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Does your CAD system make for good Records Management?

February 12, 2019Sarah GagliardoCAD integration, NFIRS

I had a conversation this past month with a Deputy Chief regarding this subject of CAD Systems NOT BEING the optimal records management system. Five years ago his department built a new dispatch facility for three fire departments, implementing a new CAD system commonly deployed in the area. Today, this department is talking to us…

Getting to Know Maynard Fire Chief Anthony Stowers

February 21, 2017Anne Richardson26F inspections, Chief Stowers, Maynard, narratives, NFIRS

Every once in awhile, you are privileged to connect with a person who is so generous of spirit, so knowledgeable, so committed to his craft, you recognize immediately that you want him on your team. That’s what happened when the StationSmarts crew first met Chief Anthony Stowers of Maynard Fire Department in Maynard, MA. Early...