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    The Firehouse.com Technology category is a collection of news, education, product listings and resources for fire/rescue technology, including communications equipment, drones, mobile and desktop data devices and software, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence products.
    San Bernardino County Fire
    Units arrived within minutes to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story apartment building.
    Operations & Training

    Two Injured in San Bernardino, CA, Apartment Fire

    Dec. 23, 2024
    San Bernardino County Fire units arrived within minutes to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story apartment building.
    Review of Wichita fatal fire finds 'unorganized rescue effort'
    Operations & Training

    'Unorganized Rescue Effort' Cited in Fatal Wichita, KS, Apartment Fire

    Dec. 17, 2024
    Paoly Bedeski told a Sedgwick County dispatcher her apartment number twice, but Wichita firefighters were never informed.
    Photo by Curt Isakson
    This command post, which was for a four-alarm wildland urban interface fire that involved numerous neighborhoods and damaged nearly two dozen houses, includes a mobile radio, portable radios, numerous cellphones with chargers, and a computer and an iPad with cellular service. The incident involved more than a half-dozen entities and was managed under the Unified Command model. Numerous company officers were assigned to the command post to help to facilitate communications through the use of five channels, numerous cellphones and a computer with CAD to allow the tracking of resources. One channel was assigned strictly for the command staff to communicate nonemergency information regarding coverage, logistics and future potential needs.
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Considerations on Fireground Communications

    Curt Isakson
    Dec. 12, 2024
    Curt Isakson digs into the details of fireground communication, best practices and the tools to optimize the effort.
    Collins firefighters receive robot to help fight industrial fires
    Technology

    Collins, MS, Fire Department's Newest Asset Doesn't Need Turnout Gear

    Susan Nicol
    Dec. 11, 2024
    Thermite, a remote-controlled robot, will be used at incidents such as industrial fires, Collins Fire Chief John Pope said.
    Glympse
    The Georgetown Fire Department used Glympse’s Premium Tags to customize their Santa Tracker with their logo, event details, and festive messages from Santa.
    Mobile Technology & Accessories

    A Holiday Tradition with Proven Success: Glympse’s Santa Tracker

    Dec. 11, 2024
    Fire departments around the world are using the Santa Tracker to alert communities when they will be bringing Santa to town.
    RapidSOS
    On Dec. 10, 2024, RapidSOS is hosting the UNITE: SPECIAL EVENT to share these new features in detail with 911.
    Technology

    RapidSOS Consolidates Emergency Intelligence to Enable 911 to Make the Right Decisions Faster

    Dec. 10, 2024
    Leveraging data from 540M connected devices, RapidSOS AI simplifies 911 workflows and streamlines communication with callers and responders.