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Whitepapers & Guides
December 9 2021

White Paper: Consistent and Dependable Staff Scheduling for Evolving…

When the needs of the public are constantly evolving and every member of your team must be ready for the unexpected, staffing mishaps or unexpected shortages can literally be life or death problems. Empower your agency and personnel with a…

Whitepapers & Guides
November 5 2021

White Paper: 5 Best Practices to Keep Your Assets…

For fire and EMS departments, preparation is everything. According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), an estimated 60,825 U.S. firefighters were injured in the line of duty in 2019 and according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and…

In The News
October 29 2021

As Seen in GCN: Keeping Tabs on Responders’ Mental…

Vector Solutions, the leading provider of software solutions designed to optimize operational readiness, workforce management, and risk mitigation for critical industries, seeks to connect information and technology to deliver knowledge that helps first responders achieve better outcomes and safeguard lives…

Blog
September 23 2021

Retired Division Chief Reflects on the 20th Anniversary of…

Whether it's just one person or thousands, the effects of experiencing a critical incident can be long-lasting and life-changing. And when a critical incident has the reach that the tragic events on 9/11 have had on first responders, New York…

Whitepapers & Guides
September 10 2021

White Paper: How to Improve Your ISO Ranking and…

Fire Service Industry Insight and Strategies to Help You Achieve a High ISO Ranking Like a tax audit, an ISO audit peeks under all the rocks to expose the department’s creepy-crawlies that live in dark forgotten spaces. Like the tax…

Blog
September 8 2021

How Southern Marin Fire Protection District Aced Its Last…

Battalion Chief Matt Barnes of the Southern Marin Fire Protection District (Calif.) considers himself a student of lifelong learning, so serving as his department’s training officer for the last 15 years has been a natural fit. Searching for a way…

Blog
September 3 2021

Pinellas County Completes ‘Seamless’ ISO Audit with Help From…

There are 18 different municipal and special district fire departments spread across 280 square miles of land that make up Florida’s Pinellas County. Each department runs independently but utilizes the same dispatch system and operating procedures when responding to an…

Whitepapers & Guides
September 2 2021

360⁰ Training Documentation, Reporting, and Analysis

What Is the Essential Lynchpin in Emergency Response?  Emergency response has evolved significantly over the past 50 years, but there is often one overlooked component which has gained increasingly more awareness in the past few years-training, documentation, and performance analysis.…

Blog
August 31 2021

El Paso FD Uses Training Platform to Hold Firefighters…

In western Texas sits the city of El Paso practically at the intersection of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. El Paso's nearly 700,000 residents in the city's roughly 260 square miles rely on the El Paso Fire Department to provide…

Blog
August 27 2021

Oceanside Tracks Its Firefighter Training Records with Vector Solutions

Like all fire departments, Oceanside Fire Department has a critical need to make sure its firefighter training records are accurate. That need came into focus not too long ago when the ISO came to audit the Southern California agency’s training…

Blog
August 19 2021

The Ultimate Training Platform for Volunteer Fire Departments

Volunteer fire departments often face a unique set of challenges compared to their career department counterparts. How do you keep your organization running smoothly when the threat of constant personnel change is always a factor? Recruitment and retention, personnel skill…

Blog
August 3 2021

Managing EMS Recertification and ISO Training for 1,400+ Firefighters

Keeping up EMS certifications and ISO training requirements can be challenging for any fire and EMS department. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD), with 1,400+ firefighters spread across 65 stations, overcomes these challenges by leveraging Vector Solutions' online training management…

Whitepapers & Guides
August 2 2021

Public Safety Learning Management System Buyer’s Guide

A Guide for Selecting the Best Training, Online Learning, and Performance Evaluation Platform Professionals working in the field of public safety have had to adapt to the ever-growing and evolving demands required to provide protective, rescue and emergency services. Shifts…

Blog
July 20 2021

Billings FD Simplifies Checks and Saves $$$ in Asset…

Managing a city’s assets, equipment, and inventory is a big and complex task. Even when considering just one city department—the fire department—it is a big daily chore to document maintenance, repairs, inventory counts, vehicle and equipment checks, turnout gear orders,…

Blog
July 13 2021

Customized Training Program Easily Tracks 39,000+ Training Hours

About an hour south of Seattle, Washington, West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) provides suppression, extraction, and special ops rescue (collapse, ropes, water, boat, etc.) for Lakewood and University Place, plus contracted emergency services to the Town of Steilacoom. The…