Technology

The technology topic will keep you up to speed on new firefighting technologies, including improved emergency communications, advances in PPE, new fire apparatus and high-tech EMS technologies. The fire service has at times been deemed resistant to change; however, many firefighters are embracing the many technological advancements that will ultimately help keep them safer on the fireground and increasingly connected to their members. Learn about video and drone technology, the instruments being integrated into fireground research, the innovations driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more.

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Calif. city declares an emergency after cyberattack impedes 911 dispatching
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Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
CAL FIRE tests AI technology with wildfire cameras
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Using regional geographical, topographical information the AI system picks up on aberrations like new fire starts in the camera feed
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NIST: AI can predict potential cardiac events in firefighters
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Researchers said once the AI model was familiar with firefighter-specific medical data, it was able to identify 6,000 abnormal ECG samples with 97% accuracy
Calif. officials approve funding for FF cancer screenings, new dispatching software
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The Chico Fire Department will receive over $348K to purchase a cancer screening program and Tablet Command software
New rule alerts first responders of trains' contents within 10 miles of derailments
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Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
Lithium-ion battery fires: A ‘relevant, recent and important’ challenge for firefighters
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Deputy Chief Darin Wallentine details this year’s Firefighter Safety Stand Down theme, from EVs to e-bikes and beyond
Portland puts electric fire engine in service with traditional ceremony
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Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country
Virtual reality training: Why don't we use VR more in the fire service?
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We are sometimes too rooted in our independence, dismissive of new ideas presented to us
Ore. power company invests over $20M into high-tech, AI to prevent wildfires
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Portland General Electric has set aside $15M alone for vegetation management and is replacing wooden poles in high-risk areas
Drones help Utah firefighters battle wildfire
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Drones helped firefighters find hotspots and at-risk structures during a 40-acre fire in Washington City
Calif. FD 'back to our roots' with red fire engine
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Dixon firefighter committee decided to change from lemony yellow to red/gray for new type 1 engine
Launching a community paramedicine program?
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6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
Community group gifts $7K drone to Mass. FD after wildfire
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The Rockport Rotary Club gave the fire department a DJI thermal drone after seeing a privately owned drone used during a wildfire
Tesla virtual reality in action at FDIC 2023
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Chief Marc Bashoor tests Tesla's virtual reality training that simulates fire attack on a residential garage fire
FDIC 2023: MSA spotlights its Connected Firefighter Platform
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The Platform includes the LUNAR Connected Device as well as FireGrid software, HUB, and ALTAIR portable gas detectors
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