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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…

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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,…

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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…

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July 9 2021

Canada Fire Services: Your Guide to an NFPA Compliant…

Fire departments in Canada follow a number of standards to ensure their people are properly trained and ready to provide life-saving fire services to their communities. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops critical industry training standards in an effort…

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July 7 2021

Ontario Fire & Emergency Services Dept. Meets Training and…

Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services (RHFES) in Ontario, Canada, operates 24/7 to provide its community with fire suppression, technical rescue, HAZMAT, and medical assistance services. RHFES also runs Comm Division 9-1-1 dispatch for the department and five other fire…

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June 29 2021

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Uses Check It to…

When Las Vegas Fire and Rescue (LVF&R) received bond money for a huge expansion project in 2000, the money funded a much-needed purchase of several rescue, truck, and specialty units across their stations-now totaling 22. However, it also created a…

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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…