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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Inspired to support firefighters, Industrial Steel Treating purchased a drone is covering the cost to have Jackson firefighters become licensed drone pilots
San Francisco’s new chief is a longtime SFFD veteran and constant cheerleader for the city
These reasons highlight how Verizon is currently helping public safety and innovating for a future in which we will be both safer and more efficient in our role of helping those in need in our communities
Advances in technology in recent years have enabled an entirely new set of possibilities for integration and communications
Fire chief: “The problem is, we’re still fighting wildfire the way we did in the 1950s”
Fire officials say it’s not clear whether the infrared technology would have prevented her death
The tracker allows training to be assigned to each member individually depending upon their qualifications and rank
Read how a Va. combo department overcame initial personnel resistance to achieve efficiency and safety improvements that have been “nothing short of remarkable”
The LAFD’s aging technology was criticized last week by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury
The system measures the steps a firefighter takes inside the building and a compass to determine the route they take
Council member says the technology feels like stepping into the 1970s and calls for a master plan for upgrades
It was the first time the firefighting robot from Purdue University had been deployed to a working fire
Engineers believe the cat-like design can help create rescue robots that can navigate treacherous terrain like stairs in a house fire, or the rubble of an earthquake-struck building
The new Segway-like robot creates mash-ups of thermal data from an infrared camera with 3D scenes assembled from a pair of stereo color cameras
The new technology will give firefighters quick, easy access to data such as locations of fire hydrants, maps, building plans and potential hazards
The use of iPads is helping crews in Nixa save valuable time out in the field
New app provides emergency managers easy access to map-based bomb standoff distances and hazmat spill evacuation areas
The Hoover Fire Department has two new tools to help improve emergency medical care for Hoover residents and visitors to the city
The prototype is being tested in 20 cities and can track 500 firefighters in a 50-story building
Software allows ‘Joe Sixpack’ to do some of the cool, and unsavory, things that cops and spies do
The department also added lighted vein finders
The helmet technology mimics the way rodents can sense things with their whiskers
The game puts players in the role of firefighters trying to douse flames and rescue victims
Emerging technology may change the way our protective gear is made
The HeatSeeker rehab caps can attach to any discharge port to act as a cooling mist station to relieve heat stress
The students are now in the running for a national award
The “infrared digital holography” may allow firefighters to see people through the fire
The mobile camera units will help firefighters get a wider picture of a fire scene
The problems made it difficult to pinpoint the location of the fires reported
The deadline to switch to narrowband has come and gone, and FCC will be on the lookout for those not onboard
After years of development and testing, the ECB is in pilot testing
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