Incident response system
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1. A method for responding to an incident, the incident occurring at an incident location, the method comprising:
- selecting a set of responders out of a database of responder profiles, wherein each responder of said set of responders is equipped with a mobile communication device which comprises at least a Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware unit and a wireless communication transmitter unit;
placing said set of responders in a ranked queue of responders allocated to said incident;
identifying a maximum arrival time required for effectively responding to the incident;
at an incident response system, receiving a current location of each responder of said set of responders, from the mobile communication device of each responder of said set of responders;
calculating an estimated time period that would be required for each candidate responder of said set of responders to arrive to said incident location by taking into account both (I) a driving distance between said incident location and a current location of each candidate responder, and also (II) traffic conditions received from a traffic database that provides up-to-date information regarding traffic at and around the incident location;
sending via a wireless communication transmitter a dispatch request only to mobile communication devices of responders whose estimated arrival time to the incident location, as calculated at said dispatching management system, is not greater than said maximum arrival time;
updating said ranked queue based on real-time information comprising at least (A) traffic conditions received from said traffic database that provides up-to-date information regarding traffic at and around the incident location, and (B) incoming updated information of weather conditions, and (C) whether or not a responder arrives to a geographic milestone that is located on his route to the incident location within a pre-estimated time period;
wherein the method is performed by said incident response system that comprises at least a memory unit to store code, a wireless communication transmitter unit to wirelessly transmit messages to said mobile communication devices, a wireless communication transmitter to wirelessly receive signals from said mobile communication devices, a hardware means to receive incoming weather updates, a hardware means to receive incoming traffic conditions updates, and a processor to execute said code.
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Abstract
A method for responding to incidents includes receiving incident information corresponding to an incident at an incident location. An incident scenario is generated based at least in part on the incident information, where the incident scenario identifies a number of responders for responding to the incident. A responder is identified based at least in part on an incident effectiveness of the responder with respect to the incident, where the incident effectiveness is based at least in part on past performance of the responder. A request for assistance with the incident is sent to a mobile device of the responder.
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1. A method for responding to an incident, the incident occurring at an incident location, the method comprising:
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selecting a set of responders out of a database of responder profiles, wherein each responder of said set of responders is equipped with a mobile communication device which comprises at least a Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware unit and a wireless communication transmitter unit; placing said set of responders in a ranked queue of responders allocated to said incident; identifying a maximum arrival time required for effectively responding to the incident; at an incident response system, receiving a current location of each responder of said set of responders, from the mobile communication device of each responder of said set of responders; calculating an estimated time period that would be required for each candidate responder of said set of responders to arrive to said incident location by taking into account both (I) a driving distance between said incident location and a current location of each candidate responder, and also (II) traffic conditions received from a traffic database that provides up-to-date information regarding traffic at and around the incident location; sending via a wireless communication transmitter a dispatch request only to mobile communication devices of responders whose estimated arrival time to the incident location, as calculated at said dispatching management system, is not greater than said maximum arrival time; updating said ranked queue based on real-time information comprising at least (A) traffic conditions received from said traffic database that provides up-to-date information regarding traffic at and around the incident location, and (B) incoming updated information of weather conditions, and (C) whether or not a responder arrives to a geographic milestone that is located on his route to the incident location within a pre-estimated time period; wherein the method is performed by said incident response system that comprises at least a memory unit to store code, a wireless communication transmitter unit to wirelessly transmit messages to said mobile communication devices, a wireless communication transmitter to wirelessly receive signals from said mobile communication devices, a hardware means to receive incoming weather updates, a hardware means to receive incoming traffic conditions updates, and a processor to execute said code.
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2. An incident response system for responding to an incident, the incident occurring at an incident location, the incident response system comprising:
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a processor configured to select a set of responders out of a database of responder profiles, wherein each responder of said set of responders is equipped with a mobile communication device which comprises at least a Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware unit and a wireless communication transmitter unit; wherein the processor is configured to place said set of responders in a ranked queue of responders allocated to said incident; wherein the processor is configured to identify a maximum arrival time required for effectively responding to the incident; at said incident response system, a wireless communication receiver unit to receive a current location of each responder of said set of responders, from the mobile communication device of each responder of said set of responders; wherein the processor is configured to calculate an estimated time period that would be required for each candidate responder of said set of responders to arrive to said incident location by taking into account both (I) a driving distance between said incident location and a current location of each candidate responder, and also (II) traffic conditions received by a receiver unit of said incident response system from a traffic database that provides up-to-date information regarding traffic at and around the incident location; a wireless communication transmitter unit to send a dispatch request only to mobile communication devices of responders whose estimated arrival time to the incident location, as calculated by said processor at said incident response system, is not greater than said maximum arrival time; wherein the processor is to update said ranked queue based on real-time information received by said wireless communication receiver unit comprising at least (A) traffic conditions received by said wireless communication receiver unit from said traffic database that provides up-to-date information regarding traffic at and around the incident location, and (B) incoming updated information of weather conditions, and (C) whether or not a responder arrives to a geographic milestone that is located on his route to the incident location within a pre-estimated time period; wherein the incident response system comprises at least;
(A) a wireless communication transmitter unit to wirelessly transmit messages to said mobile communication devices, (B) said wireless communication receiver unit to wirelessly receive signals from said mobile communication devices, (C) a hardware-based unit to receive incoming weather updates, (D) a hardware-based unit to receive incoming traffic conditions updates, and (e) said processor of the dispatching system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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