Emergency One, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of fire, rescue and emergency vehicles is connecting its vehicles’ on-board computer consoles – called e1Fleet – to Vodafone’s dedicated, 4G-enabled IoT network.
Producing around 150 vehicles each year Emergency One is used by 82% of all UK fire and rescue services. The new system, which complements the emergency radio system already used by fire and rescue crews, will grant central command and fleet engineers the capacity to track the location of individual vehicles – a particular boon in remote rural areas or during major incidents that require multiple vehicles.
The e1Fleet console can relay on-board diagnostic information across Vodafone’s nationwide IoT network directly from the vehicle cab to fleet management and Emergency One. This means faults can be flagged and fixed more quickly, in theory reducing breakdowns and the cost of repairs which are not left unchecked for so long.
Speed of travel and fuel consumption can also be monitored.
“Teaming up with Vodafone, we are proud of our innovative e1Fleet Telematics System which is used by a number of fire and rescue services around the UK,” said Elliot Boyce, project manager at Emergency One. “We have full-time software engineers along with electrical engineers working daily to improve this system for our customers.
“Our system has proved successful in allowing us to continually monitor the fire vehicles and provide a quick response to any issues that may arise. It assists the fire and rescue services with the crucial tasks that they perform all year round.”
Said Vodafone group director for the internet of things Ivo Rook: “At a time of the year when accidental house fires unfortunately increase, we are delighted to be working with Emergency One to improve the efficiency and reliability of fire and rescue vehicles up and down the country to help people have a safe and happy Christmas.”
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Great step towards automation and IoT based world. Indeed it will help in ways to provide effective measures at the time of emergency.