News article
IUK Announces New GovTech SBRI Competition for Tracking Firefighters at Incidents
08/10/2018
Funding is being provided for UK businesses and research organisations to develop an instantly deployable solution for real time tracking of firefighters at incidents.
According to Innovate UK (IUK), the UK’s fire and rescue service attends more than 55,000 incidents inside buildings or structures every year. There is currently no means of accurately monitoring and tracking a firefighting crew’s location in real-time.