Device for establishing communications interoperability at an incident site including means for recording crisis incidents
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1. Apparatus for improving an ad hoc temporary incident area network by adding recording capability, comprising:
- an automatically configured temporary ad hoc incident area network providing communication between transceivers remote from an incident command location, said network having a number of standard non-specialized transceivers remote from said incident command location, each of said remote transceivers having a dedicated module including a separate transceiver coupled to the associated standard transceiver, said separate transceivers being set to a predetermined common frequency and format not compatible with the frequencies and formats of other transceivers on said ad hoc network, said separate transceivers automatically establishing interoperability between said remote transceivers by converting signals from the standard transceiver to which said dedicated module is coupled to said common frequency and format;
a sensor within at least one module for providing situational awareness data;
a recorder within each of said modules for recording data obtained at each of said modules, said at least one module collecting and recording situational awareness data from the associated sensor using said recorder;
a circuit at each module for uploading recorded data over the temporary incident area network to at least one node on said network; and
,storage at said node operably connected to said network for storing all the data transmitted over said network, thus to provide a complete stored history of the incident for which said ad hoc temporary incident area network is established, thereby to provide redundancy for the recording performed at each of said modules and permitting readout of said recorded data for enhancing incident response.
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Abstract
What is provided is recording capability for each of the modules utilized by the first responders and other personnel within the area of the incident, with the stored information at each of the first responders'"'"' modules being read out through the ad hoc network, where it can be uploaded to storage. The stored information can be displayed at an incident commander work station in real time to give the incident commander a realistic view of the timeline and the severity of the incident, as well as the response. The use of the ad hoc network permits offloading stored information from each of the first responders'"'"' modules so as to free up storage within the modules. By providing storage at every node of the ad hoc network, one has access to a timeline of the actions at the incident as well as redundancy, which enhances the memories and observational skills of the first responders. Incident reporting is made complete due to the fact of all recordings being made available at one node on the temporary ad hoc network from which information reports and analysis can proceed, as well as subsequent training.
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1. Apparatus for improving an ad hoc temporary incident area network by adding recording capability, comprising:
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an automatically configured temporary ad hoc incident area network providing communication between transceivers remote from an incident command location, said network having a number of standard non-specialized transceivers remote from said incident command location, each of said remote transceivers having a dedicated module including a separate transceiver coupled to the associated standard transceiver, said separate transceivers being set to a predetermined common frequency and format not compatible with the frequencies and formats of other transceivers on said ad hoc network, said separate transceivers automatically establishing interoperability between said remote transceivers by converting signals from the standard transceiver to which said dedicated module is coupled to said common frequency and format; a sensor within at least one module for providing situational awareness data; a recorder within each of said modules for recording data obtained at each of said modules, said at least one module collecting and recording situational awareness data from the associated sensor using said recorder; a circuit at each module for uploading recorded data over the temporary incident area network to at least one node on said network; and
,storage at said node operably connected to said network for storing all the data transmitted over said network, thus to provide a complete stored history of the incident for which said ad hoc temporary incident area network is established, thereby to provide redundancy for the recording performed at each of said modules and permitting readout of said recorded data for enhancing incident response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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