FLINT by Rapid Response Co

Extremely helpful app for getting a quick idea of response direction as well as 3d view of building. I’ve used it many times to get an idea of where I would position rig to get aerial to roof as additional truck or fast truck before we even leave the firehouse. Also very good for engine to see where hydrants are. The job should adopt this app.

We had a working fire in a Manhattan restaurant. First due engine hooked up to a bad hydrant and needed water fast. With no good hydrant in sight, I pulled up FLINT and within seconds it pinpointed the ideal hydrant nearby. Turned out it was completely blocked by a food truck, which is why no one saw it. After hooking up, we got the line supplied and the fire was knocked down shortly after. FLINT made the difference when every second counted.

You know when a new technology pops up, that you didn’t think you needed, but then once you use it, you don’t know how you lived without it… well Rapid Response is that kind of App. I recently went to a fire where the information given by the city wasn’t enough to understand what kind of building we were walking into, the Rapid Response information made a world of difference and assisted me in helping 4 people survives a structural fire in their building. Without the Rapid Response information, I would have needed more time to size up the building and make a decision on where to go. I hope the Rapid Response system is implemented and used by every Fire Department, what a game changer!