Radios, Pagers & Accessories

The Firehouse.com Radios, Pagers & Accesories product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various firefigher radios, pagers and accessories, including mobile and handheld rugged radios, antennas, charges and cases and voice and text emergency alerting systems options.

A chief’s effect, influence and chances of success on the fireground rely almost exclusively on that person’s knowledge and use of the fireground radio.

Operations & Training

The Fire Scene: Own the Radio

John J. Salka Jr.

Nov. 18, 2024

John J. Salka Jr. makes sure that battalion chiefs and other incident commanders don't overlook the importance of their primary tactical channel communications.

Technology

KY Volunteer Firefighters Battling Communications Dead Spots

Nov. 7, 2024

Technology

Franklin County, WA, Sounds the Alarm on Faulty 9-1-1 Tower

Oct. 24, 2024

Getac's S510 rugged laptop is now certified on T-Mobile markets that include public safety, enterprise, and DoD.

Technology

Getac Forges a New Relationship with T-Mobile to Certify Rugged Devices on the T-Mobile Network

Getac USA

Oct. 18, 2024

The Dearborn Fire Department was awarded nearly $878,000 grant for new portable radios and training.

Technology

Grant Will Help Dearborn, MI, Firefighter Upgrade Technology, Training

Sept. 7, 2024

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Technology

Catalyst Communications Technologies at APCO 2024

Firehouse.com News

Aug. 5, 2024

Technology

Mayday vs. Urgent Radio Guidelines

Michael Terpak

July 4, 2024

Radios, Pagers & Accessories

Prism-IPX

June 6, 2024

L3Harris XL Extreme 400P Radio and Technology Upgrades

L3Harris

May 22, 2024

Middlefield police search for suspect who broke into fire department

Radios, Pagers & Accessories

Grinch Steals Radios from Middlefield CT Firehouse on Christmas Day

Firehouse.com News

Jan. 7, 2024

Operations & Training

The Fire Scene: Being Ready Is Being Safe

John J. Salka Jr.

Oct. 16, 2023

John J. Salka Jr. provides an important reminder that getting ready for a shift or a drill is more than dropping your gear next to the rig at your riding position.

Operations & Training

Volunteer View: Proper Planning of Aid Agreements

Justin Bailey

Sept. 11, 2023

Justin Bailey explains the six keys to establishing a mutual aid/automatic aid agreement.

Mobile Technology & Accessories

From Trumpets to Tablets: Ability is the Key to Fireground Communications

Barry Furey

Aug. 24, 2023

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...