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April 2008 |
Issue 1 2008 |
Announcing Deccan's Next Gen Software!
Auto CAD/RMS Data Updater - available to clients in Aug 2008!
This new and automated enhancement module to CAD Analyst will allow client departments to quickly and automatically update CAD data to their analysis tool, at their own demand. This feature can be exploited to save time in the data update process, and to perform on-demand updates, as required by the client departments.
"With the auto-updater, clients will have the ability to analyze more up-to-date activity and report performance measures near-real time" explained Raj, who expects to have this feature available in Aug 2008. This benefit makes Deccan's strategic tools more sophisticated, simpler to maintain and easier to update.
As one of our clients explained, "Now each time my Chief requests for reports, I can get him the most current analysis of the most recent activity. The auto updater will make our analysis so much more credible and up-to-the-mark".
No other tool in the industry provides the analytical capabilities that CAD Analyst and ADAM provide. And now with the auto update feature, Deccan has scaled newer heights and set the standard high for data processing and decision support tools for Fire and EMS deployment planning.
To learn how the Auto Updater will benefit your department, or for pricing questions, please contact our sales team at sales@deccanintl.com, or by phone at 858-764-8324.
BARB for
the BIG One!
An Essential Step Toward Data
Interoperability
(Read
full article...)
Since 9/11, Loudoun County, under the direction of Northern Virginia (NOVA) Fire Departments, has established standards that are now heavily reliant on mutual aid and automatic aid. “If we ever get another incident on the scale of 9/11, or a major natural disaster, or a lot of smaller incidents, we will still know who to send as the closest unit to the calls” stated Mike Carter, Loudoun County’s CAD Analyst, referring to a past experience when multiple major incidents occurred simultaneously at different locations. Liz Mancuso, CAD Specialist, and Mike Carter initiated this process manually. A few months after the onset of this project, they viewed a demo of Deccan International’s BARB software. “It changed everything!” exclaimed Mike. “We could have manually done something to increase run-card depth but it would not be nearly as accurate or deep as BARB built for us, nor as easy to maintain. It would have been a larger run-card file with even more errors,” explained Mike enunciating the benefits of using Deccan’s BARB, an automated software application, to replace the original manual process. “BARB allowed us to build deeper run-cards, easily add, change, or delete stations or units, and sanity-check our data".... |
"BARB not only met
the objectives of region-wide information sharing and coordination, it far surpassed our expectations," - Mike Carter, after successfully coordinating this region-wide project. |
Loudoun County, VA BARB -
capable of auto processing
massive amounts of data from nearly 40 neighboring
jurisdictions.
An Imminent Solution to Achieving Consistency in Real-time Deployment Operations (Read full article)
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“This software will
change for the better, the way we do our current
move-ups,”
- Kerry Crabtree |
The County of Los
Angeles Fire Department recently announced the
procurement of Deccan International’s LiveMUM
(move-up module), to meet their on-going emergency
needs and service coverage challenges.
Because of diverse needs and call demands, LA County
has continued to use station/unit charts to identify
the coverage requirements, requiring the on duty
dispatch supervisors responsible to apply operating
rules and business practices, deciding the best
deployment in real time under critical time frames.
This practice was inherently inflexible and
susceptible to errors due to the Built to incorporate all business rules and operation practices defined by the agency, LiveMUM can seamlessly integrate into the department’s real-time move-up operations. Click here to read more...
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Eastside Communication Center, Washington
Bellevue Police Department dispatches for the following agencies, which together make up the Eastside Communication Center in Washington State. Eastside Comm. Center will use LiveMUM for dispatch and move-up operations for all 14 agencies. A big welcome from Deccan!
- Bellevue Fire
- Redmond Fire
- Kirkland Fire
- Woodinville Fire & Life Safety
- Bothell Fire
- Northshore Fire & Rescue
- Shoreline Fire
- Mercer Island Fire
- Eastside Fire & Rescue
- Snoqualmie Fire & Rescue
- Fall City Fire
- Duvall Fire
- Snoqualmie Pass Fire
- Skykomish Fire
Washington County Fire & Rescue Communications/ 9-1-1, Maryland
Washington County, Maryland recently procured Deccan's BARB application. We would like to welcome Chief Bardona Woods, Deputy Chief Roy Lescalleet, Asst. Chief Jennifer Swisher and team to our Deccan family.
Aug 27 - 29, 2008 | San Diego, CA
Program
of Events
We're
gearing up to bring to you a well-rounded conference, with
training sessions, hands-on exercises, first-hand client
experiences, and much more. We'd like to get your feedback
too, and via panel discussions and one-on-one sessions we
provide you an opportunity to give us your feedback of
Deccan software, our customer service and any other related
issues.
Click here to learn more information.
We are planning relaxing and enjoyable events that let you enjoy San Diego's pleasant outdoors, and experiences its famous attractions.
Hotel Registration - Click here to make hotel registrations
Plan
your Summer in Sunny San Diego. You are eligible for
conference discount rates from Aug 23 through Sept 1, 2008
(Labor Day) at the Hilton San Diego Resort.
Room rates are discounted for conference attendees at $189.00 (excluding taxes)
| Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Conference | Virginia Beach, VA |
Apr 26-30 |
| Int'l CAD Consortium | Montreal, Canada |
May 4-8 |
| CFED West | North County, San Diego CA | May 19-23 |
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