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Why Fire Pre-plan Standards Are Not An Option According To ISO
It's time to go beyond "Gold Standard." Learn about how APX Data CityScape Improved Hall County Fire Department's ISO Rating from 3 to 2.“We’ve inspected every business in the county. We’ve pre-planned every business in the county. We’ve investigated every fire in the...
Fire Departments Are Modernizing With Smart Tech – Are You?
COVID-19 has changed every industry, including Fire Departments. While we all try and cope with the new "normal" and places opening up, fire departments across the nation are experiencing budget cutbacks, furloughs, and worst of all, possible fire station shutdowns. ...
Happy 27th Birthday to the PDF!
PDFs are still being used by Fire Crews even though better solutions exist, it’s time for the PDF to retire. That’s right. On June 15, 1993, Adobe first introduced the PDF, a digital file that is used across operating systems, “hassle free”. (Adobe claimed it as a...
Why fire inspection and pre-plan data doesn’t need to connect with your RMS
Connecting fire inspection data with legacy RMS systems sounds great, but often reduces efficiency and creates unnecessary redundancies.As a Division Chief at the Hall County (GA) Fire Marshal's office, I get asked questions about all the different software we use on...
Why Fire Services Need To Take Data Seriously
There’s no getting around it – data is everywhere these days. And for good reason. From businesses using data to make decisions instead of instinct, to governments employing data science to improve service delivery, to sports teams using advanced metrics to squeeze...
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