Our technology
We create, promote, and maintain free, open-source software and hardware to improve EMS services' operations.
Our education
We provide educational resources on how your EMS service can benefit from technology.
Custom technology
We'll work with your organization to deploy something we've already written—or let's discuss how we can build something new!
Cost
Our technology is open-source, and our education is provided free-of-charge. We run solely off the generosity of those who donate to us.
About Us
It started with a problem: how can our EMS agency improve communications? After almost a decade of solving EMS problems with technology, we've developed more than a dozen tools to help services just like yours.
Check out some of our work
Why update a whiteboard by hand when a screen can display the data you already have?
Runs on commodity hardware
A TV and a computer (or a microcomputer, like a Raspberry Pi) is all you need to run this software. It doesn't require any fancy, vendor-specific equipment, which means you save money.
Use the data you already have
If you're going to write something on a whiteboard based on data that's already in your digital schedule, then why not use that data to start? Headsup has configurable times to poll a schedule and update the display.
Log call volumes, display chores, and more
Because it's open-source, feel free to incorporate anything you'd like. By default, you can easily record call volumes, types, and dispatch locations—and this info can actually be used in other applications, too.
An inexpensive way to alert your responders to calls.
Integrates with whatever you'd like
Do you use Slack? What about Discord or Telegram? Text messages? AIR can integrate with any of those to give your responders notice that a call came in.
Extra features on Slack
AIR provides yes/no response functionality in Slack, so other responders and command staff know who's going on the call.
Inexpensive to build, inexpensive to run
If you currently receive text message dispatches, we can use those. If you have an old scanner laying around, we can use that too. There are multiple ways to inject call notifications into the system to be distributed.
When a polling add-on to Slack was discountinued, we reverse-engineered it
Easy to use
All your users have to do is write /slack-poll
, and a modal will pop up allowing the poll to be created. Users can also create a poll with one message:
/slack-poll [multiple] [anonymous] Poll Title
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Multiple options
Create polls that allow multiple answers or make anonymous polls quickly and easily. You can even lock a poll when you want to shut off voting.
Free forever
It's open-source, so the software itself is free. If you already have server space, slack-poll is so lightweight that you should be able to run it without any significant overhead.
Now you can moderate when people use @channel
in their Slack messages
Flexible moderation
With the "moderators" group, you can also select additional people—in addition to workspace admins and owners—to approve or reject messages without giving them full permissions over the workspace.
Flexible permissions
Easily change permission differences between admins and moderators, and add or remove moderated channels with ease.
Recognized by the tech world
We've spoken about EMS technology at mutliple national conferences and have been featured on Slack's corporate blog.
- Slack Frontiers - April 2019
- National Collegiate EMS Foundation - February 2020
Our Services
We're proud to offer all types of services to improve your EMS agency's technology
Hosting
If you've got technology you need hosted, or if you want to use something we've already built, we can host that for you.
Consulting
We can help you determine technological solutions to your problems and work with you to get them implemented.
Custom development
Our team of engineers can take your ideas and make them a reality. Let us build systems that improve your agency.
Our Pricing
All our services are entirely free. We will never charge and excited to help!
Free Forever
$0 / month
We don't charge, but we greatly appreciate anything you can give so we can continue our mission.
- Technology solutions
- Consulting
- Educational talks
- Collegiate EMS grants
- Personalized support
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Team
We all met doing EMS in college, and we've developed some niche tech over the years.
We share the common goal of supporting EMS organizations and their personnel so they can support their communities.
Dan Bruce
President, Treasurer, ParamedicLogan Ramos
Secretary, Software EngineerMary Clare Woodson
Board Member, Medical Student, EMTContact Us
Feel free to reach out anytime!
Get in touch
We can be reached by mail, email, phone, or contact form.
Write:
P.O. Box 428, Milford, MA 01757