Scott Daniels This is Me

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1. 1. PE.com | Inland Southern California | Inland News

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   Published on: 3/4/2006   Last Visited: 3/5/2006

   Fire Engineer Scott Daniels, who doubles as the Hemet Fire Department's information-technology officer, said logjams in emergency communications among personnel responding to the 9/11 attack pointed out the need for sweeping upgrades across the country.
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   Scott Daniels, fire engineer and information technology officer for the Hemet Fire Department, demonstrates new computerized dispatching technology installed in the department's engines and command vehicles.
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   Daniels said there usually is one police and fire dispatcher on duty per shift.
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   Still to come, once funding is available, Daniels said, is satellite mapping service.
   
   As the city continues to grow and new streets are added, the service will automatically update the computer's database to show the best routes for emergency personnel to follow, taking into account potential delays and obstacles such as school crossings, railroad tracks and hazardous intersections.
   
   Daniels said the computers also can catalogue the best way to approach a particular fire.
   
   For example, if a blaze were to break out in the garden center at the Lowe's home-improvement store on Sanderson Avenue, firefighters would instantly know they're up against hazardous chemicals and materials such as fertilizers and pesticides.
   
   The computer also can help firefighters identify entrances and exits where customers and employees might crowd.
   
   "We'll even know which apartments have to be evacuated across the street because of blowing smoke and ashes," Daniels said.