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 Sterling Fire Department is using a program that allows residents and business owners to provide critical information to enhance pre-planning
Use a portable power station to quickly and quietly charge radios, smartphones and power lighting and other devices when other power sources are not available
Devices let firefighters run business inspections digitally, provide portable mapping software to help crews navigate
Fire Chief Tom Brice said “I Am Respoding” is playing a big role in his department
Having a vantage point at a higher altitude gives firefighters new size-up capabilities
The researchers embedded electronic sensors in a film thinner than the diameter of a human hair, which was placed on a polyester backing
There are so many field applications for a robust firefighter tracking system
Researchers are working to perfect technology that tracks first responders so they can rescue others more safely
One of the difficulties with putting social-media posts from the public to use in emergencies is that this information is free form and often incomplete
The team will be developing totally new technologies for evaluating the thermal protective performance of wildland firefighter clothing materials
When multiple maydays come at once, they can cancel each other out, intensifying chaos and danger
“It’s like Google Earth on steroids,” said project manager Eric Napralla
Within the system, a computer can help automatically control azimuth, elevation, and extension of the ladder
SimTable operators can present 3D layouts of a fire and simulate its direction and burn patterns
The tiny autonomous robots operate as a group, carrying sensors and transmitting a detailed floor plan of a building to nearby humans within minutes
At the heart of the plan that will guide the department through 2013 are five key goals
Sensors based on silicon carbide can withstand temperatures five times as hot as existing electronics
Wand shoots electric beams to cut through fires
The app alerts volunteer citizens trained in CPR to respond to nearby cardiac emergencies
Vehicles will have wireless Internet access, saving more than $5K
$35K program hopes to help communications, incident command
Application notifies if someone nearby is suffering from sudden cardiac arrest in public places, restaurants, stores and parks
Invisible bracelet is an electronic health registry that allows EMS providers an easy way to access patient information in the field
Technology uses a visible, infrared and thermal sensor called the NASA Autonomous Modular Scanner
Instead firefighters, fire police, and EMTs will use pagers to alert them to emergency calls
With the flick of a finger, FHinspector cuts through the usual mess of inspection paperwork by cleanly tracking and accessing key information
Along with the personal locator device, professors and graduate students on the WPI team are also developing a sensor that would alert fire officials to flashover conditions inside a building
Palo Alto fire officials are considering an end to promoting the common ionization smoke detectors
Fire center will provide training for all 26 fire departments in the county
