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.
Active911 has teamed up with PRYME to enhance emergency communications for first responders enabling seamless communication between radios and cellphones during critical situations
It’s in the face of disaster that we come together as a community
Learn how NERIS is providing first responders with more accurate and actionable post-incident information
They are a vital and reliable piece of firefighters’ communication tools, and they are getting more versatile
Government engineers design robot to eliminate unknowns of mine, building collapse rescues
Satellites, new technology will ensure responders see more green lights on way to emergencies
The SMS service will offer an alternative for customers who are hard of hearing and cannot make voice calls.
A rural emergency incident requires the timely response of rescuers, response equipment and transport vehicles
White gel-like substance is corn-based product that is biodegradable and nontoxic
9/11 was Red’s first search; she retired in July and is one of last 9/11 search and rescue dogs still alive
NFPA 1901 calls for helmets to be stored, not worn, while on the rig; this unit has been tested to keep helmets tucked away up to 9 Gs
Think of the Raytheon Regional Technology Center as a technology shoot house
Plan to discontinue use of siren and exclusively use pagers to contact members comes because of modern technology, budget woes
New technology includes lighter air packs, automatic distress signals to quickly locate firefighter in trouble, thermal-imaging cameras
Technology provides firefighters with data about their surroundings, including oxygen levels, temperatures, and more
New system would include ability to text or send pictures, videos to dispatchers; current 911 system based on landline telephone networks
Surveillance for Intelligent Emergency Response Robotic Aircraft integrates small, unmanned aircraft with global positioning systems
New sensor designed so firefighters and first responders can get an idea of the environments they could be going into
The equipment can locate lost firefighters who may be in distress at a fire
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
