MDT's Donated by Fort Wayne Fire
Posted By Robert Boren on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 16:02

Thank you goes out to the Fort Wayne Fire Department for their donation of four mobile data terminals (MDT’s).  On March 16, 2010, Chief Mike Feely picked up the donation of the MDT computers from the Fort Wayne Fire Dept.  These computers will be used on the fire and EMS apparatus to help crews better locate addresses by having on board up to date mapping along with having call information at their finger tips.  Having the mapping program on the computer will help crews better locate homes, neighbor hood retention ponds, hydrants, neighbor hood swimming pools, and many other locations.  Along with mapping, fire and EMS crews will be able to access a data base of information regarding the incident, and location that they are responding to.  Pre-plans of local business and schools in the area can be loaded into the computer to help give in coming crews on best access to building, closest water source, possible population of the building and other useful information.  This donation has helped save the department and tax payers roughly $12,000.  This project would have not been possible with the help of the FWFD.