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ECALL IS A service designed to provide quick emergency response in case of a road accident, anywhere in the EU.
The aim of eCall is to reduce road traffic accident fatalities and related injuries and property loss.
Basically, the eCall system calls 112, the emergency services. The call to 112 can be made manually by vehicle occupants by pressing a button (like the panic button on your house alarm) – or the call can be made automatically by the system if the car sensors detect that a serious accident has occurred.
the exact location of the crash site, the triggering mode (automatic or manual), the vehicle identification number [and] a timestamp
According to the European Commission:
With eCall, emergency services’ response time would be reduced by 50% in rural areas and 40% in urban areas, leading to a reduction of fatalities estimated to be between 2% and 10%, and reduction of severity of injuries between 2% and 15%, depending on the country considered.
Europe’s eCall service will be made mandatory equipment on all new types (new models) of car sold within the European market from April 2018. Based on the European Commission’s Impact Assessment, 100 per cent penetration should be achieved by 2035.
Many car makers including BMW, PSA (the group behind Peugeot and Citroen) and Volvo already have this technology in the newer models. Opel’s OnStar system has an Automatic Crash Response which is its own version of eCall.
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Kidd (IFESA) blowing his trumpet again with incorrect facts….
At least he’s trying to represent firefighter’s interests, unlike Jack O’connor and his SIPTU bed wetters.
Did he mention to many Chiefs and a National fire service, he mutters that in his sleep now. His “organistaion” is dying on its feet. Lots of lads agreed at the start it was needed but just another self serving lot without a voice were its needed.
Far from it Mick, these ad hoc station closures have been going on for over 18th months.So you are saying all stations in Co County Waterford are crewed to correct Manning levels?The retained FF in Tramore will tell you the facts when they are on stand by in your station in Waterford City of the amount of times they have had to cover Dunmore East.Secondly there are Brigade orders that clearly states that Retained crew are not to turn out after 00:00hrs before training course start date,the course runs from 08:00hrs > 18:00hrs for three days.Crew are always off call when on training courses away from station. Sure Dungarvan Station with 2 fire engines 1 rescue tender and 1 aerial platform currently only has 8 Fire Fighters when National agreement is for a crew of 15 Fire Fighters and officers.
Well done IFESA
Is John Kidd promoting rostering?! That idea won’t sit well with many retained firefighters countrywide.
Danny its in their contract that they operate that way.
In the context of Waterford County that is.
Would appear Mr Kidd got to the press before the IFESA vetting machine got hold of his statement.
My grannies old thatched cottage 1 mile from cappoquin burnt a couple of years ago a couple with 2 kids were living there. After 2 hours there was only bits of brickwork remaining. Amazing how quick fire can take hold.
Hmm… Pages 62 and 63 of KCS also recommend rostering and selective paging. I thought ye were against that particular document?!
Well done SIPTU
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