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 Scranton Fire Department spent years researching drone types and speaking with other departments using drones before making the purchase
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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
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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
The glove employs a vibrating mechanism that vibrates more intensely it is to an object
With no Bible to use, the firefighters used the Bible app on an iPad instead
The hovercraft can be used for ice and water rescues
New dispatch system will send information to tablet computers in rigs
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The iPads provide in-depth information on buildings vital for firefighters
The city will be working to plan a system of communication between law enforcement and first responders
Despite its international headquarters being gone, the Minn. based R&D labs are still working hard to make new products
After Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of its equipment Moonachie Fire Department is getting a helping hand
The jet uses a highly pressurized water which has graphite cutting material injected into it
The department is looking into new software that can better track equipment and call times
Using 3-D motion technology, the project aims to reduce muscle and skeleton injuries
Future public safety communications will use those ubiquitous cell phone towers, but will operate on channels that can’t be clogged with traffic by regular cellular users in an emergency
The project would cost $1.8 million and will use GPS technology
The device contains six cameras that can take two photographs per second and send them to a laptop or smartphone
Interesting products were demonstrated at the European Resuscitation Council 2012 Congress in Vienna, Austria, last week
Department leaders said the mobile computers will improve accuracy and efficiency of responses
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