Technological Collaboration to Supply Firefighters with Full Situational Awareness

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Speed and a complete overall picture are key criteria for success when emergency service teams have to make purposeful decisions under time pressure. A new strategic collaboration will enhance firefighting capabilities in a combination of aerial perspective and operation management system. 

Rosenbauer International, a manufacturer of fire service vehicles and firefighting equipment, will collaborate with drone giant DJI to bring the benefits of digital emergency response management to anyone involved in being called to tackle an emergency situation.

The technology can be used by a private company at an airport or industrial facility, or a local fire department called out to an emergency due to severe weather. The aerial perspective combined with the operation management system enables the situation to be quickly assessed and informed decisions made regarding the safest and most efficient deployment of personnel.

The operation management system supports emergency crews on site with relevant information such as fire safety maps, hazardous material data or vehicle rescue sheets.  

Data from DJI’s drone fleet management software, FlightHub, will be seamlessly integrated into the operation management system giving additional visual and thermal data to the decision-maker of the operation. 

This information can then be relayed to operational units at the scene on a tablet or displayed on monitors back at the command center giving a full overview of the situation. Informed decisions can be made in real-time regarding the efficient and safe deployment of resources such as personnel, vehicles and other equipment, according to rosenbauer.com.

During deployment, the data is also synced with all mobile end devices so that every operational team has the same information and it is kept in a closed loop.

All information is stored on a server in a highly secure computer center and the transfer of data is encrypted.