PURVIS Systems Extends Reach to Central Texas to Optimize Fire Department Technology

PURVIS Chosen to Install Fire Department Management Systems for the Fredericksburg (TX) Fire Department

Phoenix, AZ, December 4, 2007 – PURVIS Systems Incorporated, an IT systems and service provider for the public safety, emergency management and defense industries, today announced that it has been awarded a new contract by the Fredericksburg Fire Department of Fredericksburg, Texas. The Department selected PURVIS to install both its Fire Department Manager (PURVIS FD Manager) suite and Fire Department Dispatch (PURVIS FD Dispatch) software, and subsequently train the Department for optimal use of the new system. The development reflects PURVIS Systems’ commitment to expansion in the southwest, as demonstrated recently by the opening of their new office in Phoenix, AZ.

The Fredericksburg Fire Department hosts five full-time members, including the Director of Emergency Services, three paid shift officers and a fire marshal. These, plus thirty-three volunteer firefighters, control dispatch for Gillespie County’s six towns, fourteen apparatuses, fifty pieces of equipment and seven ambulances. Because of their extended range, the department required an efficient and customizable solution that could best serve the county’s 24,000 residents. During an exhaustive search they reviewed PURVIS unique offerings, and immediately knew it was the solution they had been seeking.

“We have used other Fire Department management systems for several years, and found that they didn’t effectively meet our needs,” said Dean Stewart, Dispatch Supervisor of the Fredericksburg Fire Department. “Our last program was confusing and inefficient, so we did some research and discovered PURVIS. Their customizable programs are exactly what we had in mind. The programs give us accountability for every person on every truck, which is very important for running our numerous apparatuses.”

The Department is actively using PURVIS’ FD Manager and FD Dispatch suites. PURVIS FD Manager is the core fire solution offered from PURVIS Systems, and its flexible, modular architecture makes it an ideal management system. An all inclusive software package based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System [NFIRS], FD Manager includes a Personnel Accountability module for payroll and vacation planning, a PrePlan module which allows the ability to keep track of inspections, and Equipment Maintenance and Report Generating Modules.

PURVIS FD Dispatch is an intuitive product designed with direct input from firefighters with years of experience in manual fire dispatching procedures. The program hosts a number of supportive functions, including Fire Apparatus availability tracking, viewable pre-fire plans with specific address information and history, standardized street book page referrals, past incident tracking, AKA listing management, and Fire Apparatus based on department-specific running orders. Data is automatically entered for the NFIRS incident reporting in FD Manager so that the two stand-alone programs can function together seamlessly.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to address the technology challenges of Fredericksburg Fire Department,” said John Desposito, president of PURVIS Systems, Inc. “This Department is responsible for dispatch throughout its entire county, and they require unique products and services that cater to their needs, and not necessarily those of a police or EMS organization. PURVIS understands that ‘cookie cutter’ technology that promises a solution for general public safety challenges tend to undermine the specific needs of each department, and we have therefore designed our offerings to include the needs of the individual segments involved.”