On-Scene Xplorer

Chester Heights Fire Company in Chester Heights, Delaware County, PA applied for and won a federal AFG (Assistance to Firefighters Grant) Grant for in-vehicle mapping and pre-planning systems. Chester Heights, the lead for the four departments that includes Bethel Fire Company, Concordville Fire Company, and Edgmont Fire Company will be implementing OSX on the fully rugged Panasonic Toughbook CF-30s.

Along with the installation of the Panasonic Toughbooks in the apparatus and the OSX software, Iron Compass will be providing pre-incident planning services for the four departments. Additional services include development of building footprints from air photography for six townships.

The implementation will also include GPS enabled Windows PocketPCs from Pharos loaded with On-Scene Capture software to facilitate fire hydrant collection in the field.

The four departments serve approximately 37,000 residents covering an area of more than 45 square miles.

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