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2nd Quarter, 2006
FireVISION is a quarterly publication from ACS FIREHOUSE Software with fire-industry news, FIREHOUSE Software tips, and other helpful information. We hope you find this and future issues to be both informative and useful.
To receive future issues, you do not need to do anything. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, see the instructions at the bottom of this page.
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FH Mobile is growing....
The FH Mobile suite continues to grow. FH Mobile EMS is available in July! FH Mobile EMS is designed to provide an onsite EMS patient care record entry solution for departments that use FH. FH Mobile EMS has a new approach that simplifies patient care record entry. All data elements in FH Mobile EMS are displayed in data grids and action plans. You define specific patient care record scenarios and apply these scenarios as they happen. You can specify what data grid the data elements are displayed on and sequence the data elements as needed. All of your lookup codes from FH are included in FH Mobile EMS. FH Mobile EMS is compatible with FH 6 and FH 7, including support for the additional NHTSA 2.2 (NEMSIS) fields available in FH 7.
FH Mobile Inspections development has begun! Like its Mobile predecessors, FH Mobile Inspections will give the user the ability to collect occupancy and inspection data on scene, and synchronize the data with the FH master database. New design details and product information will be coming soon on our website and with future newsletters.
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FIREHOUSE Software version 7
FIREHOUSE Software® (FH) version 7 distribution is about to begin. The FH 7 update will automatically be distributed to clients with active support contracts based on the age of the support contract. This carefully staged release will ensure that current clients receive the FH 7 update in a timely manner AND that we continue to provide a high level of service and support to existing and new clients.
A complete list of new features will be available soon at http://www.firehousesoftware.com/eval/web/welcome/whats_new.htm. A sneak peak list is included below:
1. Selected Field Captions can be edited by administrators.
2. 'Append-only' feature expanded to Notes tabs for all FH modules.
3. Multiple Hydrant Flow test equations available.
4. January 2006 NFIRs specification update implemented.
5. Name/Address Serach feature to search multiple modules at once.
6. Internal System Messaging with Daily Reminders module.
7. Security controls for non-adminstrators to unlock records.
8. Period comparisons with the Queries module.
9. EMS fields, codes, and requirements for NEMSIS reporting.
10. Equipment button in Occupancy module to link department inventory to their onsite occupancy locations.
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Tips from the Field....
This column details different ways our clients have put FIREHOUSE Software to work for their department. We encourage clients to submit tips and suggestions for future FireVISION articles. Feel free to email them to FHdocumentation@acs-inc.com.
FIREHOUSE software's query and report output options can give users some great ways to produce information for their local citizens. To keep the city of Kearney Missouri informed, the Kearney Fire Department is using FIREHOUSE software to output a list of calls from the previous week. The list is posted to their fire department's web page, http://www.kearneyfire.org/. In this example, the department is outputting a report to HTML format, which is then displayed on their web page. The list can be found near the bottom of the main page. Take a look when you have a chance!
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ACS FIREHOUSE Software Notes
New Employee: The next time you call our main office, you may hear a new voice. Bill Lanning has joined our team as our new Fulfillment coordinator.
Territory assignment changes: With the retirement of Rich Mueller, Roger Dedoncker and Jason Trotter have assumed additional responsibilities for the states of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Roger and Jason currently serve the Southeast and Mountain west areas. Jim Brandariz, the California and Nevada sales representative will also serve the states of Arizona, Orgeon, and Washington.
FHETS/ ACS Client Forum Registration: Online registration for FHETS 2006 continues at:
http://www.firehousesoftware.com/FHETS/FHETS_1.htm . This year's event is being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC August 27-30. Currently over 300 attendees have already registered. The deadline for the early registration discount expired 07/14/2006. Standard registration continues through 08/14/2006. Individual registration fee is $625 per person, with a $50 discount per person if you register 4 or more attendees. After 08/14/2006, the on-site registration fee will be $700, with no group registration discount.
