Emergency Command Center 

 Mark Johnson, Battalion Chief   

 The Emergency Command Center Chief (ECC) reports directly to the Assistant Chief, Operations.  The ECC serves not only CAL FIRE and the Fresno County Fire Protection District, but also serve twelve other emergency agencies.  This includes serving as the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) Region V Coordination Center.  In 2007, the ECC processed 16,607 events of which 13,629 were emergency incidents within its area of responsibility. In 2006, CAL FIRE completed a 1.2 million dollar center remodel. 

 Several technology initiatives have been undertaken in a phased approach, aimed at decreasing response times to emergency incidents within the Fresno County Fire Protection District.  Initiatives include; 

                   1.  Rip and Run - station printers that provide response crews with a copy of all available call information within 3 seconds of dispatch  

         2.  Mobile Data Computing (MDC) - platform that will provide automated travel routing recommendations to emergency calls, along with putting advanced mapping and data in the hands of company officers allowing for a highly informed decision making process while providing for a higher degree of firefighter safety.      

               3.  Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL) - dynamic dispatching of the closest units and fully integrated two way data communications between mobile computers and the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. The goal, when fully implemented, is that the Fire District will have the most advanced dispatching system technology available.