Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Selects Motorola Solutions’ Control Room Solution to Transform Emergency Services Operations
November 12 2024 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
£29.5 million investment in cloud-hosted
solution to mobilise firefighters and help improve safety and
security in Scotland
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) today announced a 7-year contract*
with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) for a cloud-hosted
Control Room Solution (CRS). The technology will be deployed across
all operational control centres in Scotland to help evolve the
service’s operational capabilities, improve country-wide
collaboration and speed emergency response times.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241112910613/en/
Left to right: Deputy Chief Officer Andy
Watt; Motorola Solutions Country Manager for U.K. and Ireland
Fergus Mayne; Area Commander for Operations Control Jacqui
MacDonald; Motorola Solutions Account Director for Scotland &
Northern Ireland Gregor MacKenzie; and Area Commander for Service
Development Derek Wilson Photo credit: Motorola Solutions
“Installing a cloud-hosted, single command and control system
has been a strategic priority for our Fire and Rescue Service, in
line with our digital strategy and the Scottish Government’s Cloud
First policy,” said Andy Watt, Assistant Chief Officer, Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service. “Motorola Solutions’ mobilising solution
will improve our ability to coordinate during spate conditions,
reduce our risk of cybersecurity breaches and reinforce our
commitment to providing a modern experience for our control room
operators.”
SFRS operates 356 fire stations across Scotland, coordinating
tens of thousands of incident responses from its three operation
centers, located in Edinburgh, Dundee and Johnstone, every year.
The fire service is responsible for a range of emergency response
situations, including primary and secondary fires, road traffic
incidents and, increasingly, flooding and water rescues.
“Scottish Fire and Rescue Service respond to a wide range of
complex incidents on a daily basis,” said Fergus Mayne, U.K. and
Ireland country manager at Motorola Solutions. “Our control room
solution is helping SFRS to improve its operational efficiency and
safeguard communities across Scotland.”
Motorola Solutions has been trusted by public safety
organisations in Scotland for many years. Emergency services rely
on Motorola Solutions' national Airwave emergency services network
and TETRA radios, as well as Pronto Digital Policing Application
and body cameras to help protect communities across the
country.
* 7-year contract plus the option for a 3-year extension
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions is solving for safer. We build and connect
technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our
solutions enable the collaboration between public safety agencies
and enterprises that’s critical for a proactive approach to safety
and security. Learn more about how we’re solving for safer
communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses –
safer everywhere – at www.motorolasolutions.com.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241112910613/en/
Elvan Lindberg Motorola Solutions Mobile: +46 (0)707448893
Elvan.Lindberg@motorolasolutions.com
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2024 to Nov 2024
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2023 to Nov 2024