Ransomware can cripple emergency services in the public as well as private sector. Police departments and sheriffs offices alike store a lot of confidential information about victims and suspects. The same communications dependency is true for fire departments, whether they are a public fire department, or a company fire brigade trained to deal with specific dangers. They need to know all the relevant information about the situation, and they want to know it before they get there so they can anticipate and plan their actions accordingly. One small slip, however, and an entire fire department can fall victim to a malware attack, cripple internal communications and data storage.”]
Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/vital-infrastructure/2019/09/vital-infrastructure-emergency-services/