The National Firefighters Corps (Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco) is a cornerstone of Italy's national safety and public rescue system. Its institutional portal is a critical asset that must provide timely information for millions of citizens while coordinating widespread communication across territorial commands nationwide.
The collaboration with Bmeme was initiated to address the need to complete a complex project that had been started without the necessary specialisation in Drupal technology.
Our intervention transformed an incomplete and underperforming codebase into a robust digital ecosystem, combining editorial flexibility with an enterprise-level infrastructure.
Bmeme addressed the challenge of an unfinished platform. Following a thorough software assessment and reverse engineering process, we conducted a comprehensive review of the existing codebase. This process enabled us to identify and resolve critical vulnerabilities and inefficiencies.
We have devised an immediate remediation plan for refactoring on the Drupal platform. This plan involves reconstructing the original information architecture while optimising software logic.
Recovering and consolidating custom logic according to Drupal best practices.
Creating isolated sections for Territorial Commands and the Sports Office.
Introducing modular tools for autonomous and versatile content management.
Strict alignment with UI and accessibility guidelines for the Italian Public Administration.
Compliance with AgID guidelines and achieving the highest accessibility requirements (WCAG) are not just regulatory obligations for the Public Administration; they are pillars of our development ethics. It is vital that a public portal is accessible to every citizen, in order to ensure visual consistency.
A minisite system has been successfully implemented within the central portal. This solution enables territorial branches and the Sports Office to independently manage section homepages and internal pages in distinct areas, ensuring local operational autonomy without compromising national site integrity.
In order to overcome the rigidity of standard templates, we introduced Paragraphs. This approach enables content editors to compose pages in a modular and dynamic way, thereby significantly increasing web page versatility while maintaining impeccable standardized layouts.
The graphical theme has been developed in strict compliance with AgID guidelines. In addition to technical development, Bmeme conducted specialised Drupal training sessions, transferring the necessary skills to provide the National Firefighters Corps' team with full editorial autonomy.
In order to eliminate any potential Single Point of Failure (SPOF), a distributed architecture has been designed, with physical separation across multiple levels. Provisioning and configuration management are fully automated via Ansible Playbooks, ensuring replicable installations across Dev, Test, and Production environments.
Integration of a Cache Layer based on Redis Sentinel has led to a substantial enhancement in global performance. By moving cache management to a dedicated server, we were able to reduce the load on the database and ensure fast response times even during periods of high traffic.
Drupal
Ansible
Redis Sentinel
WCAG standards / AgID guidelines
After more than 4 years of continuous collaboration, the National Firefighters Corps' portal is now a model of efficiency for the Public Administration. Bmeme successfully overcame a significant technical challenge, transforming it into a reliable and user-friendly digital ecosystem.
The operational autonomy achieved by editorial teams is a testament to the efficacy of an approach that leverages technology to enhance national safety.
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