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.
With thermal imaging, live video, and supply drop capabilities, the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s drone program is transforming search-and-rescue operations
How Technology Summit International and the new Tech Talk Tuesday video series bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and practical fireground applications
Missouri lawmakers are weighing a ban on Chinese-made drones, but the move faces the high cost of American alternatives—often 10 times more expensive
$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
Gas powered rescue saws are offered by Tempest Technology
The fire department is hoping to upgrade from old cameras to a Bullard T4 Max for better clarity
The 37-year-old’s progress impressed fire chiefs after losing his left arm in a bus crash
Company’s Cairns Defender Visor is also now compliant with NFPA 1500
Respected PPE manufacturer enters fire footwear field
The four keys for a perfect fit
The site includes live dispatch logs and emergency radio traffic, photo and video galleries, a section for children and info for businesses and residents
Software simulation can train on nearly limitless scenarios
Company rolls out new products at IWCE
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