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Firelink is a vital investment in the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) radio communications system.

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The main purpose of the Firelink project is to provide the FRS with the communication facilities necessary to mobilise resources in response to any 999 call and maintain communications between the control room and incident commander.  The project will replace each fire and rescue services' current main scheme radio technology with, for the first time, a single wide area communications capability in England, Scotland and Wales. 

Firelink will be more than just a replacement radio system. It will support national roaming for all fire and rescue service vehicles, allowing resources to work beyond their own boundaries and communicate more readily with the police and ambulance service. It will also bring better voice quality and improved security.  

In England, the Firelink project is one of three capabilities being delivered as part of Communities and Local Government’s resilience programme, the other two being FiReControl and New Dimension.  The programme unifies the Government’s approach to improving FRS technology that will:

• make radio communications with the police and ambulance service easier
• improve operational resilience through the provision of a new radio system and interlinking control rooms
• provide in England and Wales the communication link for the New Dimension vehicles including high volume pumps.

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