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The Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council awarded funds to the Western Massachusetts Fire Chief Association for the Mobile Data Terminals project. The Mobile Data Terminals project has created an expansive, technology based emergency response system. The project has installed “Toughbook” laptops and geographic information mapping software into the fire departments of throughout all of Western Massachusetts, and continues to roll out more. The laptops provide fire fighters with the ability to obtain accurate timely information about their community’s infrastructure and their emergency response plans. Another major benefit of this program is that it allows for communities to share information. The information sharing aspect of the program gives firefighters and Incident Commanders easy access to critical response data concerning any mutual aid community they are responding to. A software upgrade and additional MDTs were added in 2013.
Reference: Fire, GIS, Information Sharing, MDT
WRHSAC has provided EMS Patient Tracking system to the region. The system consists of three command units and twenty-one portable scanners. The tracking system is used to identify and tag patients/individuals during multiple casualty incidents and during sheltering operations. The system can communicate with tracking systems in hospitals throughout the region and commonwealth. Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) for EMS departments to assist with the gathering, logging and sending of information related to tracking were also part of the project. The project completed the link of patient tracking command units and accompanying portable scanners in the region. The project was completed in late June.
Reference: Information Sharing, MCI tracking, MDT, Mobile Data Terminals, patient tracking
