by Paul Martin, President & CEO, APX Data | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog
Fires across the United States have been on the decline. However, they are far more dangerous and deadly than ever before. The US Fire Administration found that over the last 10 years, while fire injuries have dropped 17%, deaths related to fires have dramatically...
by Paul Martin, President & CEO, APX Data | Feb 3, 2021 | Blog
We all know the leader’s intent of the Fire Chief is to minimize cost while maximizing the safety of department personnel and the public, and proper fire pre-planning and inspections are the right things to do in order to meet that intent. Further, with the...
by Paul Martin, President & CEO, APX Data | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog
(Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News) If there is one group of brave men & women protecting our communities who are always running into buildings when others are running out, it’s our first responders, especially the firefighters. So why was our...
by Paul Martin, President & CEO, APX Data | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog
Million Dollar Fire Responses: Are You Ready? (Investigators open criminal probe into LA explosion – AP Photo – Mark J. Terrill) Fire Departments require roughly a million dollars’ worth of assets for each emergency response and here’s how — the fire...
by Paul Martin, President & CEO, APX Data | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog
COVID-19 has changed every industry, including Fire Departments. While every profession tackles its own ‘firefighting’ against the effects of the pandemic, firefighters themselves across the nation are experiencing budget cutbacks, furloughs, and worst of...