ICR Fire & Rescue Shortlisted for 2014 ISA Awards
Hi, We’re incredibly excited to announce that ICR: Fire & Rescue has been shortlisted for this year’s Irish Software Awards under the Digital Technology Services Project of the Year Category which recognises projects that have delivered outstanding value to an end client (public or private sector) through the innovative use of digital technology. Over the past 18 months, ICR has been working tirelessly to support the men & women of the Irish Fire Services in their day to day operations when dealing with all manner of incidents, with a specific focus on health & safety as well as cost reductions. It’s the first end to end mobile solution specifically developed for the needs of our emergency services as a result of thousands of hours capturing the industry’s exact …
Read MoreICR Fire & Rescue V2.0 is released today!
We’re Excited to Announce that ICR Fire & Rescue V2.0 is released today! ICR Fire & Rescue is released today! If you’re an existing customer, you will get the release automatically, if you’re not, then there has never been a better time to start using the only Fire Service Incident Command Software on the market that has been specifically designed to support the Incident Commanders of the Irish Fire Service. What’s new? In addition to the great features & functionality of V1.0 such as checklists, local storage of SOG’s & Pre Fire Plans as well as the Digital Incident Command Board, we have spent the Summer working with Fire Services across the country understanding how to make ICR Fire & Rescue even …
Read MoreGetting your Team in the Boardroom
We work in a 24/7/365 environment which is further compounded by the necessity to travel as part of our work. In a recent survey of our clients in the pharmaceutical & manufacturing Industry, we found that Senior Management / Director Level employees spent an average of 24% of the operating hours of their site, by being actually on site!. The remainder of the time is spent travelling along with evenings & weekends spent at home. So in the event of emergency these responsible persons are removed from the detail of the incident, relying on multiple telephone calls, SMS, Email’s and vague descriptions of the developing situation. The consequences of failing to understand in “real time”, the scale of the emergency or the impact it may have …
Read MoreAccidents & Emergencies – Quantifying Costs
If a major emergency were to occur tonight at your facility……how confident would you be of your management staff addressing the incident effectively as per your company’s policies and procedures whilst at the same time minimizing the costs associated with the Incident? For many organisations the cost of these incidents are largely very difficult to quantify, along with the unquantifiable cost of human life in the event of a major incident. Also, it is the scale of the and breadth of the costs across departments and add up that really affects the bottom line of a company. Below you will find a non exhaustive list of costs associated with the incidents, if you’d like to add to the list please contact me …
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