Case Study: Black Forest Fire Rescue achieves rapid wildfire incident coordination with Incident Response Technologies’ Rhodium Incident Management Suite

Black Forest Fire Rescue - Customer Case Study

The customer, Black Forest Fire Rescue, faced the immense challenge of responding to the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history alongside the Donald Wescott Fire Protection District. They needed to deploy personnel and assets efficiently within a dangerous, rapidly evolving environment, a task complicated by the fact that they had only purchased the Rhodium Incident Management Suite from Incident Response Technologies, Inc. two weeks prior and had not yet completed setup or formal training.

Despite the lack of preparation, Incident Response Technologies' solution was immediately accessible. The fire districts used the Rhodium Incident Management Suite on their iPads without any prior software installation. They quickly utilized its command board to record and share critical data on resource locations and mapping, while a neighboring county using Rhodium shared its Incident Action Plan. This enabled the teams to capture fire activity, plot tactical lines, and track unit assets effectively, demonstrating the absolute worth of the system for real-time data sharing and situational awareness.

Black Forest Fire Rescue

Vinny Burns

Chief