Interior view of a firefighter advancing a hoseline in heavy smoke, seen alongside the thermal image the crew is working from.

Critical building information exists but is difficult to use when it matters

Preplans may exist as PDFs, binders or separate databases that are difficult to locate, outdated, or too complicated to use quickly during an incident.

Technology approaches

Mobile preplans

Building information on the device already in the cab, reachable in seconds rather than minutes.

Before you buy

  • The capture burden on companies is what kills these programs. Ask how long one building takes.
  • Integration with inspection records avoids collecting the same data twice.

GIS-based preplans

Building information held as map data, so it appears where the incident is rather than in a file to be searched.

Building-data integration

Occupancy, inspection, hydrant and hazard records pulled from the systems that already hold them.

Tactical map layers

Hydrants, standpipes, access, utilities and exposures drawn on the map crews are already looking at.

Critical occupancy information

The short list that changes tactics: stored commodity, roof structure, life-safety concerns, known hazards.

Companies working in this area

Listed alphabetically, not ranked. Everything below is reported by the company itself. Being listed is free and is not a recommendation — use the questions above when you talk to any of them.

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  • 3AM Innovations Inc.

    Buffalo, NY

    FLORIAN

    Real-time personnel and resource accountability on a dynamic 3D incident map.

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  • Active911

    Philomath, OR

    ActiveAlert

    ActiveAlert sends emergency alerts to responders and supports mapping, response status, and coordination.

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  • Adashi Systems

    Adashi FirstResponse MDT

    Adashi FirstResponse MDT gives responders mobile access to incident information for response and scene management.

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  • APX Data

    APX Fire RMS

    APX Fire RMS helps fire departments manage pre-plans, inspections, incident reporting, response maps, hydrants, checklists, inventory, and NERIS documentation.

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  • Bryx

    Rochester, NY

    Bryx 911

    Bryx 911 sends CAD-linked job alerts, routing, hydrant data, responder locations, and team messages to mobile responders.

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  • Buffalo Computer Graphics

    Blasdell, NY

    DisasterLAN (DLAN)

    Web-based all-hazards incident-management platform providing a common operating picture, GIS, resource tracking, workflows, and ICS documentation.

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  • Caliber Public Safety

    Caliber CAD NG

    Caliber CAD NG helps 911 centers manage dispatch, mapping, AVL, CAD-to-CAD sharing, notifications, and public safety integrations.

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  • CrisisGo

    Mountain View, CA

    CrisisGo Unified Safety Platform

    Connected safety platform combining emergency plans, alerts, maps, accountability, response workflows, and interagency information sharing.

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  • D4H

    Dublin

    D4H Incident Management

    Configurable incident-management platform combining maps, status boards, forms, tasks, logs, plans, and responder coordination.

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  • Darkhorse Emergency

    Edmonton, Ontario

    Darkhorse Response and Darkhorse Risk

    Darkhorse Response Turns incident and response data into insights chiefs use to make faster, more confident decisions. Darkhorse Risk Maps community fire risk using local and national data, revealing hotspots to act on with evidence.

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  • Deccan International

    Deccan Software Suite

    Deccan helps fire and EMS leaders analyze deployment, coverage, move-ups, run cards, and emergency response planning.

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  • DroneSense

    DroneSense Platform

    DroneSense helps public safety agencies fly, manage, map, stream, and collaborate around drone operations.

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  • eDispatches

    eDispatches detects dispatches and sends alerts to responders through mobile app, text message, or phone call.

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  • EmberSat

    Flagstaff, Arizona

    EmberSat continuously analyzes public satellite imagery to identify likely wildfire ignitions, prioritize them, and deliver operational alerts and mapped intelligence to dispatchers across large, remote areas.

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  • Esri

    Redlands, California

    ArcGIS

    Enterprise GIS and location-intelligence platform for mapping, spatial analysis, field data collection, dashboards, real-time operations, and public safety decision support.

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  • Ev Rescue App

    Deer Park, New York

    The EV Rescue App gives first responders access to 700+ OEM ERG's, helping crews obtain critical vehicle information within seconds The app has been downloaded by over 700k responders

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  • Fire Aside

    San Anselmo, CA

    Defensible Space & Home Hardening

    Wildfire-resilience inspection software for evaluating properties, delivering mitigation recommendations and measuring community risk-reduction progress.

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  • Fire Ground Sim

    Virginia Beach, Virginia

    Incident command simulations and training using users own pictures and 3D maps of their locality.

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  • Fire Station Software

    Littleton, Colorado

    Fire Station

    Modular fire department RMS with NERIS reporting, personnel, training, inventory, inspections, preplans, apparatus, and equipment tracking.

