Firefighter Safety Monitoring Application

BA Control Board advances firefighter safety through technology by providing real-time monitoring of breathing apparatus air supply and team management during hazardous operations. The platform ensures operational safety through automated calculations, visual alerts, and comprehensive crew tracking capabilities.

Key Features

• Real-time firefighter tracking with team assignments
• Cylinder pressure monitoring and air depletion calculations
• Automatic countdown timers for air supply duration
• Visual red alerts and audio notifications for overdue entries
• 6-minute "whistle time" safety buffer implementation
• Pressure-based exit time estimations
• Multiple firefighters per team management
• Staged and active entry tracking
• Automatic team prioritization based on most critical member
• Downloadable operational history (CSV/PDF)
• Support for 20 simultaneous team tracking

Technologies Used

• Astro with React
• Netlify

Infrastructure and Asset Booking App

BrigadeBook streamlines the management of shared brigade assets through an efficient digital booking system. The platform addresses the complexities of resource scheduling and allocation across multiple brigades, incorporating a comprehensive approval workflow to ensure proper oversight of shared resources.

Key Features

• Real-time calendar view
• Simple booking form
• OTP booking validation (anti-spam)
• Admnistrator Dashboard
• Extensive email notifications

Technologies Used

• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL

Technology supported rehabilitation

Aphasia affects how safe patients are in hospital and how they communicate with their healthcare teams. Stroke patients with aphasia are more likely to experience preventable adverse events while in hospital. Technology offers a solution. We collaborated with individuals with aphasia, their family and healthcare workers to develop the Aphasia App: a new mHealth intervention tailored to support effective healthcare communication.

The app accompanies the patient throughout transitions in their healthcare aiming to close potential communication gaps and improve patient safety and satisfaction.

The usability of the beta version are currently being tested in an observational study with stroke patients and staff in acute and rehabilitation wards. The next step is a study of its effect on healthcare communication under controlled conditions.

Project aims
To discover facilitators and barriers to implementation of the Aphasia App in acute stroke and rehabilitation settings and to determine its effects on healthcare communication.

Key Features

• Content database with common images and text.
• Full lazy text search.
• Drawing tool.
• Freeform writing tool.
• Patient communication strategies.
• Patient information including pain, feeling and emotional scales.

Technologies Used

• Flutter (iOS and Android Apps)
• FireBase (Object storage and database)

Built from experience

RespondReady was developed with the intent of replacing paper based field guides and disorganised online information to ensure first responders always have relevant, accurate and up-to-date information when responding to emergency situations.

The platform features a fully featured administrator web app that allows curation and maintenance of all content contained within the app.

The emergency responder mobile app is designed to work offline, allows contemperanious notes and images to be taken at the incident scene.

RespondReady may also be deployed with our emergency first responder AI platform, EMBER AI.

Key Features

• Mobile first: Access on any device, anywhere.
• Always available: Works online and offline.
• Searchable: Find exactly what you need in seconds.
• Current: Centrally updated for consistency, with review reminders.
• Organised: Structured by categories for easy navigation.

Technology used

• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL
• Flutter (iOS and Android Native Apps)

Built from experience

SantaSquad was created by emergency services volunteers who understand the unique challenges of organizing Santa Runs. Our platform addresses real needs with practical solutions.

Santa Squad is engineered to be highly available and resilient during peak operations the application receives over 8,000 views per hour with in-excess of 10,000 API requests for location tracking data per hour.

The application is deployed to be fully redundant, with extensive monitoring to identify any platform faults.

Key Features

• Real time tracking of 'Santa' from native mobile apps.
• Route planning.
• Crew Management.
• Public present registration and delivery route planning.

Technology used

• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL with PostGIS for Location Data
• Flutter (iOS and Android Native Apps)

Extending functionality of response-critical application

The SAS Turnout screen is designed to provide brigades with information for emergency events. The remainder of time, the dashboard is ineffective and often shows no information. SASIE adds additional elements to the SAS turnout screen including upcoming brigade events, news, weather and time.

SAS is often displayed via a browser, which requires refresh timers and various other tooling to ensure the dashboard remains on display. All these features are now built into a single application.

The SASIE app is cross platform and designed to run on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Technologies used

• ElectronJS

Supporting children's time management and routine understanding

TimePals was developed to address the specific needs of children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental challenges who struggle with time comprehension and task management. Created initially for a daughter with autism level 2, the application transforms abstract concepts of time into visual, interactive experiences.

The platform helps children build independence and confidence in managing their daily activities through structured visual scheduling and real-time feedback.

Key Features

• Visual Schedules: Color-coded activities with intuitive icons for easy recognition
• Interactive Timers: Visual countdown displays showing activity start and end times
• Schedule Creation: Flexible tools for building personalized daily routines
• Template System: Save and reuse successful schedule formats
• Cross-Platform Access: Works seamlessly across devices
• Offline Functionality: Ensures schedules remain accessible anywhere

Impact and Research Potential

TimePals has garnered significant interest from child psychologists working in autism research, with investigations underway to incorporate the application into formal medical research studies. The app's approach to visualizing time and routine management shows promise for supporting therapeutic interventions and improving quality of life for neurodivergent children.

Technology Used

• Web-based application with JavaScript frameworks
• Stimulus controllers for interactive elements
• Cross-platform compatibility
• Asset management for enhanced user experience

Streamline your firefighting operations

StationOne offers a range of features and tools to assist firefighters in both daily operations and while managing large-scale complex incidents.

Key Features

• Enhanced, digital pre-plans
• Community hub - real information about your community and their properties
• Static and Reticulated water point management
• Hose management
• Station and Appliance Inventories
• Crew management including crew availability and allocation

Technologies used

• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL and PostGIS
• Flutter