CHICAGO (June 24, 2015) – Lincolnwood has become the latest northwest suburb of Chicago to adopt the CommandScope all-digital first responder technology, a roster that includes Park Ridge and Niles. The all-digital pre-plan program will cover all major buildings in the community and tie in neatly with the neighboring townships creating a network of pre-plan information for primary and mutual aid fire departments.

“It is imperative for first responders to get critical information immediately and coherently,” said Lincolnwood Deputy Fire Chief Ray White. “CommandScope provides user-friendly technology that assists responders and protects all stakeholders. First responders can act with knowledge saving both lives and property.”

The Lincolnwood Fire Department got an up close look at the technology earlier this year when Lincolnwood Place, a Senior Lifestyle Corp. facility in the community, announced the adoption of CommandScope to assist in emergencies. CommandScope, developed by Chicago-based RealView, LLC, provides first responders with critical knowledge of buildings and its occupants. The adoption is a smart, cost-effective investment in the continued focus on the safety of their residents.

CommandScope pre-plan provides first responders with instant en route access to site plans, floor plans, hazardous material details, utility shut-off locations, geographical maps, fire hydrants locations, residents with special needs, and other critical building data. Both neighboring Park Ridge and Niles adopted CommandScope in 2013.

“Our previous method of pre-planning was in large bulky books which made it difficult to

quickly access current pre-plans and difficult to update and use,” said Niles Fire

Department District Chief Robert “Bob” Greiner. “With CommandScope, our team has immediate access to updated information, making our department more

efficient and safer, both for the firefighters and the citizenry we protect.”

In Park Ridge, CommandScope augmented an existing Geographic Information System (GIS) shared across 23 municipalities.

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“CommandScope pre-plan is a critical component of our response protocol,” said Park Ridge Fire Chief Michael Zywanski. “Along with the GIS network software, CommandScope provides tremendous information not only for our firefighters, but also for mutual aid responders that come in from neighboring municipalities.”

The flexible software platform also allows the fire department to link the technology with the existing GIS database mapping gas transmission mains, hydrant locations, topography, water flow and sewer tracings.

“It is imperative for the program to be user-friendly; for first responders to get critical information immediately and clearly,” said Stephen Nardi, CEO of RealView. “CommandScope does that.”

About CommandScope

CommandScope (www.commandscope.com) is used by fire and law enforcement departments, municipalities, medical facilities, utility companies, office/industrial properties and college campuses across the United States and Canada. Designed with best-of-breed technology, CommandScope’s technical standards adhere to the requirements of both the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Incident Management System, which is a template of procedures developed to execute a multi-faceted response plan to save victims and property of any incident.

About RealView, LLC
RealView, LLC (www.RealViewLLC.com) is a software development company headquartered in downtown Chicago that specializes in paperless technology solutions. Featuring RealView Mobile Inspection and the CommandScope All Hazard Pre-Plan programs, RealView offers an ASP model that provides subscribers with software solutions without the costly expense of purchasing, managing and supporting “owned’ hardware/servers. With a Gold certified Microsoft development team, RealView offers the latest advancements in software technology and development solutions.