PacketCluster Rescue provides emergency service personnel with remote access to critical data instantly and securely, using a laptop computer. LFR will equip its front-line vehicles, pumpers, ladders, engines and ambulances with Aether technology.
PacketCluster Rescue extends computer-aided dispatch (CAD), fire records management systems (RMS) and other in-house data sources to a mobile environment on a laptop computer. The system improves communication between rescue companies by enabling the exchange of messages and data in real time, allowing for faster deployment and more effective decision-making.
LFR is responsible for ambulance and paramedic response within the city of Lincoln and surrounding Lancaster County, an area with a combined population of 245,000. With PacketCluster Rescue, LFR personnel on the scene of an emergency can use laptop computers in their vehicles to access the Directions, Hazards, Premise, Temp Situation database located on the central 911 CAD system.
"In an emergency, where every moment counts, instant access to prefire plans, HAZMAT data and other critical information can help us get the situation under control faster, which can save lives," said Fire Chief Mike Spadt. "PacketCluster Rescue will also permit on-scene data collection and reporting for incident documentation and future planning and training."
PacketCluster Rescue will help LFR to better manage dispatch functions by augmenting traditional voice dispatch with secure, silent dispatch and instant messaging. In addition, rescue personnel will also be able to file incident reports and manage information, databases and maps via a user-friendly laptop interface.
PacketCluster Rescue is part of a suite of mobile public safety products from the mobile government division of Aether Systems. Aether Packet Cluster Patrol provides police with mobile access to local, state and federal criminal and motor vehicle databases.
The Lincoln Police, Lancaster County Sheriff and Nebraska State Patrol have been using Aether PacketCluster Patrol since 1999, and currently have more than 180 units in operation.
