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Cal Fire Selects Vendor for Cloud-Based Training System

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has selected Envisage Technologies to develop a new online solution for the the State Fire Training Unit's training and professional certification system for firefighters and other personnel.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has selected Envisage Technologies to develop a new online solution for the the State Fire Training Unit's (SFT) training and professional certification system for firefighters and other personnel.

The Bloomington, Ind., company will replace Cal Fire's existing Class and Certification Data System (CaCDS) and implement a new data warehouse.

"The contractor will provide a streamlined database management system to incorporate a business office solution with records management and classroom management solutions within the SFT," said an RFQ for the procurement that was released in May.

The current application is at end-of-life and uses a FoxPro data and application engine that Microsoft no longer supports, CalFIRE says. The system supports 50 academies and 4,300 instructors, and has issued approximately 125,000 certifications, according to the department.

Envisage Technologies specializes in IT solutions, platforms and software for law enforcement, emergency services and military personnel. The company was founded in 2001.

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