Antigo Fire Department uses RFID for EMS Inventory Tracking

Antigo Fire Department uses RFID for EMS Inventory Tracking

The City of Antigo Fire Dept. resides in Wisconsin. The City of Antigo Fire Department is a combination department employing eighteen (18) full-time firefighters when fully staffed. In addition to the Chief, a full-time secretarial position, and nine (9) paid-on-call employees.

The mission statement of our department clearly depicts who we are and what we stand for:

“It is the mission of the Antigo Fire Department to deliver the best possible service to our customers. Treating ourselves and our customers with respect, patience, and consideration. We pledge to our community that we shall always strive to continually improve our skills and our customer service performance”

City of Antigo Fire Department Continues to Lead its Industry by Adding New Innovations

Antigo Fire Department

City of Antigo Fire Department like many other fire departments struggle with inventory and asset tracking. Having to account for all medical supplies, station supplies, narcotics and assets can be daunting in and of itself. Couple that with the priority of the job which is to save lives. After a 12–14-hour shift inventory counting becomes low on the task list. Silent Partner Technologies IntelliView cloud-based software solution automates many processes of inventory and asset tracking. With RFID for EMS Inventory Tracking, smart RFID based technology transforms virtually any “location” into a smart location. Smart rooms, Smart shelves, Smart vehicles are just the tip of the iceberg.

Moving forward, City of Antigo Fire department will reap the rewards offered by increased visibility through RFID. They will significantly improve their overall efficiency. One“Enterprise solution” vs having many disparate and disconnected solutions. The granularity offered in real-time tracking of assets and inventory not only has a substantial savings in man hours. But also a return on investment in the form of lower carrying costs of inventory items. The knowledge and comfort of real time tracking is invaluable.