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EMS Corner
FIREHOUSE Software version 7 includes some major changes that will effect clients in states contemplating a move to new EMS codesets; current EMS codesets can be mapped to newly installed EMS codesets. When you install a new EMS codeset and you have existing EMS incident records that use a different EMS codeset, you previously had to archive all old EMS incident records, uninstall the current EMS codeset, then install the new EMS codeset, then enter new EMS incident records using the new codeset. For the first time, FIREHOUSE Software version 7 users installing new EMS codeset will have the option to 'map' their existing EMS codeset to a new EMS codeset and continue using their current EMS codeset. In the background, FH version 7 will use the 'map' to submit the new EMS code associated with the code used. Users will only see the old, familiar codes when completing EMS incident reports, but the newly installed EMS codeset will be used in the background when the incident is submitted to your state or regional EMS incident collection agency. Code mapping will make the task of switching EMS codeset much easier, which was an important goal for FH 7 development since many states have announced their intention to adopt NEMSIS.
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FireVISION Distribution
This is the first quarter of our email only distribution of FireVISION. We thank you in advance for your patience as we pursue this new direction for FireVISION. Past FireVISION newsletters will continue to be available on our website at:
http://www.firehousesoftware.com/dwnld/newsletter.htm.
For the initial email distribution of FireVISION in July, we will use the email address we have on record for your department. If you know of any colleagues who did not receive this edition of FireVISION, please forward the newsletter to other email addresses at your convenience. You can also be removed from receiving future FireVISION emails. Please review the bottom of the newsletter for instructions to unsubscribe or modify your email profile. If you have any questions or concerns related to the newsletter distribution, please email FHdocumentation@acs-inc.com.
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Stop By and See Us
07/27/2006 to 07/29/2006:FIREHOUSE Expo, Baltimore, MD
08/09/2006 to 08/13/2006:Georgia Fire Chiefs, Atlanta, GA
08/10/2006 to 08/12/2006:Louisiana St. Firemen's Conf, New Orleans, LA
08/24/2006 to 08/26/2006:North Carolina Fire Chiefs, Greensboro, NC
08/27/2006 to 08/30/2006:FHETS/ACS Client Forum, Washington, DC
08/07/2006 to 09/09/2006:16th Annual Incident Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ
09/14/2006 to 09/16/2006:Fire Rescue International, Dallas, TX
09/15/2006 to 09/16/2006:New Jersy Firefighters Convention, Wildwood, NJ
09/22/2006 to 09/24/2006:CITA/Kirkwood Fire School, Cedar Rapids, IA
09/22/2006 to 09/24/2006:New York Chiefs Island Conference & Expo, Hempstead, NY
10/15/2006 to 10/18/2006:Illinois Fire Chiefs, Peoria, IL
10/18/2006 to 10/21/2006:MSFCA Annual Conference, Duluth, MN
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Department Profile
Each quarter, we profile a different department. If you would like your department profiled, send us some information about your department to FHdocumentation@acs-inc.com.
Fire Department: Boulder Fire-Rescue
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Fire Chief: Larry D. Donner
Personnel: 111 full time staff
Stations: 7
Pop. Served: 103,000 residents in the city of Boulder plus over 26,000 University of Colorado students.
Calls: approx. 8,100 annually.
Apparatus: 3 Ladders, 5 Pumpers, 1 Rescue squad, 2 Brush Trucks, 2 Tenders, 3 Reserve Engines, 1 Dive Van
Software: FIREHOUSE Software version 6 Enterprise edition, FH CADmonitor for Printrak.
Comments: The City of Boulder is located 45 miles northwest of Denver next to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Boulder is the home of 26,000 students at the University of Colorado and is a progressive community known for its commitment to open space, mountain parks, affirmative action and human services. In 1871 Boulder's first fire department consisted of City leaders and "every person" available to protect the population of 343 and their 77 dwellings. The fire department formally organized in 1875 and by 1905 was a fulltime career department. Today, Boulder Fire serves 25 square miles, operating one ladder truck and seven engine companies. The staff for Boulder Fire provides a full range of services to the community, including: fire suppression, public education; dive and wildland teams, hazmat, administrative support, and special services. The department provides Basic Life Support (BLS) on medical calls which account for 64% of the total calls in 2005. The Wildland Fire Division responds to wildland fires on the City's 80,000 acres of open space and water shed lands that surround the city. For more information, please feel free to browse the Boulder Fire-Rescue website www.bouldercolorado.gov/fire.
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