Firehouse Tech & Comm eNL - Feb 2nd, 2024
 
 
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February 2, 2024
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Jason Moore provides the factors that members and departments must explore so that their decisions on purchasing new technology is as buttoned down as possible.
Barry Furey believes "ability" (as in compatibility, reliability, accessibility, and possibility) is key in conversations that now involve a mix of both voice and digitized data.
Charles Werner explains how flying drones at a hazmat incident provides information that might not be otherwise available quickly, if at all.
TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION NEWS
Orange County has implemented a new form of emergency communications technology that allows residents to make video calls to first responders.
Honolulu Fire Department rescuers used the man’s cell phone to pinpoint his location.
The victim offered his gratitude to the fishermen who found him and the Portage firefighters and medics.
The victim, who died Jan. 21, repeatedly told the Sedgwick County 9-1-1 dispatcher she and her house were on fire.