By Julian Goldsmith, 27 November 2007 15:45
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service is using a mobile process for streamlining assessments by fire fighters of operational risks, home fire risk checks and fire safety audits.
The system from Consilium Technologies produces electronic forms that can be completed with handheld devices. This replaces the current paper-based scheme many fire services use with their inspections of high-risk commercial and residential properties. The interactive forms can be immediately transmitted to HQ servers, rather than an inspector having to manually type out findings, enabling them to complete more inspections. The service has also developed a back office portal and server, which is specifically tailored to Fire Service requirements and includes a risk management system.
Automating the process means inspectors can focus wholly on working onsite on more properties across their region - which could mean more lives are saved through improved preventative measures.
Photo credit: Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority
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1. David Bowler
Um, excuse me, what happens to the Police database when one of these devices gets nicked from the back of a patrol car?