N.Y. mobile command

The New York State Forum, a part of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, is giving a Best Practices Award to the New York State Insurance Department for its acquisition and launch of a Mobile Command Center.

“The Insurance Department’s Mobile Command Center is an office on wheels, giving us the ability to continue operations if our department’s existing communications infrastructure is severely damaged or temporarily disabled,” said Super-intendent of Insurance Howard Mills.

The 36-foot MCC vehicle is equipped with the latest computer and electronic communications systems, including satellite and Internet telephones, as well as devices that give personnel access to police radio systems in case of an emergency.