WEBINAR

Beyond Line-of-Sight: Transitioning to Modern EVP and Cloud-Based Interoperability

Every second matters in emergency response—but outdated traffic signal preemption technology can leave first responders waiting at red lights when they should be moving. Join us to learn how cloud-based, GPS-driven emergency vehicle preemption is improving reliability, interoperability, and visibility, with real-world insights from Auburndale Fire Department's transition to a modern system.

August 17, 2026

6:00 PM UTC

1 hour

Sponsored by

August 17, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM ET | 1:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM PT
Duration: 60 minutes
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Summary

Every second counts when a fire truck rolls out the door — until it hits a red light it can't clear. Many departments are still running on line-of-sight optical preemption systems designed before the 1990s: technology that fails around curves, over hills, and in heavy weather, and that often can't even talk to the hardware in the next town over. If City A and City B run different legacy systems, neither can preempt the other's traffic signals during mutual aid response. That's a regional safety gap hiding in plain sight — and it's costing departments visibility, response time, and peace of mind.

What You'll Learn:

How software-based, GPS-driven preemption overcomes terrain barriers that defeat traditional line-of-sight systems.
How cloud infrastructure gives you full visibility into your EVP / Opticom system — instead of finding out it's down a week later.
How a shared cloud platform enables true interoperability during mutual aid, even across departments running different legacy hardware.
How to evaluate the financial and strategic case: lower on-vehicle hardware footprint, and the option to keep using existing equipment (Whelen, HAAS, Samsara, and more).
What reliability really looks like day-to-day — and why "it just works" matters more than a spec sheet.

Why This Matters Now:

Crews responding to emergency calls shouldn't have to wonder whether their preemption system is working. Today, many departments only discover an outage — a bad intersection, a cabinet issue, a weather-damaged unit — after the fact, sometimes more than a week later. Some agencies still resort to quarterly manual checks: sending a truck out with lights on to test every intersection, confusing citizens and pulling crews away from more valuable work.
Chief Bradway will share how Auburndale Fire Department navigated this exact transition — including the real conversations with city leadership about cost, risk, and return on investment, and what changed for crews on the ground once remote visibility replaced guesswork.

Speakers

Chief Brian Bradway

Fire Chief

Auburndale Fire Department, Florida

Brian Bradway began his career in 2003 and advanced through regional rescue and local deputy chief roles before being appointed Fire Chief of Auburndale Fire Department in 2018. He brings first-hand experience navigating the practical, financial, and political realities of modernizing emergency vehicle preemption in a small but busy department.

Mandy Stollsteimer, ENP, RPL

Senior Account Executive

Miovision

Mandy brings two decades of experience in the 911 industry to this conversation. She has spent her career enhancing emergency communication systems and supporting public safety agencies, and is passionate about finding meaningful, technology-driven solutions that make the most of the resources agencies already have.