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NFRS Decision Record 17 – Spitfire Technology
Decision taken
To establish the network links for the move from BT to Spitfire as the main supplier for NFRS
and ensure contracts are all tied up in the same financial period,
Spitfire will supply the MLPS network backbone for the fire service, which will connect all sites
back to MLC and Fire Control and this network will be the primary mobilising bearer to all
stations and allows connections to core business functions for users. The inter-site link
between MLC and Daventry is a core, critical link that provides the backup route between
data centres and also provides resilience within the network infrastructure for mobilising and
data. The inter-site link between Fire Control at Daventry and Warwickshire’s Fire Control in
Leamington Spa is the main critical link between the Vision 4 mobilising system, that the
Service shares that resides in Leamington Spa. This allows us to act as each other’s secondary
Control, with the ability to mobilise on one and others behalf. This link also carries the DS3000
(ICCS) that both brigades share, this handles all of the 999 and admin calls as well as our
connection to our SANH radio system
