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Editor's Letter
Just as we went to press the UK was bearing the brunt of some of the worst flooding it has seen for many years resulting in what is probably the biggest rescue effort in peacetime Britain. The rapid and co-ordinated multi-agency response bears testament to the importance of collaboration and the requirements of the CCA to be prepared in the event of worst case scenarios. In light of this, our cover story is even more applicable this month, since issues of command, relief of crews, sustained activity and management of the entire response are some of the areas that the command support system can help emergency services manage in the future as outlined by London Fire.
Editor's Letter
With the increasing demand, not to mention necessity, being placed on all civil contingency responders to collaborate on information, we turn our attention to data management and data sharing this month.
Editor's Letter
Convergence of technologies and the importance of resilience were the buzz words during the BAPCO 2007 event. And what an event this year proved to be. with attendance figures up some 40%, the exhibition (and conference) was one of the busiest yet.
