Using the Iridium Satellite Network to Manage Wildland Firefighting Operations
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PROMETHEUS’ SHIELD™ Incident Management System with Real-Time Satellite GPS Tracking Built on the Esri ArcGIS Platform Protecting the Lives of Firefighters on the Front Lines Supported by the Iridium Satellite Network © 2013-2016 Adventech Engineering, LLC | All rights reserved | Patent Pending
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Prometheus ShieldIncident Management Systemwith Real-Time Satellite GPS Tracking Built on the Esri ArcGIS Platform Protecting the Lives of Firefighters on the Front Lines
Supported by the Iridium Satellite Network 2013-2016 Adventech Engineering, LLC | All rights reserved | Patent Pending
The Challenge -Develop a System that will provide a guaranteed Link Between Firefighters and Incident CommandJune 30th 2013
The mission objective was relatively simple: Create a communications link between the firefighter and incident command that works anywhere on the planet, guaranteed. Unfortunately, the mission plan proved to be a bit more complex. We had to become experts at a technology that hadnt been developed yet!
The Prometheus Shield Mission StatementBill KingCEO and Senior Design Engineer
A New Approach To And Old Problem
Since the first Roman fire brigades under Emperor Nero took the idea of organized firefighting from Marcus Crassus to form theVigilesin AD 60 and began to combat fires using bucket brigades and pumps, firefighting has cost lives.
Introducing an Electronic Accountability TagUses Secure HID Global iClass Proximity Cards and ReadersPhoto IdentificationReplaces the Plastic Accountability TagContains IQCS Training and Qualifications DataAssign Permanent Prometheus Shield ID Number & HawkEye PT+ Messaging ID
Personnel And Equipment TrackingUtilizing military-grade satellite GPS tracking units, mobile uplinks, and satellite phones to transmit GPS locations.
Incident Command display shows personnel locations in relation to fire perimeter with 3D fly through of incident areaGroup or Individual location reporting. Variable report intervals. Geo Fencing for hazard areas, safety zones, entry/exit notifications, ICP area, staging areas
The Incident Command Post Display ScreenEmergency Responder information and tracking unit operation is managed through SkyRouter and the HawkEye PT+. Man Down feature, waypoints, pre-defined operational profiles
A large format computer from is set up at the ICP. Position reports are displayed on the screen relative to the fire perimeter. The touchscreen monitor allows for annotations to be made directly on the screen. Division and group assignments, escape routes, safety zones, etc. are all easily visible. Images can be exported to the ICS 201 Incident Briefing form
Prometheus Shield is licensed to order World-View 3 Short Wave Infrared Imagery (SWIR) satellite imaging using an Emergency Task Order (ETO). Prometheus Shield contracts FAA and Forest Service approved UAV operators to provide perimeter mapping updates on 2-hour intervals. In addition, UAV resources provide on-demand fire behavior imaging.Prometheus Shield is programmed to accept streaming video from multiple IP addresses.
Aerial Imaging Resource Options
National Information Management SystemAll Incident Command System (ICS) forms have been converted into web-based fillable forms that capture all incident dataAll forms were created from the National Information Management System (NIMS). Forms can be printed or stored for electronic submissionCritical information displayed in datasheet form. All information immediately available throughout incident websiteAll ICS data is archived for fire behavior an review Analysis
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