Tracking Firefighter Movements Inside Buildings: Part II

Tech Update: Tracking Firefighter Movements Inside Buildings: Part II

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Overview: GPS alone was never enough inside buildings to track a firefighter. However, when GPS is combined with certain radio frequencies and advanced software, firefighter movements can be tracked, even inside multiple story buildings.

Once a firefighter is down, there is often no more than 3 minutes to get him/her out before it becomes a body recovery operation. Obtaining rescuer location data in GPS-denied zones can save lives when the PASS device isn’t enough. When a firefighter goes down their PASS device is activated setting off an audible alarm and a flashing strobe; however, his does not indicate their exact location. Seventeen lives were lost in 2007 that have been potentially attributed to PASS device failures, or the inability of the extraction teams to find the firefighter in time.

With the latest technological advances, firefighters could be tracked to their closest approximate position on a specific floor as long as their radio equipment could still communicate with the Command and Control Vehicle. Command can visually track the movement and pinpoint the location of firefighters at all times.

Part II of Tracking Fighfighters Indoors will give a short overview of topics discussed in Part I, including a review of five products from various vendors, plus two of the latest new products that are about to hit the market. We will also discuss preliminary grant/funding opportunities.

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Thomas Robertson

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If you missed Part I follow this link to download the video: Part I Video