The mission--save lives and protect property--never changes, but tactics, how we accomplish this inspired work, continually advance and evolve, affected by the advances and opportunities we receive from new technologies. In Fire Engineering's Tech Zone you will stay informed about the new technologies available to the fire service and those being developed for the fire service.
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The Joint Commission Recognizes Electronically Monitored Extinguishers
en-Gauge, Inc. announced that The Joint Commission, an independent, non-profit organization that accredits Health Care organizations and programs who exempli...
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Air Supply Management
Researchers from the University of Waterloo developed two high-rise scenarios to test how much air firefighters consume during high-rise fireground operations.
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HID Lighting: A Bright Idea?
As you are driving one evening, you round a corner, and all of a sudden you are blinded by bluish-white beams piercing the dark. Have you come face to face w...
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The Bigwig Tool
Personnel and incident commanders alike must consider their own safety and the safety of their crews because hurried, unsafe search and rescue operations may...
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Fire Dynamics Technology Could Aid Firefighters
Technology developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh would allow firefighting crews to see how a structure fire is developing and spreadin...
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ITRI Technologies Receive 2010 R&D 100 Awards
Industrial Technology Research Institue (ITRI) accepted three 2010 R&D 100 Awards in Orlando, Florida, for its innovative, breakthrough technologies, inc...
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Honeywell Introduces Multi-Path IP/Cellular Fire Alarm Communicator
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) Power Products introduces the IPGSM-COM , a UL-listed primary fire alarm communicator providing Contact ID reporting via IP (Internet Pr...
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NIST Vacancy: Leader of National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a vacancy for the position to lead NIST's National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program res...
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Lucas County and City of Toledo (OH) Fire Department selects Emergency Technologies' Visual Fire Software
Emergency Technologies, Inc. (ETI) announces that Lucas County and city of Toledo (OH) Fire Departments have selected Visual Fire, a Fire Records Manage...
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ITRI Introduces Material Technology Designed to Reduce the Risks Associated With Fire
ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), a high-tech research and development institutions, introduces Reddex, the first non-toxic fire resistant com...
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Independent Panels to Review Data Used for FEMA Flood Maps
Beginning November 1, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making available an independent, third party process to aid in the review and resolut...
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USFA Releases Thanksgiving Day Fires in Residential Buildings Report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report today examining the characteristics o...
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Range Finders
After one of my fellow firefighters brought a new range finder to the campsite of a recent hunting trip, I started thinking about this technology and how it ...
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Ship, Shipmate, Self
Fire officers would be well served to take a page from the United States Navy and adopt the principle of “Ship, Shipmate, Self,” writes Lance Pee...
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Big Rig Rescue Training Course Returns in 2011
Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) is pleased to offer the BIG RIG RESCUE program again during 2011. The course has been revised to include some diffe...
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Fort Lauderdale (FL) Technical Rescue Team Responds to Mutual Aid at Water Tower
Fort Lauderdale (FL) Fire-Rescue responded to a mutual aid request on October 8, 2010 when two men were reported trapped inside a 160-foot water tower in the...
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FIREHOUSE Launches iPad Fire Inspection App
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX) unveiled FHinspector for iPadTM, the first application for the Apple iPad that improves...
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AFSA's SprinklerECampus.com Adds New Course
The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) is pleased to announce the recent expansion of its online educational offerings for the automatic fire sprinkl...
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Dutch Rapid-Deploy Flood/Firefighting Pumps to be Demonstrated at California Waterfront
A demonstration of the first United States delivery of a complete Hytrans Fire System mobile pump and hose deployment system will take place in Berkeley, Cal...
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Harris Corporation Awarded $9 Million Contract to Upgrade Public Safety Communications in Ontario County, NY
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received a $9 million contract from Ontario County, Ne...
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Mid-Voltage/Low-Voltage Automotive Systems
Mid-voltage hybrid vehicles were relatively inexpensive alternatives to full hybrids, and although they have been discontinued from production, there are sti...
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Green Building Construction and Daylighting: A Chief Officer's Perspective
Green building structures, also known as sustainable buildings, are designed, built, renovated, and operated in an ecological manner. They are created to mee...
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NIST Awards $50 Million in Construction Grants for Science Building Construction
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a total of $50 million in grants to five institutions to s...
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USFA Releases Smoking-Related Fires in Residential Buildings Report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report today examining the characteristics o...
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RAE Systems Signs Agreement to be Acquired by Battery Ventures
RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE), a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety marke...
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New RAZOR Simulant Training Kit Launched for BioDetection TrainingIdaho Technology, Inc. launched the new RAZOR Simulant Training Kit (SIM 10) that provides functional training for RAZOR EX and RAZOR operators. |
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Oshkosh Vehicles and Technologies on Display at TAK-Response Training Conference and Exhibition
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), is featuring vehicles from three of its brands - Pierce Manufacturing, Oshkosh Defense and Medtec Ambulance - at the first ev...
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Pelican Launches MityLite 1965 LED
Leveraging next-generation LED technology, Pelican Products has introduced the rugged MityLite™ 1965 LED, a compact and powerful safety approved flashl...
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Vehicle Electrical Circuits
This review of the major electrical components of modern vehicles is intended to help first responders familiarize themselves with the potential hazards invo...
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UTC Fire & Security Innovation Center to Deliver State-of-the-Art Fire Safety Solutions
UTC Fire & Security announced that it will break ground on a new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida in December, and said that the state-of-the-art f...
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Your Complete Records Management System.
Every day, first responders are presented with complex situations, dangerous environments...and loads of reporting requirements. FIREHOUSE Software is the only software developed from the ground up to integrate seamlessly with every detail of your emergency operation - paperwork included. From the initial call to the final report, and everything in between, FH software provides you with powerful tools you need to get the job done. www.firehousesoftware.com
