EXHIBIT 23


                        CONSENT OF HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP,
                  INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
EMRISE Corporation (Nos. 333-74281, 333-71035, 333-69571, 333-12567 and
333-65528) on Form S-8 of our report dated March 30, 2007 related to our audits
of the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule,
which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of EMRISE Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 2006.

/s/ HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP

Irvine, California
March 30, 2007