Firehouse Tech & Comm eNL - Oct 7th, 2022
 
 
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October 7, 2022

Designed to mitigate life-threatening situations, firefighting robots provide suppression, situational awareness and intelligence gathering for first responders. Read how two veteran firefighters are incorporating these units into their department's response procedures.

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FEATURES
Robert Faas Jr. explains why rotary saws and ventilation saws are the latest pieces of emergency services equipment to emerge out of the battery-powered evolution.
Justin Rodino looks at the pitfalls of solely relying on technology for all firefighting tasks in a step-by-step look at an incident response.
Barry Furey looks at new technology for the fire and emergency services, including making virtual 9-1-1 a reality, a means to measure firefighter health stats and traffic warnings for drivers.
James Hlavenka shares 10 tips to make collecting and creating pre-incident plans easy for firefighters to have the vital information at their finger tips.
TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION NEWS
A firefighting helicopter was forced from the air in the middle of a firefight Monday when a drone appeared over a fire burning in Medford.
Florian was born following the 2009 deaths of Buffalo Fire Lt. Charles McCarthy and firefighter Jonathan Croom.
Used Prepared Live 911, Willimantic dispatchers will have a view of fire and police scenes as they dispatch units.