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Robots Put to Test as Firefighters in Austin

April 19, 2015

Austin firefighters are training to use robots in emergencies.

Austin firefighters are training to use robots in emergencies.

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Ice rescue technicians from a number of departments assisted with the recovery of an occupied vehicle from Cheat Lake on Sunday.

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The FDNY has migrated over 2,500 existing Centrex telephone lines to Verizon’s One Talk wireless desktop devices within the past year, with the majority located at FDNY Headquarters.

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