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.
| Being prepared is the keystone of our oath to service; preparation is based on the knowledge and access to the best and most effective tools possible. In the Tech Zone, you will always find the latest tools, software, apparatus improvements, safety advances, computer technology, mapping tools, and insightful articles on how to make these advances work for you. The articles are written by fellow firefighters using the tools written by the manufacturers and evaluations by folks like NIST and UL. Read our Tech Today columns to review the latest new releases featured in Fire Engineering, as well as a section devoted to our annual Technology Roundup. Be informed, connected, and prepared. Visit the Tech Zone regularly and never be the last to know again. |
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Vacuum Trucks Key to Successful Trench Rescue
On July 11, 2008, at 1830 hours, the Hamilton County (IN) Technical Rescue Team (HCTRT) was dispatched to assist the Anderson (IN) Fire Department (AFD) in M...
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Demand Drives DuPont Kevlar Manufacturing to Full Capacity Operation
Responding to a growing demand for DuPont™ Kevlar® brand products, DuPont Protection Technologies has restored all Kevlar® manufacturing facili...
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Globe Teams with Zephyr, TRX to Build an Integrated Body-Worn Electronics System
Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC, announced that it is teaming up with Zephyr Technology Corporation and TRX Systems, Inc. to develop and build an integ...
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Emergency Technologies Deploys Multi-Department Fire Records System for Texas Departments
Emergency Technologies, Inc. (ETI) announces that the Visual Fire system is live and operational within the city of San Antonio Fire Department, the city of ...
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Electric Vehicles and Emergency Responders
This year will mark the release of the first mass-marketed electric vehicles. Now more than ever, writes Jason Emery, it is important that fire departme...
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USFA Releases Fatal Fires in Residential Buildings Report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report examining the characteristics of fatal fire...
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DHS Scientists to Begin Next Phase of Airflow Study in MBTA Subway System
On Friday, August 20, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will begin the second phase of its study of ai...
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ALTAIR 4X Multigas Detector Features New XCell Sensor Technology
The new ALTAIR 4X Multigas Detector driven by MSA XCell Sensor Technology offers many performance advantages: standard three-year warranty, four-year sensor ...
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Idaho Technology, Inc. Issues License to DuPont Qualicon
Idaho Technology, Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company acting through its DuPont Qualicon Business covering reagen...
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Panasonic and Reality Mobile Partner to Deliver Real-Time Mobile Video Collaboration
Panasonic Solutions Company (PSC), manufacturer of durable Panasonic Toughbook® mobile computers and mobile video collaboration software company Reality ...
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Fireproof Tape to Protect Responders
In large metropolitan areas, public utilities have numerous cables installed in cable bundles in underground ducts, conduits, and tunnels. Under normal opera...
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New NFIRS Web-Based Data Entry Tool Now Available
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) has recently made available a new National Fire Incident Repo...
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USFA Releases One- and Two-Family and Multifamily Residential Fires Topical Reports
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announces the release of two special reports focusing on the causes and characteristics of fires in one- and two-family a...
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NOTIFIER Introduces New FAAST Aspirating Smoke Detection
NOTIFIER by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) introduces the new System Sensor FAAST™ (Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology) detector with five alarm lev...
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Technology for Locating and Monitoring First Responders Inside Buildings to be Showcased at National Workshop
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a leader in the development of technology for precisely locating, tracking, and monitoring first responders inside bui...
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Governors Applaud Calls to Reallocate the D BlockThe National Governors Association today issued a statement regarding new legislation that will reallocate the D block to public safety. |
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Free Web Seminar on Next Generation 911
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the Public Technology Institute (PTI) Public Safety Technology Council inv...
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Basic Electrical Theory
The use of high voltage in transportation has caused some uneasy or wary approaches to vehicles involved in collisions. Paul Bindon reviews the basic concept...
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Hovercraft to the Rescue
Mention the word “hovercraft” and people typically say, “Oh, I thought hovercraft disappeared a long time ago; they were too expensive to p...
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Columbus (OH) Division of Fire selects Emergency Technologies’ Visual Fire SoftwareColumbus, Ohio Division of Fire Selects Emergency Technologies' Visual Fire Software
The city of Columbus, Ohio will deploy Emergency Technologies, Inc. (ETI) Visual Fire, a Fire Records Management System (Fire RMS), to provide responders wit...
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Tool to Aid Nevada's First Responders Wins International Award
Urban Environmental Research (UER), in coordination with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Metro) as well as local, state and federal agencies, d...
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IAFF Testifies to Improve Public Safety Communications
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) testified June 17, 2010, at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and...
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Lenzing FR Protects in Extreme Situations
Lenzing FR® is a cellulose fiber which has been proven to provide exceptionally high heat protection. Protective clothing wearers’ physiological pe...
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How Hostile is Your Environment?
Due to recent advances in urethane technology, Action Prototype has become adept at fabricating production urethane plastic parts for hostile environments in...
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Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) on Display at Interschutz
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., is displaying its innovative Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) vehicle at Interschutz in Leipzig, Germany today through June 12.
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No-Burn, Icynene Initiate Collaborative Relationship for Coating Technology Used Over Polyurethane Foam
No-Burn, Incorporated and Icynene Inc. announce the first success of a collaboration designed to provide code-prescribed fire protection over polyurethane fo...
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en-Gauge Wins 2010 MITX Technology Innovation Award
en-Gauge, Inc., maker of en-Gauge monitoring systems for fire extinguishers and building safety devices,announced it was voted winner in the devices category...
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Online Suggestion Platform Seeks New Approaches for BP Oil Spill
An Oregon technology company has launched a Web site to capture suggestions of the world’s best and brightest on innovative solutions for stopping...
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"Firefighter Ergonomics" Enhance Equipment Performance
Whether it’s a small rural fire department replacing much-needed equipment or an urban fire department buying every toy known to man just so it can say...
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Revision of False Alarm Reduction Standard Now AvailableThe Security Industry Association has released a revised control panel standard that is intended to reduce the number of false alarms. |
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
