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.
Operative IQ’s Facilities Management solution provides a centralized platform for storing facility data, scheduling maintenance, and tracking inspections
The Drone as a First Responder Program in Bernalillo County will be utilized to safely assess emergency scenes and transmit critical information
Gilbert Fire & Rescue’s use of an electric fire engine, robot and drone highlights the importance of safe and effective operations
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
U1 fills an ‘important niche’ in the portable computing market
The system allows incident commanders to know which floor a firefighter is located on inside a structure
Many employees at Creative Microsystems Inc. are also responders
The drill tested new technology such as ID scanners for each responder to ensure that unauthorized people do not enter a disaster scene
The days of printouts and mapbooks are essentially over for the Rialto Fire Department
Research was spurred by the 1999 Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire that killed six firefighters
Chief Posey Dillon several years ago proposed the so-called pre-emptive devices championed by fire safety groups to improve safety at intersections
A new Computer Aided Dispatch system in the command center helps dispatchers track all of the county’s fire apparatus in real time
