Spartanburg (SC) Fire Dept. Survives CPSE Re-Accreditation.

After their accreditation manager left the Spartanburg Fire Department, the chief and the fire marshal were left with the daunting task of being ready for an imminent peer review team site visit.  They were granted an extension under the circumstances by the commission.  The fire department issued an RFP for Technical Consulting Services and after several interviews, chose Robert McNally of Beacon GIS, LLC  to assist the department with its accreditation process.

Meanwhile, the peer review team was contemplating on cancelling the trip because of the lack of data and disorganization of materials.  This would have certainly resulted in the loss of accreditation status.  Impressed by the work that the Fire Department and Beacon GIS was able to achieve in very short order, the team decided to come to Spartanburg for a peer review visit.

Although much progress had been made, ultimately the accreditation of the Spartanburg Fire Department was deferred by CPSE in order to rectify some insufficiencies as recommended by the peer review team.  Over the next year, the fire department staff and Beacon GIS, LLC worked to meet the rigors of accreditation.  In 2016 in Orlando at the Public Safety Excellence Conference, the CPSE accreditation commission approved the Spartanburg Fire Department as an accredited agency for another five year term. Beacon GIS, LLC continues to assist the department so that a repeat crisis does not occur.

NC Police fight crime with BeaconGIS insights

Plotting the locations of car break-ins by time of day, we were able to help a local police department predict the next break-in with high probability.  Assigning additional patrol officers in the area at that time resulted in the quick arrest of a suspect when the next break-in inevitably happened.

Upstate NY Fire Districts consider consolidation

Five volunteer districts in NY State decided to explore the effect that consolidation would have on the level of services that they provide to their respective areas.  Travel time capability and concentration of resources were analyzed to rearrange apparatus and staffing, and eliminate redundant stations.  This reduced the operating expenses of the collective districts and provided better response coverage to the taxpayers

Southern Florida EMS System reduces response time

With their budget tightening and population growing, this community’s EMS system was analyzed for its current conditions status and future planning.  Instead of a constant deployment of units, a peak load staffing model was recommended, a scenario by which response units vary by the time of day and day of the week to align resources with demand.   The geographic distribution of these units through available station locations by time of day was also determined.  Future growth areas and future demand projections were analyzed for adjusting the peak load unit amounts and the need for additional station locations.  This allowed for immediate cost savings, reduced response times during peak demand, and a plan for future expenditures to keep pace with the projected changes.