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Council authorizes 1st Due contract to consolidate fire/EMS reporting and preplanning systems
Summary
The council authorized a contract with 1st Due to replace multiple fire/EMS software tools with a single platform that meets updated IT security requirements; staff said the transition includes a one-time setup fee of $13,000 (covered from existing outside-services funds) and an expected small annual increase of about $2,500 that staff said can be absorbed in current budgets.
Staff presented a contract authorization to adopt 1st Due as the new consolidated platform for fire/EMS reporting, inventory, preplanning checklists and notifications. Staff said the platform reports EMS runs to the state office and to the national incident reporting system (referred to in the transcript as "NERIS"), and that accurate reporting to that national system is important for grants and other support.
Staff said the vendor's annual subscription is roughly $2,500 higher than current expenditures but that the department can absorb the increase; the vendor's one-time setup fee of $13,000 will be covered from a line in outside-services to pay for initial transition costs. The council seconded the motion, recorded a voice vote of approval ('All in favor. Aye. Motion passed') and prompted final questions before moving on.
