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Photos: The firefighting robots taking to London's streets
Photo Under a two-year deal - jointly funded by Network Rail, the Highways Agency and Transport for London, in collaboration with the London Fire Brigade - QinetiQ's remote operated vehicles (ROVs) can be... [29 Jul 2009]
IT problems delay fire control centres
News The £380m FiReControl project to build nine networked high-tech fire brigade control centres, whose IT system is already two years behind schedule, has slipped by five months. The deployment of a new... [27 Nov 2008]
Fire service IT project delayed and £70m over budget
News The setback in the plan to network nine new fire brigade control centres that will replace the 46 existing centres in England was criticised by the Communities and Local Government (CLG) committee. An IT... [07 Jan 2008]
Command tech to save firefighters' lives
News CSS was developed by VectorCommand for London Fire Brigade in response to its demand for a cutting-edge major incident system in the wake of events such as major floods and the threat of global terrorism. [04 Jan 2008]
Fire services share Dream finance software
News Essex Fire Authority (FA) is to use the financial systems of another Fire and Rescue service as part of a shared services agreement. The fire authority will use Dream finance software,... [04 Dec 2007]
Scottish fire brigade captures bonfire night on film
News North Lanarkshire Council put its IP CCTV network at the disposal of the local fire services for last weekend's bonfire night celebrations, helping firefighters spot danger. For the Strathclyde Fire and... [06 Nov 2007]
London bombing report slams 999 radio network
News The Metropolitan Police Service will complete its delayed rollout of Airwave next month but the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade will have to wait until September 2008 and November 2008... [16 Aug 2007]
Dan's China diary - day 15
Comment There's nothing that directly demonstrates an anti-establishment sentiment but there are hints of it - sculptures of beggars, a huge photo of a fire brigade blatantly ill-prepared for the job at hand. [24 Jun 2006]
Leader: Three strikes and you're IT
Leader Take tube strikers in the capital for example - London transport's hated 'ransom brigade' - who in recent years found themselves on the receiving end of unfavourable comparisons with fire fighters who... [23 May 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 05.11.04
Round-Up Not to be confused with: 'Remember, remember the fire brigade members, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub.for all you 'Trumpton' fans out there and O2 marketing types who recently included the trio in their... [08 Nov 2004]
Inside Oracle: A vendor dossier
Comment At a recent Oracle conference one member of the company's sales brigade was excited. The company has come under fire for sales tactics that can be as aggressive as Ellison's tongue. Oracle is one of IT's... [09 Aug 2002]
Police paying over the odds for radio network
News In March the Lancashire fire brigade started using Airwave, using the infrastructure deployed for Lancashire police services as a pilot project last year.mm02 itself estimates that it could gain as much... [11 Apr 2002]
Internet fraudsters bag £100,000 booty
News Police needed the help of the fire brigade to ship all of the recovered material to a secure storage area. Police in Hartlepool have swooped on a gang of internet fraudsters who illegally made in excess... [18 Jun 2001]
In brief: Kent firemen get touch screen help from Philips
News Kent Fire Brigade is restructuring its telephone system, so operators can monitor calls more effectively. The system - supplied by Philips Business Communications - allows all emergency calls to be... [13 Aug 1998]
