The Hampton Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Department is in the mountains of Tennessee and protects approximately 6,000 homes and businesses across 72 square miles. When faced with spotty wireless service, they turned to T-Mobile to help. The improved network experience provided them complete coverage in large areas of the county and greatly improved their ability to serve the community.
“Once we have every firefighter using an ATAK device, it will save the fire department nearly $40,000 per year. By just tapping a button, the software provides the fastest route to the emergency situation and allows the firetruck to be in-route sooner,” said Amos Halava, firefighter, former Chief, Hampton Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Department. “It’s rare that firefighters directly benefit from a program like Connecting Heroes.
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