This is a paper written by members of the CSFD IT staff who were instrumental in the success of the Colorado Springs AVL system.  The founders of 360VL, Steve Fontana and Landon Cox, worked with CSFD on behalf of the Colorado Springs Traffic Operations Center to design and implement the C.Springs AVL system for emergency responders. The City of Colorado Springs facilitates delivery of critical spatial information

Review of Real-World AVL Projects for: Emergency Responders Municipal, Military Joint Response Common Operational Pictures This is a presentation given by Steve Fontana for the US Air Force Compass Conference in 2006. PowerPoint presentation (17MB) is linked here:

Paper UC1566 Presented by David Blankinship, Steve Harris, Edward Kolarik and Thomas Wrobel of the CSFD This PowerPoint describes the basic emergency AVL system developed for the City of Colorado Springs.

Publication: The Gazette;Date: Aug 29, 2005;Section: Metro;Page: 15 Firetrucks run slower, get to places faster High-tech box changes traffic signals, plots routes, boosts safety By DENNIS HUSPENI THE GAZETTE     If you’re driving in Colorado Springs and the light is red, and the cross traffic also has a red light, watch out.     A fire engine is headed your way.     New technology on

Publication: The Gazette;Date: Jan 27, 2003;Section: Metro;Page: 13 Clearing a route for safety System will change lights for firetrucks By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE     Imagine being a firefighter, driving a tanker as fast as you can through city streets toward a burning home — and all you see in front of you is a sea of green lights.     That scenario soon should

This is a paper written by members of the CSFD IT staff who were instrumental in the success of the Colorado Springs AVL system.  The founders of 360VL, Steve Fontana and Landon Cox, worked with CSFD on behalf of the Colorado Springs Traffic Operations Center to design and implement the C.Springs AVL system for emergency responders. The City of Colorado Springs facilitates delivery of critical spatial information

This is one of the best business cases for signal preemption - public safety (for both the firefighters and the general public). Most accidents are preventable, investigators say Judi Villa The Arizona Republic Dec. 20, 2005 12:00 AM http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special21/articles/1220driving20.html Some interesting excerpts from the article include: "And in recent years, the toll has gotten far worse than bent poles, broken firehouse doors and dented cars. Two

Review of Real-World AVL Projects for: Emergency Responders Municipal, Military Joint Response Common Operational Pictures This is a presentation given by Steve Fontana for the US Air Force Compass Conference in 2006. PowerPoint presentation (17MB) is linked here:

If you've ever been stuck in traffic longing for a magic box that could turn all your red lights to green, beware: Acting on that fantasy became a federal crime this week. The Safe Intersections Act, part of the transit bill signed Wednesday by President Bush, makes it a misdemeanor for unauthorized users to wield a "traffic signal pre-emption transmitter," a special remote control used by police, firefighters and

Paper UC1566 Presented by David Blankinship, Steve Harris, Edward Kolarik and Thomas Wrobel of the CSFD This PowerPoint describes the basic emergency AVL system developed for the City of Colorado Springs.