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Advances in Chemical Protective Ensemble Technology

Thu, May 1, 2008 Standards development for the chemical protective suit industry began as the result of a 1983 accident in Benicia, California.

Out-of-Air Emergency: Using Technology to Survive

Thu, May 1, 2008 The fire service MUST embrace current technology to help reduce firefighter injuries and deaths.

VoIP and 911: Is Your Agency Prepared?

Thu, May 1, 2008 Ever since the public was first made aware of the Internet, people and companies have been creating applications and systems to make our lives easier and make our spending more efficient.

Technology Roundup: Focus on Interoperability, Safety, and All-Hazards Efficiency

Tue, May 1, 2007 Goods and services that can help first responders to more effectively mitigate manmade or natural disasters have become “big business.

Using Hands-Free Thermal Imaging Cameras

Tue, May 1, 2007 On a cool Valentine’s Day evening, a call came in for a structure fire involving a two-story house.

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Tuff-Writer Launches New Challenge

February 1, 2012 Tuff-Writer has set their sights on proving that the Blendtec Blender, made famous by the “Will It Blend?” series of ...

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April 2012
Volume 165, Issue 4
Imaging the Tube

Firefighting Engine Company Operations: Elephant Hunting with a BB Gun?

Big fires require as big a water flow as you can produce to extinguish, writes Paul Shapiro, and for firefightin... Read More

 

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2 Girls Die in Detroit (MI) House Fire

Two girls were killed early Wednesday in a suspicious house fire in Detroit, Michigan, after they reportedly refused ... Read More

 

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