Allegany Fire Dept. Technical Rescue Team

This project started back in 2018 with a grant from NYS to purchase a custom-built trailer. With just the shell, the team has put together one of the best, but underutilized, assets around. This trailer houses a command center with a desktop computer loaded with the latest first responder software, including CalTopo which is used by search and rescue teams throughout the world including NYS rangers and DEC.

Our drone team also calls this place home with 2 thermal drones which our pilots can legally fly in any weather day or night. We also have underwater search capabilities with an ROV, side scan sonar, and underwater camera system.

All this technology is watched on board with our 2- 43” touchscreen monitors, 2- 40” tv screens, and a remote 40” tv screen for outside monitoring. As with any command center, we have multiple radios for communication, along with a large awning, tents, tables, and of course heat and AC.

Of course, all the equipment wouldn’t mean anything without our team of drone pilots and IT technicians who run it. We continue to add to this project to support our fire district, but we are also available to any other first responder departments that may require our assistance during a large or long-duration incident.