EMVIncidents

About EMVIncidents

EMVIncidents allows you to view in near real time, Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) incident information for the following Victorian emergency services: CFA and DELWP. Be notified of incidents that occur within a Watch Zone that you can setup to suit your needs and view an incident’s location on a map. View the next four days’ worth of Fire Danger Ratings (FDR) and Total Fire Ban (TFB) declarations for each Victorian Fire District. You can also quickly locate one of the five Community Fire Refuges.
EMVIncidents has special features for firefighters, including the ability to record/import/export Water Points and have them appear on a map in relation to an incident. The ability to search Brigade Locations and view information about a Brigade and show its location on a map (any Water Points in the vicinity are also shown). Other quick reference information to assist firefighters includes: HAZCHEM Code Decoder, Area Calculator, Hazardous Tree information, Phonetic Alphabet, CFA Signals and meanings, Public Warning Message Levels and definitions, Acronyms and UHF CB Channels.
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NOTE: EMV ARE NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDING FRV INCIDENT DATA. EMV CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CFA AND DELWP INCIDENT DATA.

Awesome FEATURES include:
EMV INCIDENTS
+ View a list of CFA and DELWP incidents and tap an incident to view further details.
+ Setup a Watch Zone and Notification so that you are notified when an incident occurs within your Watch Zone.
+ Setup EMVIncidents to automatically synchronise with the EMV data services.
+ Whilst in the incident details view, you can show a list of the nearest Brigades to the incident and show not only the incident’s location on a map but also the nearest Brigades and Water Points.

TFB AND FDR DECLARATIONS
+ Complies with the Australian Fire Danger Rating System, which was introduced across Australia on 1st September 2022.
+ View a list of TFB declarations for today and the next four days and tap a declaration to view further TFB and FDR details broken down by TFB District.
+ TFB and FDR declarations can be manually synchronised with the CFA RSS data services.

CFA AND FRV LOCATIONS
+ Over 1200 pre-loaded Community Fire Refuges, CFA and FRV Brigades, CFA District Headquarters, Training Facilities, DMOs and Protective Equipment Facilities.
+ View a Brigade’s location on a map and any Water Points in the vicinity.
+ Information includes: Address, Region, District, Group, Telephone and geocoordinates.



WATER POINTS
+ So, you know where the nearest Water Points are in relation to an Incident, we provide the ability to record geocoordinates for Water Points.
+ The ability to import and export Water Points so you can share this information with Brigade members and other Brigades in your Group/District (Water Point data may be available electronically from your nearest Water Authority, any data obtained will need to be manipulated into the correct JSON file format before importing, contact the developer if assistance is required).
+ Show Water Points that are located near your Brigade.
+ Information includes: Identifier, Suburb, Description, Type (i.e. Fire Plug, Hydrant, Dam) and geocoordinates.

ACRONYMS
+ Over 100 pre-loaded emergency services acronyms and the ability to add your own.

REFERENCE INFORMATION
Various reference materials to support you in the day-to-day:
+ HAZCHEM Code Decoder.
+ Area Calculator.
+ Hazardous Tree information.
+ Phonetic Alphabet.
+ CFA Signals and Meanings.
+ Public Warning Message Levels and Definitions.
+ 80 Australian UHF CB Channel allocations and standard usage.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or Higher.

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES
English

Questions, Comments, or Suggestions for new Features? We would love to hear from you, just email us at [email protected]

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