First Affordable System to Pinpoint In-Building Responders

Up to now, there has been no cost-effective way to locate and track first responders within buildings. Affordable location tracking methods, such as GPS, lack precision and are unreliable indoors and when electrical or communications systems are compromised. On the other hand, sophisticated indoor location tracking systems are available at a significant cost.

ViewPoint First Response is the first low-cost system to reliably track the precise location of first responders inside buildings. ViewPoint provides real-time location, exit, and hazardous material information directly to the responder and captures and displays this information on incident command center computers.

With up-to-the-minute status information on in-building personnel:

• First responders can navigate and locate disabled responders despite dense smoke and debris.
• First responder safety and efficiency is increased, while search and rescue times are reduced.
• Incident command can track personnel in enclosed structures and gain situational awareness with building floor plans.
• Commanders can better coordinate the activities of responders.