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EMS real-time data to make information available online

The Toronto City Council approved motions to make data from the fire and EMS systems real time calls public; the city hopes the data will lead to innovation

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TORONTO — City councillors are getting ready to make vital information about fires and medical emergencies available to the public — including tech-savvy Torontonians who might just make the next life-saving app.

A council committee approved two motions Monday to have the fire and paramedic services make data from their LiveCAD system — which tracks calls for help in real time — open for the public to see and download.

Both were instructed to work with the city’s legal department to make the information available without compromising the privacy of Torontonians. One solution proposed to the committee, for example, was releasing the nearest major intersection to each incident rather than the specific address.

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