Date of Request
October 23
Request
Hello
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information Please may you provide me with:
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Section 1 – Mark ‘X’ to the following that apply |
Mark ‘X’ if the following is correct |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use radio technology for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use mobile technology for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use satellite technology for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 2G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 3G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 4G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 5G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
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Section 2 |
Answer here |
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Are your first responders and emergency services vehicles able to achieve guaranteed network connectivity across 100% of their administrative area? Yes or No? |
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How many issues specifically relating to communication or connectivity issues across first responder vehicles and devices have been logged over the last five calendar years? |
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Over the last five calendar years there has been a set budget allocated for new communication technologies for incident response? If so, what was this figure? |
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Over the last five calendar years was there a set budget allocated for replacing or mending faulty or unreliable incident response communication technologies? If so, what was this figure? |
Response
Hi X
Thank you for your request for incident information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm the requested information is held and please find the answers to the questions below:
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Section 1 – Mark ‘X’ to the following that apply |
Mark ‘X’ if the following is correct |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use radio technology for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
YES |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use mobile technology for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
YES |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use satellite technology for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
YES |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 2G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
NO |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 3G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
NO |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 4G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
YES |
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Motor vehicles (for example police cars or ambulances), human powered vehicles (for example a cycle response bike), aircrafts (such as air ambulances or police helicopters) or portable devices used by first responders (such as mobile phones or tablets), allocated for responding to emergency incidents use 5G networks for communication with first responders or other emergency services personnel? |
NO |
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Section 2 |
Answer here |
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Are your first responders and emergency services vehicles able to achieve guaranteed network connectivity across 100% of their administrative area? Yes or No? |
NO (RURAL AREAS) |
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How many issues specifically relating to communication or connectivity issues across first responder vehicles and devices have been logged over the last five calendar years? |
LIMITED INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS INSTANCES AREN’T ALWAYS REPORTED. |
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Over the last five calendar years there has been a set budget allocated for new communication technologies for incident response? If so, what was this figure? |
YES |
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Over the last five calendar years was there a set budget allocated for replacing or mending faulty or unreliable incident response communication technologies? If so, what was this figure? |
YES |
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Thank you for your request for information
Information Governance Team