First responders are well aware of the importance of Situational Awareness. stationSMARTS takes pre-incident planing to the next level – valuable pre-fire plan data is no longer stored in a file cabinet or three-ring binder, inaccessible when you most need it. It is now readily on-hand, incorporated into the run alert itself and pushed to any and all mobile devices.

stationSMARTS pre-plan data is made accessible to the crews in-route and in the field at the time of response in a format where the critical information is easily accessible, is site specific and can be viewed and assessed in a matter of seconds. For example, the location of Knox Boxes, knowledge of obstacles such as solar panels and hazardous combustible materials must be at the forefront of the alert while historical building inspections and code violations must be accessible when needed.

With a web browser pre-plans along with hydrant maps can easily be shared with multiple agencies so mutual aid partners have quick access to maps showing in-service and out-of-service hydrants and up-to-date site specific pre-plan data.

For many fire departments, first responders arrive on scene without any pre-fire data. stationSmarts changes that.

A number of factors work against responders having situational awareness in cases of a response, including: incomplete, inaccurate, or uncertain information, absence of information prioritization with very limited information sharing.

1. ISO compliance can be an impossible challenge.

• If a Chief’s goal is to maximize ISO points, pre-plans must be conducted on each commercial, industrial, institutional and similar types of buildings twice a year.
• ISO dictates inspections should include up-to date notes and include building floor plans.
• Given limited staffing, most Chiefs would consider it unrealistic to conduct twice a year pre-incident plans or for that matter to conduct these surveys even once a year.
• In reality, updated pre-plans for required structures – in most fire departments’ communities – occur typically once every three to five years.

2. The NFPA 1620 standard for data availability:

• Pre-Incident information be must be accessibility to all staff on all apparatus.
• Specifies the minimum information that needs to be part of a pre-incident fire plan, which includes a building’s occupancy and use, architecture and design, safety features and equipment, surrounding buildings, entrances and exits, and contact information of managing staff.

• Collected on every commercial structure
• Immediately available at, and prior to, the time of response
• Formatted so personnel can assess it quickly

stationSMARTS has taken extensive efforts to ensure that every responder has access to the building’s information regardless of arrival time, rank, or job description.

The assembling of a pre-plan inspection starts with the collection of visual information, documents and photos on a walk-through. We help achieve these process with a windows tablet or iPad enabled pre-incident check lists.

With stationSMARTS pre-plan application responding crews have critical information in their hands, just when they need it.

With our pre-plan site survey checklists and our just-in-time text alerting – we push easy-to-read, critical run data to mobile devices.

• Enable and Support Conducting Site Surveys: for office buildings, strip malls, industrial buildings, high rises, complexes and campuses. Our intuitive tablet checklist documents key data in an easy-to-use format that is quickly assessable to help manage an incident.
• Comprehensive Decision Support: Personnel have instant access to critical pre-planning information such as building structure, diagrams, maps, hazardous materials, occupancy type, managment staff and working hydrants.