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.
Artificial intelligence will require the fire service to make even more changes than the lithium-ion battery fire response crisis
Vehicle Safety
Proponents claim autonomous trucks are safe and cannot be affected by driver distraction, fatigue and impairment
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The AskRail program gives dispatchers information on train contents and provides FFs with hazmat training additional chemical details
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It’s time for the fire service to get a seat at the table of technological advancements that will impact our service delivery
Officials have now been able to link remains to 1,649 World Trade Center victims
In one crash, a Cruise vehicle had a green light, entered an intersection, and struck by a fire truck responding to a call
Colorado Springs firefighters now have a 24-hour drone service to assist with fireground operations and search and rescue
One of the two helicopters that crashed during a wildfire in Cabazon lacked a collision avoidance system
The Kanas City Fire Department has found its recent drone use to be effective in giving firefighters real-time information
Friendship Fire Company Diving-Rescue Unit recently completed search and rescue training with two new drones
Anniston firefighters will have LUNAR devices added to their gear to enhance safety and communication
Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
Using regional geographical, topographical information the AI system picks up on aberrations like new fire starts in the camera feed
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
The Chico Fire Department will receive over $348K to purchase a cancer screening program and Tablet Command software
Derailment
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
Deputy Chief Darin Wallentine details this year’s Firefighter Safety Stand Down theme, from EVs to e-bikes and beyond
Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country
We are sometimes too rooted in our independence, dismissive of new ideas presented to us
Portland General Electric has set aside $15M alone for vegetation management and is replacing wooden poles in high-risk areas
Drones helped firefighters find hotspots and at-risk structures during a 40-acre fire in Washington City
Dixon firefighter committee decided to change from lemony yellow to red/gray for new type 1 engine
The Rockport Rotary Club gave the fire department a DJI thermal drone after seeing a privately owned drone used during a wildfire
Chief Marc Bashoor tests Tesla’s virtual reality training that simulates fire attack on a residential garage fire
The Platform includes the LUNAR Connected Device as well as FireGrid software, HUB, and ALTAIR portable gas detectors
Crash detection technology automatically alerts 911 when a severe car crash is detected, but it’s frequently leading to false reports
Dispatch
The mix-up sparked a debate on best practices for responding to 911 calls when the address is in question
The mobile companion to Zoll Data Systems’ cloud-based ePCR software was designed to improve data quality and advance patient care
XPRIZE Wildfire aims to spur innovation to better protect communities and ecosystems
The robotics team had been training downtown and responded about 15 minutes after the first distress call, said Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
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