Communication hub for emergency responders

A method for providing a data network for emergency responders, the data network including a communication hub installable on an emergency response vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing the communication hub, the communication hub comprising:
• at least one telemetry radio configured to wirelessly communicate with emergency response equipment to wirelessly gather telemetry from the emergency response equipment, the wirelessly gathered telemetry including telemetry from a breathing apparatus wearable by an emergency responder that indicates a location of the breathing apparatus;
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• at least one 802.11 compliant radio configured to wirelessly transmit the gathered telemetry, without user intervention, to at least one wireless device to facilitate management of the emergency responders and the emergency response equipment;
• gathering via the at least one telemetry radio the telemetry from the emergency response equipment;
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• transmitting via the at least one 802.11 compliant radio the gathered telemetry to at least one wireless device to facilitate management of the emergency responders and the emergency response equipment;
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• discovering, via the at least one telemetry radio and the at least one 802.11 compliant radio, emergency response equipment and other communication hubs at an incident scene.

An emergency response mesh network configured to facilitate management of emergency responders and emergency response equipment, the emergency response mesh network comprising:

• a first communication hub comprising;
• a first radio in communication with a first set of emergency response equipment and configured to wirelessly gather telemetry from the first set of emergency response equipment, the wirelessly gathered telemetry including telemetry from a breathing apparatus wearable by an emergency responder that indicates a location of the breathing apparatus;
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• an 802.11 compliant radio in communication with at least one wireless device configured to manage an emergency response, the 802.11 compliant radio configured to wirelessly transmit the gathered telemetry, without user intervention, to the at least one wireless device;
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• processing circuitry configured to use the first radio and the 802.11 compliant radio to discover emergency response equipment and other communication hubs at an incident scene;
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• a second communication hub in communication with the first communication hub and comprising at least a second radio in communication with a second set of emergency response equipment and configured to gather telemetry from the second set of emergency response equipment.