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Early Event Detection & Syndromic Surveillance
From pandemic disease outbreaks to bioterrorism, FirstWatch provides real-time situational awareness Dashboards and Data Analysis to Public Health and Public Safety teams by automatically detecting potentially threatening trends, patterns or geographic clusters of occurrences as they develop.

Dashboards for Performance & Operational Reporting
FirstWatch Dashboards enable organizations to proactively monitor compliance rates, key performance indicators (KPI’s), profitability, quality assurance, operational measures & business activities - in real-time - to mitigate threats before they emerge.

Situational Awareness & Data Intelligence
Enhancing public safety with situational awareness Dashboards and real-time drill-downs into maps, charts and graphs for early recognition of suspicious criminal patterns or trends, as well as potential terrorist activity.

News:

May 2009: FirstWatch System Helping First Responders monitor Swine Flu Cases (click here) to see TV Clip on FDNN TV.com (click here).

April 2009: Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) Membership Services Committee coordinated a national teleconference and invited the National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA), FirstWatch and the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED) to help EMSCC related to preparedness for Influenza A H1N1 (a.k.a. Swine Flu). Read NEMSMA membership email outlining recommendations from EMSCC (click here).

April 2009: Influenza A H1N1 (a.k.a. Swine Flu) Update: (click here) to see the latest information from the CDC.

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza : Using 9-1-1 and EMS Data for Situational Awareness and Surveillance - NHTSA’s recommendations for protocol development for 9-1-1 Personnel and PSAP's.

News story from FDNN TV: FirstWatch helps San Diego Fire Rescue (and other customers) everyday! To watch the Video Clip from FDNN TV (click here).

NEW FirstWatch Dashboards: Provide real-time key performance indicators for 9-1-1 (Police, Fire & EMS) Public Safety Communication Centers for: Call times, Dispatch times, Chute times, Response times, Scene times and more—all based on customer defined performance goals! To read more (click here).

APHA: Alex Garza, MD, MPH presents at American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference; Syndromic Surveillance Strategies in Disasters: On the Ground Focused Analysis, which featured FirstWatch usage at EMSA during Ice Storms in Tulsa, OK. (click here) for Dr Garza’s presentation.

Data Driven: "The FirstWatch program is a critical component of our mission to be a data-driven agency," said Dr. Neal Richmond, Director of Louisville Metro EMS. "Within minutes of reports of similar patient symptoms, we can alert every necessary agency -- from EMS to Police to the Health Department – before [FirstWatch], it might have taken days to piece together a clustered outbreak." To read entire article, (click here).

Chosen by agencies in 85 metro areas: FirstWatch is the recognized leader in real-time Dashboards, Data Analysis & Automated Alerting for Public Safety. We welcome our newest customers:

AMR – Colorado Springs, CO
AMR – Arlington, TX
Ventura County EMS, CA
Louisville Metro EMS, KY
El Paso Fire & EMS, TX
Austin-Travis County EMS, TX
Winnipeg Fire & Paramedic Services, Canada

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Early Event Detection & Syndromic Surveillance | Dashboards for Performance & Operational Reporting | Situational Awareness & Data Intelligence