[MFD594]

Now, ya have to laugh at this....

Buffs from the other side of the world can see what buildings we're going into via goolemaps, google earth, etc...

Our own county offers a website with pics & general "specs" of a building (www.mynassauproperty.com) (even though might be a few yrs old)

Yet, this info isnt "presented" to dispatchers, OIC's, incoming units, etc....

Does anyone else see a problem with this?

How does Newsrag have a layout & pic of the building before we get there?

Why does the XYZ building dept not notify the local FD that the "floors are open" or any other major alterations?

Why do the people that VOLUNTEER not have instant access to said info?

John Q Buff from Kalamazoo gets a picture & layout of a house via mynassauprop, yet I dont?!?!

I'm by no means a computer geek, but, the info transmitted via airwaves, wi-fi, "air cards", cell phone, yada yada might prove invaluable one day.

Food for thought.

[Chazman1117]

Just a note on this subject-

Cablevision is going to be offering to its current optonline customers, service area wide free wifi.

Those dept's with Cablevision online service should be able to use this service to access the internet and those allusive my nassau properties with ease from your rigs or command post with a laptop.

Story:

Cablevision added a new wrinkle in their competitive fight against FiOS today. While discussing their first quarter earnings in a conference call this morning, the company announced they intend to offer free Wi-Fi to all of their customers within two years. Non-customers will be able to access the network for an as-yet-undisclosed fee. Cablevision COO Thomas Rutledge had this to say about the new network:This network is being built using our existing infrastructure overlaying a wireless mesh network. When completed, any Optimum Online customer will essentially have service anytime, anywhere within our footprint at speeds up to 1.5 megabits, using any of their portable devices which are WiFi enabled.
Rutledge went on to say the network will cost about $100 per customer (Cablevision has 3.1 million cable customers). "I would say customer retention and growth are dual objectives" of the Wi-Fi launch, Cablevision spokesman Jim Maiella tells me. You might recall that Verizon once offered free Wi-Fi in Manhattan, but scrapped the project back in 2005 because they feared it cannibalized the sale of their (then) $80 EVDO service.

[Probie]

I know my firehouse was recently hooked up with internet for our red alert system. Seems to be a positive step in giving us the most up-to-date available.

[finster]

Every department is differnet, but there are a number of departments on the Island already doing this; perhaps not down to a physical picture of the building, but certainly the pre-plan info, contact info, etc.

Originally Posted by MFD594

Now, ya have to laugh at this....

Buffs from the other side of the world can see what buildings we're going into via goolemaps, google earth, etc...

Our own county offers a website with pics & general "specs" of a building (www.mynassauproperty.com) (even though might be a few yrs old)

Yet, this info isnt "presented" to dispatchers, OIC's, incoming units, etc....

Does anyone else see a problem with this?

How does Newsrag have a layout & pic of the building before we get there?

Why does the XYZ building dept not notify the local FD that the "floors are open" or any other major alterations?

Why do the people that VOLUNTEER not have instant access to said info?

John Q Buff from Kalamazoo gets a picture & layout of a house via mynassauprop, yet I dont?!?!

I'm by no means a computer geek, but, the info transmitted via airwaves, wi-fi, "air cards", cell phone, yada yada might prove invaluable one day.

Food for thought.