Results - Topic: Mobile Command Vehicles

Baker County Oregon Incident Dispatcher Team Assists With Arrest of Homicide Suspect

Early on in the investigation and search for the suspect the Baker County Undersheriff requested the response of the new Baker County 9-1-1 Dispatch Type II Mobile Communications Unit. It was enroute within four minutes of the request and was staffed by Chris Galiszewski our Communications Technician and Senior Incident Dispatcher Margaret Sackos.

Choosing a Mobile Command Vehicle

Salt Lake City's public safety departments have been prominent in the media the last several years. From Elizabeth Smart to Lori Hacking, the city has had its share of challenging incidents. Fortunately for its citizens, the city's police and fire departments now have at their disposal a state-of-the-art Mobile Command Center. The city received delivery of the new vehicle from Emergency Management Equipment (EME) in the Spring of 2004.

Command Vehicle Delivers Real-time Data for Monmouth Sheriff's Office

The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office field communications vehicle was a state-of-the-art vehicle with yesterday's technology... This setup did not allow for true networking and expandability, and thus did not allow communications staff to share resources when the communications vehicle was deployed... Monmouth County has now implemented a Cisco wireless network in its field communications vehicle with voice and data capabilities that support the Sheriff's department and local police stations...

Five Factors To Consider When Developing Enclosure Solutions For Mobile Applications

Protecting vital electronic equipment in a static - or immobile - environment is a challenge, but set that equipment in motion and the degree of difficulty rises exponentially. Enclosure solutions for mobile applications like those described require some special layout and design considerations not necessary with stationary operations.

Harris County Mobile Command

In order to facilitate a rapid response to any type of incident, the Harris County Sheriff''s Office has strategically placed a number of Mobile Command Posts (MCPs) throughout the county. These vehicles also provide regional response capabilities and support to the 13 county region surrounding Harris County.

Johnson County Command-1

In January of 1993, a Mobile Communications Unit designated "1070" was placed in service, available to respond to any major fire or EMS incident to assist the command staff. By 2003, with county command staff recognizing the value of on-scene communications support teams and realizing the limitations of the existing Communications unit 1070, started the process of acquiring a new, larger mobile communications vehicle.

LAPD Selects Spacenet To Keep Officers Connected Throughout The City

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and a leading provider of broadband network solutions, announced that its Emergency Communications Services (ECS) and associated high performance equipment are being used to support the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue's Mobile Command & Communications Unit

After working on plans for the new Mobile Command Center for nearly a year, work began in October 2003. The unit was delivered to the department in May after being exhibited by Pierce at the FDIC East in Indianapolis. The interior of the Mobile Command Unit (MCU) is divided into three areas: public information, communications, and command & control.

LDV S-Series Mobile Command Center

The LDV S-Series Cab Chassis mobile command center is a strategically designed heavy duty command with one slide-out. Plenty of technology loaded in this unit with a forward conference room with seating for six and folding bench seat for another three. Two corner workstations in the front and four workstations in the rear, weatherproof exterior workstation and full galley and lavatory complete this unit.

Mobile Command Center Stock Unit Available for Immediate Delivery

The leading global supplier of emergency response vehicles for more than 20 years, LDV has designed, engineered, and manufactured 20,000 special service vehicles for customers throughout the world—thousands more than any other company. LDV now announces Mobile Command Vehicle-Stock Unit As Built or with Additional Options

Mobile Concepts upgrades LDV command vehicles to save departments money

Whether you call it upfitting, remanufacturing, retrofitting, upgrading, customization or re-purposing, Mobile Concepts has options to cost effectively enhance your current motorized vehicle, trailer, shipping container or tractor trailer. Such is the case with a 2005 LDV mobile command the company upgraded. By simply taking advantage of Mobile Concepts' upgrade services, Baltimore County Maryland will extend the life of their command, reduce downtime and significantly cut spending.

Photo Report: 2011 California Mobile Command Center Rally/Disaster Management Initiative

The California Emergency Management Agency, the California Fire Chiefs Association Communications Section, and the Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley Disaster Management Initiative held the 3rd Annual Mobile Communications/Command Center rally on May 22 and 23rd, 2011. This year’s event combined the Rally with CMU's Disaster Management Initiative for a greater opportunity for associated workshops and exercises. The event was held at the CMU Silicon Valley campus located within the...

Photo Story: 7th Annual Mobile Comm Vehicle Rally held in Virginia

The 7th Annual Command, Control, and Communications Vehicle Rally took place in Chantilly, Virginia, on June 17th at the Fairfax County Police Driver Training Track. More than fifty mobile command centers of all sizes from federal, state and local police and fire agencies displayed at the Rally, some brought in from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware...

San Ramon Valley Comm Support 131

The San Ramon Valley Fire District (SRVFPD) in Northern California’s Bay Area recently put into service a Type 1 Communications Support Unit, CS131. The design was the result of extensive review of other Mobile Command Post type vehicles from throughout the United States and, to some degree, elsewhere. Attempts were made to avoid the pitfalls of some of these vehicles, while capitalizing upon their successes.

Suffolk County Fire-Rescue MCU

The current Suffolk County Department of Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services Mobile Command Unit replaced a unit purchased in 1988, which contained a communications and incident command sections, but on a smaller scale. That in turn replaced an older unit put into service in the mid 1970’s, the first concept of a command vehicle. This was a Fire Marshal’s van that was converted with a homemade built-in wooden cabinet containing several low-band radios, which was the only bandwidth in use at...

Tactical Response Vehicles from Oshkosh

Known its full line of fire apparatus, mobile medical, broadcast communications, recovery, law enforcement and homeland security vehicles, the Oshkosh Corporation Fire & Emergency segment has designed a line of tactical response vehicles for law enforcement which provide self-contained operational, command, and communications systems. Both of these vehicles will be on display at the IACP Conference in Orlando Florida this coming week.

Teton Interagency Fire Reduces Mobile Command Costs with TACPAK

When the Red Rock and Gray Hills fires combined to ravage 12,000 acres in the remote Gros Ventre Wilderness, Teton Interagency Fire responded. Due to the remote Fire Complex location, data and voice communication was limited to costly and inefficient hand delivered messages and radio connections made by sending trucks many miles down valley... In response, the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security deployed their TACPAK Briefcase Command Center, manufactured by 308 Systems, at the fire site.

Top 10 Tips on Developing A Mobile Command Unit

Plan, plan, plan—As in real estate, the three keys to success when building a mobile command vehicle are plan, plan, plan. Your planning process should involve key personnel from all of the agencies that will be impacted by the new vehicle. If you have already selected your vendor, they can also add value. A solid plan keeps the process on track and on budget.