Twisted Kelp / Capabilities
What we deliver on the incident.
The services emergency services contract us for — media production, tracking, networking, and radio — built on hardware and software we make ourselves and deployed by crews who set up and operate on site.
Our services
Media production, tracking, networking, radio.
These are the services we are actually contracted for on all-risk incidents. Each is delivered by our own people, on our own hardware and software.
Media Production
Live streaming & production
Full media production for any all-risk emergency incident or related event. Our production team supports the PIO end to end — live-streaming meetings to the platforms your audiences and cooperators already use, with translation and ASL built in.
- Live-stream incident briefings, planning meetings, cooperator meetings, and community / town-hall meetings
- Stream to Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Facebook Live, YouTube, and other meeting and social platforms
- Integrate real-time language translation and ASL interpretation
- Whatever else the PIO requires for the incident or related event
- Production crews that deploy and operate on site
Tracking
STATavl & LocateAnywhere
We build our own ultra-low-power STATavl tracking hardware that broadcasts location, velocity, and heading over any internet connection — satellite, cellular, or Starlink — into our LocateAnywhere platform.
- Ultra-low-power, in-house STATavl hardware over satellite, cellular, or Starlink
- LocateAnywhere platform overlaid with GIS mapping and IR perimeters
- Live aviation positions — tankers, Air Attack, Helitack, and hoist ships
- Used by MEDLs to coordinate medevacs, line medics, ambulances, REMS teams, and air ships during IWIs
- Integrates with existing systems; supports Public Law 116-9 (John D. Dingell, Jr. Act) compliance
Networking & Internet
Resilient field connectivity
Networking and connectivity are our bread and butter — it is how we started. We blend the best cellular, satellite, copper, fiber, and microwave links to deliver reliable bandwidth wherever the incident is, and we are experts in getting the most out of Starlink.
- Cellular, traditional and reliable VSAT, and LEO systems — Starlink, Starshield, and Amazon Leo
- Starlink expertise — custom mounting hardware we design, build, and deploy, plus connection optimization that prioritizes critical communications and maximizes throughput
- Copper, fiber, and microwave where they fit the operation
- Gigabit speeds at ICPs for CIMTs and Type 1 IMTs — faster GIS work and stutter-free streaming
- Low-power, off-grid connectivity for remote spike and coyote camps
- Scales from a single resource on the line to complex Type 1 ICPs with 3,000+ active users
Radio (RoIP)
Portable repeaters & PTT
We specialize in Radio over IP (RoIP) and build our own portable repeater kits — so repeaters go in even without line of sight, backhauled over satellite to light up the canyons and dark spots where crews are working.
- In-house portable RoIP repeater kits deployed with satellite backhaul — no line of sight required
- Command-channel access in canyons and valleys; supports Ops and fuels managers scouting contingency lines
- Fills gaps when repeater shipments or setups run short or are delayed
- Links LogsNet between camps on UHF; digital radios for RADOs and COMMs personnel, including remote RADOs
- Compatible with existing PTT services — Motorola WAVE, Zello, Verizon PTT+, and FirstNet PTT
Where it runs
Where we deploy.
The same services adapt across the all-risk incidents and operations we support — wherever infrastructure is degraded, temporary, mobile, or nonexistent.
Wildfire response
Dynamic geography, temporary command, mobile aircraft, bandwidth constraints — nearly every problem we solve, at once.
Emergency management
Incident command posts and disaster environments that need connectivity and a shared picture from hour one.
Aviation support
Tracking and telemetry that unify terrestrial assets and aircraft into one operational map.
Public safety
Rural and mobile deployments where existing systems are sparse and interoperability is essential.
Disaster response
Temporary infrastructure stood up fast, then sustained through rapidly changing conditions.
Remote operations
Expeditionary and rural settings far from fixed networks, power, or reliable bandwidth.
How a deployment works
From call to operational, fast.
PHASE 01
Mobilize
Crews and gear deploy within 24 hours of a request during active incidents.
PHASE 02
Set up
Connectivity, tracking, and feeds stood up on site — minutes, not days.
PHASE 03
Operate
A live operating picture feeds your maps and command tools throughout the incident.
PHASE 04
Sustain
We stay on site, adapt to conditions, and keep systems running until stand-down.