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  • First Due

    Garden City, NY

    First Due Platform

    First Due gives fire and EMS agencies one platform for records, response, prevention, staffing, assets, and field operations.

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  • Flock Safety

    Atlanta, GA

    Flock DFR

    Flock DFR is a drone-as-first-responder system that launches drones to provide live incident video and scene awareness.

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  • FlowMSP

    FlowMSP helps fire departments create and access digital pre-incident plans.

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  • Genasys Inc.

    San Diego, CA

    Genasys Protect

    Zone-based public-warning and emergency-coordination platform for targeted alerts, evacuation information, and interagency situational awareness.

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  • GeoComm

    St. Cloud, MN

    GeoComm Indoor Safety

    GeoComm Indoor Safety gives fire departments interactive, public-safety-grade indoor maps with searchable rooms, entrances, fire protection systems, and hazards—helping crews preplan, navigate complex buildings, coordinate response, and make faster, safer decisions.

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  • Hexagon

    Hexagon Public Safety Solutions

    Hexagon helps EMS and public safety agencies manage dispatch, incident response, pre-planning, collaboration, and operational reporting.

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  • IamResponding

    Dewitt, NY

    IamResponding helps agencies notify responders, track who is responding, view incident information, and coordinate field activity.

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  • ImageTrend

    Eagan, Minnesota

    ImageTrend Elite Fire

    Fire RMS for NERIS incident reporting, inspections, training, preplans, analytics, and related operational records.

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  • Intterra

    AwareUS

    AwareUS is America’s authoritative emergency information network, powering native mobile apps such as AwareCA with free, agency-led updates for your community.

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  • Juvare

    Dunwoody, GA

    WebEOC Nexus

    Cloud-based EOC and incident-management platform for maintaining a common operating picture across agencies and partners.

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  • Knox Company

    Phoenix, AZ

    Knox Rapid Access System

    Key boxes, gate switches and electronic credentials that get crews through a locked door or gate without waiting or forcing it.

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  • Mapbox

    San Francisco, California

    Mapbox Platform

    Developer location platform for building customized maps, navigation, routing, search, geospatial visualization, and location-aware public safety applications.

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  • Motorola Solutions

    Chicago, Illinois

    Command Center CAD Solutions

    Motorola Solutions provides CAD systems that help dispatchers process calls, identify units, and send incident data to fire and EMS responders.

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  • Neutron Edge

    Los Altos, CA

    AI Co-Pilot Routing Software

    Intelligent in-vehicle routing for crews to avoid delays and safety risks while on-route to incidents.

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  • OroraTech

    OroraTech Wildfire Solution

    OroraTech uses satellite data, thermal sensors, AI, alerts, maps, and analytics to detect and monitor wildfires.

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  • Pano AI

    San Francisco, CA

    Pano Rapid Detect

    Pano Rapid Detect monitors for wildfire smoke and sends verified incident intelligence to response partners.

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  • Perimeter

    Berkeley, CA

    Perimeter Map

    Collaborative incident map for creating and sharing evacuation zones, closures, routes and emergency resources with agencies and the public.

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  • Skydio

    San Mateo, CA

    Skydio Solution for Fire Service

    Skydio provides drones and software for fire service drone-as-first-responder, incident intelligence, thermal imaging, and mapping.

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  • Southern Software

    Southern Pines, North Carolina

    Southern Software Public Safety Suite

    Southern Software provides CAD, mapping, mobile data, RMS, analytics, and public safety operations tools.

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  • StreetWise

    StreetWise CADlink Tablet MDT/MDC

    StreetWise CADlink gives fire and EMS apparatus a tablet or laptop MDT with dispatch, mapping, AVL, and pre-plan information.

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  • Tablet Command

    Walnut Creek, CA

    Tablet Command helps incident commanders manage units, assignments, maps, accountability, and incident activity from mobile devices.

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  • Tyler Technologies

    Plano, Texas

    Tyler Fire & EMS Suite

    Tyler Fire & EMS Suite connects CAD, mobile response, reporting, prevention, preparedness, ePCR, and analytics for fire and EMS agencies.

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  • Veoci

    New Haven, CT

    Veoci Emergency Management

    No-code emergency-management platform for EOC coordination, plans, notifications, workflows, resource tracking, mapping, and after-action reporting.

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  • Versaterm

    Versaterm CAD

    Versaterm CAD helps public safety agencies manage call intake, dispatch, AVL, mobile field updates, and records-connected workflows.

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  • Virtual CRR

    Orem, UT

    Home Safety Assessment

    An online walkthrough that helps residents identify fire hazards in their home — from smoke alarms to escape planning — while giving fire departments the data to target education and outreach where it matters most.

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Mutual Aid

What digital command or accountability system has actually survived a large working incident?

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