Device for establishing communications interoperability at an incident site including means for recording crisis incidents
First Claim
1. Apparatus for improving an ad hoc temporary incident area network by adding recording capability, said network including a number of modules coupled to respective transceivers for establishing interoperability between the transceivers by converting signals from the transceiver to a common frequency and a common format, comprising:
- a recorder within each of said modules for recording data obtained at each of said modules;
means 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 the 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, said network including a number of modules coupled to respective transceivers for establishing interoperability between the transceivers by converting signals from the transceiver to a common frequency and a common format, comprising:
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a recorder within each of said modules for recording data obtained at each of said modules; means 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 the 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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12. A method for establishing post-incident analysis and training relating to an incident at which first responders respond, comprising the steps of:
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establishing an ad hoc temporary incident area network having modules that intercommunicate, with each module coupled to an associated transceiver; recording data at each module relating to said incident; transmitting said data over said network to a node on said network; storing received data at said node; and
,playing back stored data to establish what was happening at each of said modules in the course of responding to said incident. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus for providing a replay of data collected from an incident in which a temporary incident area network is established between modules coupled to associated transceivers, comprising:
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recording units at each of said modules to record data collected thereat; means for downloading recorded data over said network to a node on said network; storage at said node for storing data transmitted over said network; and
,means for reading out said storage in a time sequence to provide a replay corresponding to the collected data at each of said modules, whereby an incident commander can be provided with a replay of conditions existing during an incident. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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