Coral Springs, FL
Municipality dans l’État Florida
United States
Coral Springs, FL supports employee health and recovery with Behavioral Health Access Program
The BHAP was first introduced to employees of the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department. Program features like no-copay counseling and peer support helped firefighters deal with the challenges of their profession. An expanded BHAP for all city employees and their families addresses health issues including addiction and PTSD. City officials developed the program to reduce absences and increase staff morale through improved mental health.
Coral Springs, FL
United States
Coral Springs, FL developed a damage rapid assessment application to assist in emergency operations
The City of Coral Springs partnered with ESRI to develop a damage rapid assessment application to support emergency response management during a natural disaster or catastrophic event. The application can be deployed in the field to collect data including: the type of damage, severity, amount of injured people, hazards, GPS coordinates, surveillance images, etc. The collected data is transmitted vis cellular connection to the Emergency Operations Center and displayed in a real-time dashboard.
Coral Springs, FL
United States
Coral Springs, FL supports property redevelopment with Economic Incentive Pilot Program
The one-year pilot offers two paths for property owners to bring dilapidated buildings back into use. Applicants to the Building Exterior Improvement Program receive assistance with roof repairs, window upgrades, and restoration projects that attract commercial tenants. The Permit & Impact Fee Grant Program reduces the costs of building permits, connections, and inspections for developers. Each program covers up to half of eligible costs with a $50,000 cap per project.
Coral Springs, FL
United States
Coral Springs, FL Fire Department is using virtual reality to help train their firefighters
The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department is using virtual reality to help train their firefighters. The system provides firefighters a chance to perform realistic EMS assessments. Grading is also performed by the system, which takes the subjectivity out of grading.
Coral Springs, FL
United States
Parkland, FL
United States
Coral Springs, FL Fire Department developed an app to alert cardiac arrest responders
The Coral Springs Fire Department released a free app that will help citizens who experience cardiac arrest. The app will alert nearby people who are trained in CPR so that they can administer aid. This should increase survival rates for the cardiac arrest patient.
Coral Springs, FL
United States
Coral Springs, FL developed a recycling app to encourage residents to recycle
Coral Springs launched a new recycling application to encourage residents to recycle. Users can create custom collection calendars, receive collection reminders, and receive updates on service disruptions. The app also tells users exactly what they can and cannot recycle.
Coral Springs, FL
United States