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Command Support System

Command Support System is an interoperable, distributed C4I system (Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Information) system developed for emergency services and government homeland security agencies, central and local government departments and security and defence organisations and oil and gas companies. The system pulls together a wide variety of different communications, display, asset management, database access and imagery technologies into one integrated platform, with the objective of delivering improved Situational Awareness and a Common Operational Picture to incident commanders. The system is Open GIS-compliant and is designed to be interoperable between different emergency services and easy-to-use, with a touch screen, emergency service-based Decision-Making Model interface.

Users of the Command Support System include London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority/London Fire Brigade, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and Local Resilience Forum, the multi–agency UK Police National CBRN Centre, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Scottish Resilience, Qatar Petroleum and emergency management organisations and oil and gas companies in the UK, USA, Europe, Australasia and the Middle East.

The Command Support System was developed by [VectorCommand Ltd], a command and control systems, command training technology, command exercising and exercise management and consulting company. The company is also involved with the VectorCommand Foundation, supporting research into improving emergency command worldwide and the International Joint Operations Command Conference, held in conjunction with the Royal United Services Institute.

In 2007/2008 the Command Support System was used to help improve emergency response effectiveness and multi-national and multi-agency cooperation across the European Union as part of the [EU FloodCommand] programme for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. This Pilot Project was established to improve pan-European emergency response to massive coastal flooding and to develop a pan-European Maritime Search and Rescue module. A programme of conferences, exercises and technology development involving the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Irish Coast Guard developed a new Maritime Search and Rescue module, based on Team Typing principles, for improving the standardisation of cross-border cooperation during major coastal flooding disasters.

External Links

http://www.emergencycommandsystem.com

http://www.vectorcommand.com

http://www.eufloodcommand.eu

http://www.ijocc.org

http://www.rusi.org/events

http://www.fire-magazine.com

http://www.bapcojournal.com

References

London Fire Brigade selects Command Support System http://www.fire-magazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=285:london-selects-command-support&catid=89:latest-news&Itemid=7

EU FloodCommand http://www.eufloodcommand.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=29 http://www.bapcojournal.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1196/EU_FloodCommand_rehearses_pan-European_response.html

Blueprint magazine http://www.the-eps.org/publications/

South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service selects Command Support System http://www.fire-magazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=927:south-australian-metropolitan-fire-service-chooses-command-support-system&catid=25&Itemid=14

Cutting Edge Technology in Berkshire http://www.fire-magazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1220:cutting-edge-technology-in-berkshire&catid=27&Itemid=12

Command Support System at Royal Berkshire FRS http://www.bapcojournal.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1117/Mobile_high_tech_solutions_for_Berkshire.html

London Fire Brigade safety plan http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/London_Safety_Plan_2008-2011.pdf