quoted a six-figure professional services engagement for what sounds like it should be a supported interface. Looking for anyone who has done this and what it actually took.

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