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.
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The Lifeband Touch is a slim activity tracker that’s compatible with certain heart rate monitors and smart phones to keep track of daily activities
Parks can grant permits for drone flights for other purposes like research, search and rescue and firefighting
Mobile applications supporting police, fire, and medical response units have transitioned from simple text and voice to rich multimedia applications
The study also explores the possibilities like residents sending pictures to dispatchers and vests that would detect heart problems
Despite its easy connectivity to reams of vital emergency-scene information, Google Glass has large hurdles to clear
“If you lived as close to the fire department as we do and hear the siren going off at all hours of the day and night, you would want a better system also,” one resident said
New structure glove makes fingers more nimble
New interface has the advantage of tight integration for record access and reporting capabilities
Best of all, the apps in this list are all free and only a few require a user account for access
Both radio and system can seamlessly integrate with computers already present
New tablet is designed for harsh environments
As new technologies emerge, so do new possibilities; with the advent of mobility, the cloud, and security, we can harness modern tools to increase public safety
Most 911 systems can only accept texts from Verizon cell phone subscribers at this time, raising concerns that people with other carriers will send a text that can’t be processed
Firefighters aren’t being the first notified about fires in their area; officials say dispatchers should receive training to make determine which department to call
Mobile apps provide needed data to help fire departments prepare for a tornado
Analytics tool helps fire departments understand response times, staffing levels
Turbo-UV uses Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for decontamination of hard surfaces such as those found in an ambulance
Public-safety IT managers need to focus on publish-and-subscribe models for interoperable, public-safety networks
Mutualink K12 allows real-time voice, video, data, and text communications between schools and first responders
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
The North Tonawanda (N.Y.) Fire Department installs a Plymovent Magnetic Grabber® Vehicle Exhaust Removal System to improve fire station air quality
Panasonic unveils a 1.2-pound tablet for public safety
Motorola adds new designs to suite of APX radios
The ordinance states that firefighters who continue to use helmet cams will lose their right to serve the township as firefighters
Wearable technologies show promise for firefighters and chief officers.
The Minitor VI is designed to survive the challenging conditions first responders face in the field every day
Unication has unveiled the G1 pager, a submersible voice pager
Verus has the ability to push software configuration changes and updates to the vehicle from the station
Crews had no idea where to go because their radios were incompatible
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