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June 17 2021

Vector Check It: Total Asset Management for Public Safety…

Today’s emergency services face a unique set of challenges not seen before. Wildland events have become more pervasive in more places. The Coronavirus pandemic has created a mental and physical health crisis that significantly strains emergency care providers. An increase…

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June 14 2021

National PTSD Awareness Month: Supporting All First Responders

It is widely recognized that first responders are at greater risk for full or partial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than most other occupations due to their regular exposure to traumatic stressors. For law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS providers, and other…

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June 11 2021

Georgina Fire & Rescue in Ontario Uplevels Its Training…

Georgina Fire and Rescue Services composite department in Ontario, Canada, has three stations providing 24/7 coverage for various services, including fire suppression, medical aid response, hazardous materials response, and ice and water rescue response. With 40 full-time and 60 volunteer…

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June 4 2021

How Goodyear Fire Dept. Tracks Training, Procedures, & Exposures

  As one of the main entry points into Arizona from California and home to a growing number of industries and facilities, Goodyear, AZ, has experienced a significant swell in population over the last few years and expects it to…

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May 24 2021

Dunedin FD Modernizes Scheduling Tech and Integrates Systems

Staffing and Payroll Complexities of a Fire Department Dunedin Fire Department operates three fire stations and an emergency operations center in Pinellas County, FL. They run three 24-hour shifts, each containing 16 people composed of a District Chief and crews…

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May 13 2021

Safer, Smarter, Better: A Day In The Life Of…

Connecting Content & Technology to Improve Safety and Performance Around the country, organizations in critical industries rely on our solutions to maintain a state of operational readiness. We take that responsibility seriously! We’re on a mission to elevate the safety…

Press Releases
April 26 2021

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2021 Training Officer Recognition…

Tampa, FL – April 26, 2021 – Vector Solutions, the leading provider of computer-based training and operational management applications for public safety agencies, is teaming up with the IAFC’s Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) for the eighth year in…

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April 26 2021

The Future of Firefighter Training is Here

Telegraphs to smartphones, floppy disks to cloud storage, typewriters to tablets-the evolution of technology continues to accelerate to create faster, easier, and better ways of performing tasks. If your fire department is still spending countless hours tracking licensing, certification, recertification,…

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April 26 2021

5 Reasons Your Agency Should Use a Learning Management…

One of the best ways to implement training across an entire organization is to use a Learning Management System (LMS), a software tool that can deliver just about any type of training to employees. 1. Improves Learning Outcomes By Making…

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April 23 2021

Public Safety Pros Share Wins With Vector Solutions

How are public safety professionals using Vector Solutions’ (formerly known as TargetSolutions) to impact operational readiness, performance, and safety at their organizations? Here are nine public safety tips from customers leveraging Vector Solutions’ data-driven, web-based software to improve training, workforce…

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April 22 2021

North County Dispatch Invests in Telecommunicator Training Technology

Emergency Communications Centers (ECC) are a vital part of our public safety framework. Just as Emergency Telecommunicators have been widely recognized as the first, first responders in an emergency, the profession has significantly evolved to recognize and train professionals for…

Success Stories
April 7 2021

San Antonio Fire Department Streamlines Training Management with Online…

When the San Antonio Fire Department (TX) decided to move its old learning management system to something better, more modern, their selection of Vector Solutions’ Learning Management System (Vector LMS)-formerly TargetSolutions-was the first step into a period of information, communication,…

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April 5 2021

The American Rescue Plan’s Impact on Public Safety

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, signed into law on March 11, 2021, promises to deliver relief to the American people during this uniquely difficult time. While media headlines focus on the $1,400 stimulus payments to individuals and the expanded…

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March 19 2021

Cinnaminson Fire Department Tracks All Daily Training with Vector…

Since implementing Vector Solutions in 2017, the Cinnaminson Fire Department (NJ)as utilized its flexible features to improve many aspects of their training management. From delivering refresher content to optimizing hands-on training to tracking all training hours, Vector Solutions has helped…

Success Stories
March 18 2021

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department “The training is quality. It’s a much more efficient way of delivering the training to our personnel. … It allows us to implement (training) in a more timely fashion where we can deliver it to all…