APP
THE SCOTTSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, UTILIZES IPADS FOR MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS DURING THEIR SHIFTS.
DEVELOPING AN APP TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE MONITORING DEVICE WOULD ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR SQUADS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNS.
VITA
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY MECHANISM
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON RESEARCH WITH INTERVIEWS AND RIDE-ALONGS WITH THE SCOTTSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIREFIGHTERS
FIREFIGHTERS OFTEN DEAL WITH HEART CONDITIONS AND CANCER DUE TO THEIR EXPOSURE IN EXTREME SITUATIONS.
THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ALLOW MONITORING OF THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF FIREFIGHTERS.
THE PROBLEM
HOW TO GIVE COMMANDERS THE ABILITY TO MONITOR THEIR TEAMS NOT ONLY WHILE IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BUT ALSO WHEN PARTICIPATING IN PRESCRIBED TRAINING EXERCISES.
THE VITA DEVICE DESIGN TO
DETACHABLE CORE UNIT
EASILY CLEANED OF DEBRIS
EASE OF TRANSITION TO NEXT FIREFIGHTER
DIRECT LINK TO APP UTILIZED BY COMMANDERS
RESEARCH
INVOLVED MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS WITH DIFFERENT SCOTTSDALE FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION IN RIDE-ALONGS OFFERING A VIEW OF ACTUAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND ROUTINE DRILLS. GLEANED AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION REGARDING SITUATIONAL SPECIFICS, FIREFIGHTER’S HEALTH CONCERNS, AND POTENTIAL STICKING POINTS LIKE KEEPING THE DEVICE CLEAN DURING FREQUENT DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES.
PROCESS
INITIAL DESIGN
DESIGN PIVOT
