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Board signs on to one-year Project RISE iPad trial to evaluate field access for emergency staff
Summary
A committee recommended including a free iPad and one-year subscription with Project RISE's smart site plan to let field personnel access incident data; the board approved the trial as a committee recommendation to gather data before subscription decisions.
The Board considered a committee recommendation to amend the Project RISE (referred to as Project Bridal in committee notes) smart-site plan to include a free iPad and a one-year subscription for 100 licenses, enabling field personnel to access and pull incident information on scene. Committee members said the tool is effectively a planning and tracking program for emergency management and county officials and recommended taking advantage of the free one-year trial to collect historical data and evaluate benefits before committing to paid subscriptions. "He does not have any concerns and believes it could be beneficial, recommended taking advantage of the free 1 year trial and returning with historical data demonstrating benefits," the committee report said.
The recommendation was seconded in committee and approved unanimously; the full board later approved the committee recommendation by voice vote. The board asked staff to report back at the end of the trial with usage data to decide whether to purchase subscriptions.
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