Interface: Des Moines Fire Department - Des Moines Fire Department Vehicles

Des Moines Fire Department to Des Moines Fire Department Vehicles Interface Diagram

Information Flow Definitions

decision support information  (Existing)  

Information provided to support effective and safe incident response, including local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources (including vehicles, other equipment, supplies) that have been allocated to an incident.

emergency dispatch requests  (Existing)  

Emergency vehicle dispatch instructions including incident location and available information concerning the incident.

emergency dispatch response  (Existing)  

Request for additional emergency dispatch information and provision of en route status.

emergency vehicle tracking data  (Existing)  

The current location and operating status of the emergency vehicle.

incident scene status  (Existing)  

Information gathered at the incident site that more completely characterizes the incident and provides current incident response status.

occupant information  (Existing)  

Identification of significant medical conditions of each occupant that would influence critical care decisions made by emergency responders

road weather advisories for emergency response  (Existing)  

Segment–specific weather and road conditions including real–time advisories of deteriorating road and weather conditions, medium–term advisories for the next 2–12 hours, and long–term advisories more than 12 hours into the future. This flow is filtered, tailored, and augmented to support emergency responders.

suggested route  (Existing)  

Suggested route for a dispatched emergency or maintenance vehicle that may reflect current network conditions and the additional routing options available to en route emergency or maintenance vehicles that are not available to the general public.