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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With a new state-funded drone, Salisbury firefighters are adding eyes in the sky to boost search-and-rescue missions, monitor brush fires, and assist with water rescues
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
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
Onboard tablet computers are a gateway to fast, concise information for any scene. But getting started can be daunting; here’s how to ask the right questions and make the right decisions.
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
