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Resources. My city has a massive problem with retention of IT folk and I suspect this to be the case in lots of other municipalities. Your ideas are awesome, bu

Resources. My city has a massive problem with retention of IT folk and I suspect this to be the case in lots of other municipalities. Your ideas are awesome, but we can't even manage to get laptops that sit next to each other to communicate and/or share data. There is no comprehensive suite of Fire/EMS software and hardware that I am aware of. It is 100% piece meal and the people making the decisions don't really understand technology.

rdl 13y ago
Right -- the solution (I think) would be to sell this as a packaged service, initially to the well-funded "house fire departments" at industrial facilities, and then maybe to places like airport departments, and to geographic agencies with funding. Minimizing the local customizations and local IT support. (I am pretty familiar with the nuclear plant systems, and with military and military airfield systems, but I think they're fairly similar to most profitable/regulated/compliant industrial sites like major refineries.) Essentially drchrono or practice fusion for EMS/fire/police/etc -- less featureful and customizable than the existing solutions, but vastly easier to deploy.
- preetnation 13y ago
  rdl, we're working on this right now, starting at college campuses and corporate campuses. We've got a yc interview this weekend, so your feedback is hugely helpful. https://angel.co/bluelight-1 https://angel.co/bluelight-1
  - monkmartinez 13y ago
    Are you interfacing with the EMS side public safety directly? Ultimately, Government public safety agencies override corporate and industrial safety personnel from a NIMS, ICS point of view. You can have the best intentions of the world, but if the data isn't getting to the people who matter... the point is moot when seconds count. Most campuses and industrial complexes in my city rely on municipal Fire/EMS over municipal police. That is, they have their own security forces or police department and do not employ paramedics and fire fighters.
  - rdl 13y ago
    Awesome! Good luck! (Looks pretty good to me) I wonder if it would be a good customer development/market research strategy to volunteer with some local departments (EMT-B certification is pretty easy; it's a fair amount of time to volunteer though). Might be a good place to hire, as well.

rdl 13y ago

Right -- the solution (I think) would be to sell this as a packaged service, initially to the well-funded "house fire departments" at industrial facilities, and then maybe to places like airport departments, and to geographic agencies with funding. Minimizing the local customizations and local IT support. (I am pretty familiar with the nuclear plant systems, and with military and military airfield systems, but I think they're fairly similar to most profitable/regulated/compliant industrial sites like major refineries.) Essentially drchrono or practice fusion for EMS/fire/police/etc -- less featureful and customizable than the existing solutions, but vastly easier to deploy.

preetnation 13y ago
rdl, we're working on this right now, starting at college campuses and corporate campuses. We've got a yc interview this weekend, so your feedback is hugely helpful. https://angel.co/bluelight-1 https://angel.co/bluelight-1
- monkmartinez 13y ago
  Are you interfacing with the EMS side public safety directly? Ultimately, Government public safety agencies override corporate and industrial safety personnel from a NIMS, ICS point of view. You can have the best intentions of the world, but if the data isn't getting to the people who matter... the point is moot when seconds count. Most campuses and industrial complexes in my city rely on municipal Fire/EMS over municipal police. That is, they have their own security forces or police department and do not employ paramedics and fire fighters.
- rdl 13y ago
  Awesome! Good luck! (Looks pretty good to me) I wonder if it would be a good customer development/market research strategy to volunteer with some local departments (EMT-B certification is pretty easy; it's a fair amount of time to volunteer though). Might be a good place to hire, as well.