Solutions · Incident Command Alerts
The moment a firefighter crosses a limit, command knows.
Every firefighter on scene carries a running volatile organic compound (VOC) total in ppm·minutes. RespAI checks it against alert thresholds from published occupational exposure standards. When one is crossed, the alert goes to command on scene, not into a report weeks later.
Alerts during the incident
Alerts that arrive while the decision still matters
The detector on each self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) sends its readings while the call is still running. RespAI totals each firefighter's VOC dose in ppm·minutes and checks it against thresholds from published occupational exposure standards. Command is notified on scene, with the crew still working, not after the trucks are back in the bay.
- Exposure data streaming live from every sensor on scene
- Dose tracked for each firefighter individually, never averaged across a crew
- Threshold alerts sent straight to incident command
- Every alert written to the record automatically, with nothing to note down afterward
From sensor to decision
How an alert reaches command
Three steps, seconds apart, and they run the same way for every firefighter on every call.
Measure
The multi-gas detector on each SCBA reads total VOC in the field, along with CO, H₂S, LEL, and O₂ for acute safety.
Evaluate
RespAI adds up each firefighter’s dose in ppm·minutes and checks the total against thresholds from published NIOSH and ACGIH exposure standards.
Alert
Command gets the alert, with the firefighter’s name, the threshold that was passed, and the measured dose behind it.
Fixed rules by design
Same input, same alert, every time
A fireground alert is no place for guesswork. Two things decide whether an alert fires: the measured dose and a threshold from a published standard. Machine learning does the analysis around your data. It never warns command.
Predictable
The same exposure data always produces the same alert. A commander learns what an alert means once, and it means that on every incident after.
Standards-based
The limits are not ours to invent. RespAI takes its alert thresholds from published occupational exposure standards, including NIOSH recommended exposure limits and ACGIH threshold limit values. Every alert can be traced back to the standard behind it.
Auditable
Every alert traces back to a measured dose and a defined threshold. That chain stays in the record, ready for after-action review and compliance documentation.
Trustworthy
There’s no black box sitting between a firefighter’s exposure and their commander. When RespAI raises an alert, it’s because a limit was crossed, not because a model guessed.
Alert thresholds
Three states, readable at a glance
Every firefighter on scene sits in one of three exposure states. Each state carries a text label, so nobody has to read color alone.
Monitored
Dose is accumulating and stays below the alert threshold. Command still sees a live reading for each firefighter, so quiet never means blind.
Warned
Dose is climbing toward the threshold. Command gets the early signal with time left to rotate a crew before the limit arrives.
Alerted
The threshold has been crossed. Command is alerted right away, and the exposure is written to that firefighter’s permanent career record.
On-scene decision support
Turn exposure data into fireground decisions
An alert is only worth something if it changes what happens next. Command sees who crossed which threshold and how much dose they are carrying, in time to act on it. The paperwork can wait until the incident is closed.
- Rotate crews based on measured dose, not elapsed time alone
- Spot which firefighters need attention as conditions change
- Direct decon and follow-up with the exposure evidence in hand
- Close out the incident with every alert and exposure already documented
