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. |
About Firehouse Software
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
FH Analytics
Not just data management...data intelligence.
FH Analytics opens up a whole new dimension of tools for intelligent decision making. Now fire departments can use this multidirectional data analysis tool to evaluate the data collected from all modules of FH Software, gleaning critical decision-making and planning intelligence faster and more readily than ever before. The easy to navigate dashboard interface provides real time information at a glance, giving immediate insight into staff training and equipment needs, turn out and reaction times, incident compliance rates, standards of coverage, and more.
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Response features:
- Automatic search and display of relevant preplans
- Customizable dispatch notifications
- Set/modify incident information in real-time with fleet-wide updates
- View/utilize multiple incidents
- Incident creation
- Hazmat modeling and guidance
Mapping features:
- Includes Premium Navteq mapset for North America
- Layer and view manager button to change all layers of target map
- Address resolution using local and commercial mapsets
- View multiple maps
- Pulls occupancy preplan data from FH
- Copy/paste/bookmark maps
Event coordination features:
- Automated audible turn-by-turn navigation to the incident site
- Real-time unit routing capabilities
- Quickly locate hydrants, Knox™ boxes, hazardous materials, sprinkler systems, floor plans and contact information
- Simple to use touch screen interface
- Pictometry integration with touch-based distance measuring tool
- Automates the calculation and display of the EPA/NOAA Cameo/Aloha aerial dispersion model for open air incidents
Visit our web site to see a full list of features!
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Fire Technology Articles
National 911 Assessment Guidelines Released for Public Comment
The 911 Resource Center, sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, National 911 Program has a project underway to develop consensus-based ...
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DEMRON™ Protects Against CBRNE
In development for almost a decade, Demron™ offers radiation protection associated only with traditional heavy metals like lead. The material, which ha...
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Web Tech: Accessing Snow-Covered Fire Hydrants
How can firefighters in snow country keep hydrants accessible during blizzards and snowstorms? Scott Freeman discusses the Hydrant Snorkel, a simple adjustab...
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FDIC: CUMMINS EPA 2010 ENGINES OFF TO A STRONG START IN FIRE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Cummins EPA 2010 engines, specifically the ISX11.9, which replaces the ISM with a compact clean-sheet design, will be on display alongside the Cummins Aftert...
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Fireground Training Goes Digital
Training fire service personnel using live burns, practice drills, and classroom lectures has long been the standard for teaching safe and effective firegrou...
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IAFC Joins San Ramon (CA) Valley Fire Protection District as They Launch iPhone App
The San Ramon Valley (CA) Fire Protection District announced the release of an innovative new location-aware iPhone application that empowers everyday c...
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Hybrid Under-Ride SolutionPaul Bindon and Matt Stroud discuss solutions to the vehicle extrication scenario involving a hybrid car they proposed last month. |
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The Rescue Cablelight
Learning is 80-percent visual, but in low visibility or nighttime rescue scenarios, visual input is all the more important. In this-post 9/11 world, the resc...
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Dual Pumping: The Convenience Evolution
We have all seen it on the fireground: a fire requiring more than one pumper to extinguish. Paul Shapiro describes how firefighting engine companies can use ...
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Scenario: MVA Involving a Hybrid Vehicle
A hybrid vehicle has collided with and slid under a big rig, and now firefighters must remove patients entrapped in the front seat. Paul Bindon des...
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NIST: Fiery Video Shows Moisture is Main Ingredient for a Safe Christmas Tree
Once ignited, a dry Fraser fir, one of the most popular Christmas tree choices, bursts into flames in less than seven seconds, but a well-watered tree b...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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About Firehouse Software
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
