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“CAD Analyst is the only intuitive tool that presents graphically persuasive evidence of the department’s performance. When Fire Chiefs need monies to secure equipment and redistribute resources, CAD Analyst provides persuasive reports for both equipment and personnel resources.” - Chief Roy Hamlin, City of Miami Fire Rescue Dept.

 


   Users Group Conference 2000

4th Annual Users Group Conference
San Diego, CA
October 19-21,2000

The following are highlights from the year 2000 conference:

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

The Aurora Fire Experience. "Identifying The Need For A New Battalion And Making A Case For It: The Process of Elimination -- Simple but Effective," Ron Bennett, Deputy Chief, Operations, Aurora Fire Department, Colorado, USA

The Cincinnati Fire Experience. "Preparing The Fire House Master Plan." Randy Freel, District Chief, Communications, Cincinnati Fire Department, Ohio, USA

"Calgary Fire’s Decision To Purchase CAD Analyst and ADAM: The Road to Deccan," Murray Castle, Deputy Chief, and Harvey Rindfliesch, Disaster Services Coordinator, Calgary Fire Department, Alberta, Canada

The Cobb Fire Experience. "Cobb’s Ins and Outs of BAB," Tony Thompson, Information Systems Coordinator, Cobb County Fire Department, Georgia, USA

"United Kingdom’s Standards of Fire Cover." Andrew Best, Chief Fire Officer (Rtd.), Merseyside Fire Brigade, Merseyside, United Kingdom

"Empirical Aspects of Deployment Practice," Charles Jennings, Ph.D., Director, Graduate program in Protection Management, Faculty of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY, New York, USA

"Strategic Planning Case Studies," Ray Picard, Fire Chief (Rtd.), Huntington Beach Fire Department, California, USA

"GIS for Public Safety," Russ Johnson, Public Safety Industry Manager, ESRI, Redlands, California, USA

"Tips and Tricks," Gene Begnell, Battalion Chief, Orange County Fire Authority, California, USA

The Surrey Fire Experience. "Addressing the Two in Two Out Issue: A Short Study on the Implementation of Worker’s Compensation Board Requirements," Len Garis, Assistant Chief, Administration, Surrey Fire Department, British Columbia, Canada

The Spokane Fire Experience. "Visualization of Service Delivery for Policy Makers" Bobby Williams, Fire Chief, Mike Charter, Division Chief, Planning and Richard Kness, Division Chief, EMS, Spokane Fire Department, Washington, USA

The San Jose Fire Experience. "Applying Accreditation Standards of Cover (SOC) Model," Stewart Gary, Fire Chief, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, California, USA and Dan Farnsworth, Manager of Information Technology and Strategic Planning, San Jose Fire Department, San Jose, California, USA

"Accreditation and Self Assessment," Ron Coleman, California State Fire Marshall (Rtd.), Sacramento, California, USA

"Historical Perspective on 1710," J.Gordon Routley, Consultant, Montreal, Canada

"The Fire Chief and 1710," William Peterson, Fire Chief, Plano Fire Department, Texas, USA

"1710: Comparison With CFAI Standards of Cover And Recent Developments," Stewart Gary, Fire Chief, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, California, USA

"Actual Performance Of Various Departments Vs 1710 Proposed Standards – A CAD Analyst Study," Raj Nagaraj, Ph.D., Director Of Engineering, Deccan International, California, USA

"Critical Information…Unplugged," Robert McGrath, Vice President of Sales, TriTech Software Systems, California, USA