TomTom technology allows firefighters in the Community of Madrid to improve their operations

The Fire Department of the Community of Madrid has installed the TomTom PRO9150 navigator and its fleet management platform in 93 of your professional vehicles, with the aim of increasing the speed in sending orders to firefighters on duty and optimizing the response to a possible incident.

The Fire Department of the Community of Madrid has installed fleet management technology TomTom Telematics in 93 of their professional vehicles to improve the effectiveness of the operation of the troops in the event of a possible accident.

When an emergency call is received from the Fire Department, Responding as quickly as possible and with the appropriate vehicle and equipment for the job is essential.. TomTom Telematics fleet management technology allows you to follow drivers on a map to see who is closest and, next, send them information about the task to be performed and receive real-time updates on its progress.

Those functions, along with the possibility of integrating the TomTom Telematics Webfleet platform and the emergency management software of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Sitrem) for shipping orders have been essential when deciding on the manufacturer.

“The high availability of the Webfleet platform, its integration possibilities with our own software, and browser functions, which allows us to be in continuous contact with the headquarters, “They have been fundamental when deciding on the TomTom solution”, comments Javier Sanz Asenjo, Inspector of Technical Resources and project manager for the Fire Department of the Community of Madrid.

The solution implemented in the Fire Department vehicles consists of the TomTom PRO9150 navigator and the Webfleet management platform. The PRO browser 9150, in addition to offering the best routes according to the time of day and traffic conditions, is in permanent contact with the office, that can locate the exact position of each vehicle and send orders to the drivers closest to the place where the presence of community firefighters is required.

For your part, Webfleet, a web application available through different devices 24 hours of the day, allows you to view the position of vehicles on a map (identified with different icons according to their typology) and monitor response times, Send text messages with new directions or change the driver's route with the touch of a few keys.