I just wanted to confirm, is he conscious and awake right now?
Everything we do is based on time; with fire there’s a time-temperature curve, the faster
we can get on the scene, we can stop the rate of spread from fire.
With EMS, everything is based on time, the most critical incident, whether it’s hard
or traumatic events, there’s a window there that we are working in.
I have help on the way to you-- I just want to confirm.
CAD is the system.
It streamlines the operation, gives you the information you need, so the firefighters
can go to work and do what they need to do with the appropriate information.
What’s going on today?
CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, helps us manage hundreds of thousands of 911 calls
each year.
The information contained in CAD is all of the pertinent information for first responders
to be able to accurately respond to any given emergency.
A lot of that information is very sensitive, especially if you’re talking about medical
information, information about accessing sensitive areas, and they make sure that the information
getting put into CAD is not only relevant, but also is accessible only to those folks
who really need to know.
Because of the CAD and the inputs that’s taking place, we can then dispatch the units
before we are even done with the call, that’s critical for us.
Getting that info to the appropriate people right when they need it can help save lives
and property.
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