Oklahoma City (OK) Fire Department implements Visual Fire Software from Emergency Technologies, Inc.

Emergency Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for medium and large fire departments and EMS agencies throughout the United States, announced that the City of Oklahoma City has gone-live with its Visual Fire software and services.

Emergency Technologies’ integrated Visual Fire application includes Fire Records Management, EMS Patient Reporting, Mobile Field Reporting, Mapping, Hydrant information and Structural Pre-Plans, along with several additional modules that will provide the Oklahoma City Fire Department with modern technology that will increase operational efficiency throughout the department.

The next phase of the project will include the deployment of mobile devices. Field Reporting will aid the Department in reaching a paperless environment by streamlining Fire Department activities. Inspectors will be able to complete building inspections while in the field. Responding Fire Fighters will be able to review building pre-plan information, including what hazardous materials are on-site, while in route to an incident. The ability to see what hazards are in a building before making entry will significantly increase Fire Fighter safety and help prevent injuries and fatalities.

The Visual Fire suite, which is developed using familiar and proven Microsoft technology, operates on industry standard Windows Server and SQL Server database.

“ETI has enjoyed working with Oklahoma City Fire Department on this project thus far, and we look forward to continuing a long-term partnership with OCFD.” said Gar Keaton, President of Emergency Technologies, Inc.

The Oklahoma City, OK Fire Department consists of more than a thousand employees who provide services for approximately a half million citizens over an area of 621 square miles. Oklahoma City Fire Department responds to more than 52,000 calls for service a year.

The implementation of the Fire Records Management System is part of a large City-wide public safety technology project. The City went into production with the software and 24/7 support and maintenance on January 1, 2007.

Emergency Technologies, Inc. (ETI) is a software and services company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina that is focused on developing application software exclusively to Fire & EMS Departments throughout the United States. The company designs, develops, markets, supports and implements enterprise-level Fire Records Management Systems, EMS Patient Reporting Systems and Field Based Reporting systems that are tightly integrated with multiple Computer-Aided Dispatch vendors. Visit us on the web at www.EmergencyTechnologies.com

For more information, contact ETI’s Marketing Department by phone
at (919) 676-6200 or (800) 485-0202, or by email at Sales@EmergencyTechnologies.com

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