Information systems development prospects for fire and rescue units of EMERCOM of Russia

Abstract

Purpose. The article is devoted to the analysis of information systems (IS) development prospects for fire and rescue units of EMERCOM of Russia. Currently, management centers and IS of the federal, regional, local levels in the system EMERCOM of Russia have been created and are being developed. The effectiveness of their application consists of their integral efficiency and the quality of primary data obtained by such systems. Methods. The authors reviewed articles, scientific reports and materials from open sources on the Internet. In the first part of the review, connectivity factor of IS of EMERCOM of Russia is considered. Findings. The article regards the issue of the episistemic development of IS in the most general form and may serve as a starting point for in-depth research in this area. The second part of the review considers the issue of collecting and processing primary data for IS, in particular, the overview of the current state of fire telemetry systems (TS) and their role in enriching IS data is provided. Main requirements for TS are described, the overview of the layout of promising “Fire and rescue units personnel support system” of the domestic model is presented. Research application field. The obtained data can be used at the stage of strategic planning and budgeting when setting goals for the development of IS in the system of EMERCOM of Russia. Materials can also be in demand when forming requirements for a promising TS of EMERCOM of Russia to automate data collection directly from firefighters. Conclusions. The analysis carried out by the authors shows that it is necessary to alternate the stages of IS development with the stages of “stabilization”, which will increase the stability of the control system, the efficiency and speed of decision-making, and will save money on duplicate functionality within different ISs. Personal telemetry systems should become an indispensable source of data for decision-making information systems, they have great potential for preventing injuries of EMERCOM personnel and can provide data necessary for scientific and research work, as well as for updating the current regulatory framework.