How GPS Tracking Helps During Wildfire Season
26 Aug 2024Wildfire season is upon us and every summer wildfires seem to become more frequent and bigger than last year’s. If you live in an area that’s prone to wildfires or you work in wildland fire management, you’ll want to do everything you can to prepare when wildfires strike.
One of the best tools firefighters and people, in general, have to protect themselves and their loved ones during wildfires is GPS tracking devices. Below, we’ll go over some ways GPS tracking can help during wildfire season.
GPS Tracking for Personal Use
If your house is in a region that can experience wildfires, you know that wildfires can spread quickly. When they strike, you need to be ready to evacuate ASAP. If you have a family, this poses additional problems. Not everyone is always home and ready to go when a wildfire happens. This is where GPS tracking steps in to save the day:
Did you know that 25% of women and 14% of men are victims of domestic abuse? Or that 92% of all female homicide victims are killed by a male perpetrator they know personally?
On April 12, 2021, a mother and daughter outside Nashville were shot and killed by the mother’s estranged husband. The month prior, the offender strangled his wife and threatened her with a wife. On April 12, he was out on bail for this offense. In response to this recent tragedy, a new law has been passed in Tennessee mandating the most violent perpetrators of domestic abuse to use a GPS tracker.
Before this law was passed (and in many other places), judges could mandate GPS trackers put on offenders but often don’t choose to do so. A relative of the victims, Debbie and Marie, recently pushed for this law and helped to get it passed. The new law is named “The Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act”.
Risks are inherent to fleet operation and fleet management. The best fleet managers are always trying to keep risks down while keeping profits up to support the bottom line. But it isn’t easy.
The very nature of vehicle fleets is riddled with risks—unsafe drivers, roadside breakdowns, maintenance costs, the list goes on and on. While risks can’t always be completely eliminated, with the right management and GPS tracking technology, they can be reduced.
Below, we’ll go over the major risks of fleet management and how GPS tracking can help.
1) Driver Safety
Problem: Drivers are exposed to some level of risk every day they’re on the road. Poor driving behavior, inclement weather, and just bad luck can all lead to accidents on the road, which threaten the safety of drivers.
