First Responders & Aid

When facing an emergency, will you be able to count on your ability to communicate and coordinate effectively?

First Responders face a world of uncertainty. When will the next call happen? What will it be? How will it turn out? But the one thing that can never be uncertain is whether you’ll be able to communicate and coordinate effectively.

You need to be connected to everything and everyone - No matter what, No matter where.

First Responders are sent out into some of the worst situations imaginable. Floods, fires, accidents, you name it. Your personnel need to make critical decisions every minute of every day to stay ahead of such situations. The decisions they make require up to the minute information on status and resources available. They also require precision coordination between all agencies responding. In short, you need data and communications instantly and reliably available to everyone involved.

Too often, traditional communication devices fail in demanding environments. Two way radios rely on line of sight, cellular may not be possible in remote areas. What would your teams gain in safety and results if they could rely on communications that were constantly available no matter what, no matter where? Do you have the latest man-down technology in place to protect your responders? Do you know where all your vehicles and emergency response assets are at any given moment? Are you able to dispatch the right resources at the exact right moment with flawless precision?

Staying connected to your people, assets and information means you can move faster, perform better, respond more effectively and save lives. But to do so, you need to be connected in a way that translates all of that information into instant tactical value.

A single source of wireless communications expertise, Skymira combines industry leading satellite and cellular communications technologies, with Skymira’s value-added services, to provide solutions specific to your requirements and the way you operate.

Our proven services assure your solution is properly tailored to fit your exact needs, easily deployed and ready to scale as your organization and information needs grow.

Solutions to address your biggest challenges

• Voice and Internet Solutions – You can’t always rely on terrestrial communications - it may be disabled or destroyed. There’s no better way to assure complete control of your rescue operations, with all communications on a common network, than satellite voice. Skymira is an authorized service provider for SkyTerra, Iridium and Inmarsat Satellite Phones with a variety of cost effective service plans available, including flat-rate, unlimited talk-time and push to talk.
• GPS Tracking – Do you know the exact location of units and incident related points? Want to see all Responder locations at any given moment? With Skymira’s GPS Tracking you’ll know the location, direction and speed of any or all vehicles, or if your responders are at the scene and where. You can also look up historical tracking information to assess performance. Best of all, our solution can be fully tailored to meet the exact needs of your operations.
• Electronic Forms – Imagine the advantage that would come from all your responders, maintenance personnel and service contractors leveraging your network. With Skymira’s Electronic Forms you can turn paper logs into electronic logs that transmit directly to your offices bringing greater efficiency and speed to your operations. You’ll be able to depend on well maintained equipment when you need it most and speed up paperwork.
• Dispatch Units – With Skymira’s Fleet Dispatch you can send orders to remote mobile units and receive information on those orders as response is completed. All changes made remotely or in office are reflected in real-time. Our solutions can be web-based or integrated with your in-house systems.
• Security – Monitoring the security of your people and equipment, protect against looting in more extreme situations. With Skymira’s Security Monitoring, alerts can be monitored by live operators or sent electronically to emergency and management personnel via email, text message or fax.
• Worker Safety – Are you equipped with the latest Man-down and Panic Button technology? Skymira’s Lone Worker Monitoring will let you protect the lives of your responders.