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Adashi Systems to Support World’s Largest Volunteer Fire Service

New South Wales Rural Fire Service (Australia) First Responders to Utilize Adashi Command and Control (C&C) and Adashi FirstResponse MDT Adashi Systems (Adashi), a Versaterm Public Safety Company, announced a long-term agreement with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) to digitize mission-critical systems for fire and emergency responses across New South Wales, Australia. In partnership with Fujitsu Australia, Adashi will develop, install, and maintain Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) hardware and associated software on more [...]

By The Adashi Team|2022-08-01T11:03:35-04:00August 1st, 2022|News|0 Comments

Press Release: Adashi C&C with 3M™ Scott™ Integration

Adashi Launches Critical Incident & Command Software Integration with 3M™ Scott™ Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Firefighters Originally posted on BusinessWire For the first time Fire Incident Commanders can view air status to optimize safety and assignment of firefighters Extensive product testing in fire departments around the country proves life-saving capabilities of software designed to inform real-time decisions for firefighter assignment, evacuation and rescue April 22, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BALTIMORE, MD [...]

By The Adashi Team|2022-07-25T09:27:21-04:00April 22nd, 2022|News|0 Comments

What’s New in Firefighter Safety Technology

Firefighting is often a dangerous profession. However, several innovations in firefighter safety technology aim to better protect first responders from the hazards they face on the job. Below, we’ll discuss a few of the methods being used by firefighting departments around the world to improve the health and safety of their staff. Detect Thermal Conditions Firefighters can face a variety of hazardous situations. However, some new technologies are precisely designed to monitor changing conditions. The Department of Homeland Security [...]

By The Adashi Team|2019-11-08T10:29:50-05:00August 22nd, 2019|Safety|0 Comments

Are Your Emergency Response Systems Ready for a Major Disaster?

When a catastrophic weather event comes to your jurisdiction, is your agency prepared to handle it? Many department leaders would probably say “Yes”, but their emergency response systems may actually be behind the times. Many technological advances now help first responders and crews better handle and contain incidents during a major weather disaster or other catastrophic event. Below, we’ll expand on several of the tech areas agencies across the world are falling short when it comes to large-scale emergencies. [...]

By Sanjay Kalasa|2019-07-22T13:28:33-04:00August 7th, 2019|Response|0 Comments

How Incident Dashboards Affect Situational Awareness and Turn Out

Many public safety departments are implementing incident dashboards to display important information to everyone in the agency. Dashboards are often mounted publicly in the station on a television or computer monitor. This allows responders from all ranks and positions to learn about active incidents. There are many different styles of incident dashboards available, displaying everything from active incident details to real-time weather data. Here, we’ll briefly touch on some of the benefits that incident dashboards can bring to public [...]

By Sanjay Kalasa|2023-02-02T11:02:36-05:00June 14th, 2019|Response|0 Comments

How High-Tech Are Technologies for First Responders?

While many don’t associate cutting-edge gadgets with the public safety industry, technologies for first responders can be surprisingly complex and high-tech. Although individual departments can be more traditional, many vendors are creating innovative systems to assist with emergency response. Below, we’ll discuss a few pioneering technologies being used by first responders. Virtual Reality Virtual reality is “the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment.” Virtual reality, also known as VR, is being used across the public safety [...]

By The Adashi Team|2019-04-26T11:07:34-04:00May 8th, 2019|News|0 Comments

What Can Drones Teach Us About Public Safety Technology?

The public safety industry can be slow to start using new technology. But while fire and police departments are not always “early adopters”, public safety agencies around the world have started using drones to help with rescue, EMS, structure fires, and more. These experiences with drones can teach us interesting insights about the relationship between the emergency response industry and public safety technology. 1) Dynamic Industries The first thing we can learn from the growing usage of drones is [...]

By Alex Menkes|2019-04-08T15:01:14-04:00April 24th, 2019|News|0 Comments

Adashi Systems Introduces Adashi Alert: A Digital Dashboard for Public Safety Agencies

Public Safety Technology Company Announces New Product to Join Integrated Software Ecosystem Baltimore, MD: Today, public safety software company Adashi Systems LLC announced the launch of its newest product: Adashi Alert. Adashi Alert is a full-scale digital dashboard that fire, police, and EMS agencies can use to track incoming incidents, receive key information from dispatch, and prepare for turn out. Adashi Alert’s revolutionary interface is designed to keep everyone in the station on the same page. The software can pull [...]

By The Adashi Team|2019-04-08T14:43:26-04:00April 8th, 2019|News|0 Comments

3 Myths About Emergency Response Software

When it comes to public safety technology, there are many misconceptions. These ideas can make public safety leaders hesitant to adopt new technology, because they’re worried about risks and poor results. Here, we’ll address three of the most common myths that we generally hear about emergency response software. Myth 1: Emergency response software will slow down response times because my team doesn’t know how to use it. During an incident, every second matters. Some public safety agencies are concerned that technology [...]

By The Adashi Team|2019-03-20T11:54:31-04:00March 21st, 2019|Response|0 Comments

How Visual Data Impacts the Fire Service

When dealing with emergency incidents, public safety commanders and first responders often have to make split-second decisions. While most fire and police departments communicate via radio, having access to visual information can help agencies manage and respond to incidents more effectively. According to a 2014 study published by MIT, neuroscientists found that the brain can process images that your eyes see for as little as 13 milliseconds. These findings match other data that suggests humans can identify and understand [...]

By Tom Reichstetter|2019-02-12T11:04:01-05:00March 7th, 2019|Response|0 Comments