Firelink

Firelink is the new single digital wide area communications system for the Fire and Rescue Service in Great Britain.

The Firelink communication solution is part the Government's £1 billion programe to enhance the Fire & Rescue Service capability to deal with a wide range of incidents, including major emergencies such as the extensive flooding seen in recent years. Firelink will provide the radio communication infrastructure for the regional control centres being delivered by the FiReControl project.

It provides firefighters and operational staff with a radio system that has:

clearer radio voice quality
enhanced network coverage
greater system resilience and security
radio interoperability with other fire and rescue services, police and ambulance service.