Minutes 10-06-2016 Fire Chief's Assoc.

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5 on getting the remaining Gateway boxes configured and Deputy Chief Hallenbeck has suggested a meeting to figure out what can be done with this capability and how to manage it. Orange Rural Fire Department Chief Jeff Cabe made the following PowerPoint presentation: PageTrack Overview Features responders use and like PageTrack Statistics • Used by over 500 Fire responders with 10 departments in Orange County. • In development for 5 years. • The User Interface was designed by responder feedback that comes from field use. • Has many features not found on the SunGuard/OSSI system. Unique Features • There are several features in PageTrack that the CAD vender solutions do not have. • Other features may exist in the CAD vendor solutions, but the user interface is difficult to use in responding apparatus. Trucks bounce around a lot more than a desk does. • Feedback from fire, EMS, and rescue responders drives the look and feel of PageTrack. o The main use is seeing a map of where the incident and responders are in real-time o Once on scene, units can see where all apparatus are located and see pre-plans for buildings o PageTrack is not limited to just apparatus. It engages volunteers by sending incident page-outs to their smart phones. o This also serves as a back-up dispatch system for when the radio system is down. o PageTrack can also page-out calls when the CAD system or county email is down. o PageTrack is not limited to just apparatus. It engages volunteers by sending incident page-outs to their smart phones. o This also serves as a back-up dispatch system for when the radio system is down. o PageTrack can also page-out calls when the CAD system or county email is down. o Real-Time weather information for woods fires o Show detours on the map, along with detour routes. At 2 in the morning, you might not remember that a bridge was being replaced o A Bulletin Board feature to keep everyone informed o A "Big Picture" view showing everything going on in your department o Hazardous Materials tools to help responders identify "Hot Zones" and exposure zones to protect themselves and the public. o There are tools to help visualize statistics about your department so you can improve your performance. o This incident history map shows where your calls are. o There is a tool for visualizing how good your response times are into various areas. o This can help with station location decisions or other changes that could improve response time. o Scatter plots of response times help you see time of day based strengths and weaknesses.