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Fire service gets £81m to improve control systems

The government has said it will invest £81m in the fire service in England to improve systems and technology, following a damning report... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Sade Laja

Government scraps FiReControl network

Fire minister Bob Neill has announced that the project to create a network of nine regional fire control centres has been dropped because of delays and spiralling costs Read more

22 December, 2010 by Kable

NAO: Fire service IT project a failure

A project to centralise Fire and Rescue Services control rooms has been branded a poorly managed failure by the National... Read more

1 July, 2011
Application of Server Virtualization Technology Based on Citrix XenServer in the Information Center of the Public Security Bureau and <endeca_term>Fire Service</endeca_term> Department

Application of Server Virtualization Technology Based on Citrix XenServer in the Information Center of the Public Security Bureau and Fire Service Department

...server deployment of the information center of Tianjin public security bureau and fire service department. The new scheme can improve the utilization rate of server... Read more

1 April, 2011
Fire Engineering: <endeca_term>Fire Service</endeca_term> & Rescue News, Video 1.7.8

Fire Engineering: Fire Service & Rescue News, Video 1.7.8

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11 April, 2012

Photos: Fighting fire with tablet technology

...relayed to them via a wireless connection, which pulls information from the fire service's back end and other systems. The firefighter seen here is... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Nick Heath

Airwave router fault takes Scots firefighters off air

...need to use mobile phones, Sangster told ZDNet UK. At least one fire service did have to use mobile phones to communicate, however, according to... Read more

4 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner
NFPA 70 2008 Edition 1.0

NFPA 70 2008 Edition 1.0

...handle 2008 NEC app is a must for electrical contractors, engineers, electricians, fire service professionals, safety officials, inspectors, and architects. The app is easy to... Read more

19 April, 2012
South Wales Fire Crime Unit 1.1

South Wales Fire Crime Unit 1.1

...arrest of those responsible. The Fire Crime app is the first UK Fire Service must have bi-lingual application, which is available to download today... Read more

12 April, 2012
UK Fire 1.1

UK Fire 1.1

...will be a useful resource to a wide and varied audience, including fire service personnel, emergency planners, business continuity professionals and fire service enthusiasts. Whats... Read more

29 March, 2012
Police Radio Scanner SE 1.71

Police Radio Scanner SE 1.71

...Police DepartmentAnne Arundel County Police, Fire, and EMSNSW Police and Ambulance, Rural Fire Service and Fire BrigadeNorthwest Ohio Digital and MARCSAlbuquerque Police and Bernalillo County... Read more

29 February, 2012
Fires Near Me NSW 2.0.9

Fires Near Me NSW 2.0.9

...Near Me NSWThis is the official iPhone application of the NSW Rural Fire Service.This application provides information on current incidents across NSW attended by... Read more

9 February, 2012
Fires Near Me 2.0.9

Fires Near Me 2.0.9

...states and territories and in New Zealand, developed by the NSW Rural Fire Service.This application provides information on current incidents across Australia and New... Read more

9 February, 2012
Travel App Box 1.4

Travel App Box 1.4

...confusing numbers and special symbols - for 146 countries. Emergency Numbers for police, fire service and emergency doctors in 146 countries Phrase Dictionary in 5 languages... Read more

8 February, 2012
CFS FireApp 1.8

CFS FireApp 1.8

Prepare Act Survive.CFSFireApp is the official South Australian Country Fire Service iPhone application.Download CFSFireApp to stay informed of fire activity and... Read more

8 February, 2012

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