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Ready for BAPCO 2008?
With only just over three months to go before BAPCO 2008 takes place in London, everyone is wondering what delights are in store for visitors. Ann Marie Knegt talks to some of the speakers to find out a few of the issues that will be raised at the popular workshops.
FREDOM for Bucks FRS
Buckingham Fire and Rescue Service Station Manager Doug Gruchy talks to BAPCO Journal about a new system that aims to dramatically cut down the time spent on administration work and allow more time to be spent working within the community.
Mobile high tech solutions for Berkshire
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of two new high tech mobile incident command vehicles with a new Command Support System to match – and the system is also currently being installed on all of London Fire Brigade’s mobile command vehicles.
Integration is the key
The secret behind an efficient ICCS (Integrated Command and Control System) is creating the right combination of knowhow and technology. Together with Fire Minister Parmijt Dhanda, Ann-Marie Knegt was the first to see the technology behind FiReControl at the EADS DS facility in Newport, Wales.
We are watching you
Can integrated and fully accessible CCTV that is immediately available to whosoever needs it be more than just a dream? It certainly can, as Dan Worth finds out.
Reaching the core
All the signs point towards mobile data technology becoming even more embedded in the core business of the emergency services during 2008. Carol Jenkins investigates.
VOIP - out with the old in with the new
The growth in VoIP is presenting a whole new set of challenges for the emergency services, as BAPCO Journal found out recently. Dan Worth reports from The London Fire Brigade Training Centre, the location for the South East Region conference, “What does VoIP offer?”.
Preparing for the brave new world of BT’s 21CN
David Groom was at the recent BAPCO roadshow to introduce BT’s 21CN – 21st Century Network – and explain the impact this will have on the emergency response in the future.