Do I simply take my patient to the closest facility? How do I know which facility is the right one, and whether or not it has space and specialization? In San Francisco—this is bonkers, in the beating heart of the world’s technology ecosystem—for years much of this calculation has been done using a physical map …
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The competition was designed to encourage the development of advanced incident command dashboards for first responders, with improved user interfaces and access to data such as video, sensor and map data, as well as indoor tracking and video analytics.
By adopting climate change initiatives locally, fire departments can demonstrate energy and environmental leadership in their communities to raise public awareness of the adverse effects of climate change and the benefits of energy efficiency. Climate change initiatives, including LED lighting conversion, improving building insulation, improving heating and air conditioning efficiency, solar energy use, and EV use …
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On March 30th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the …
Generative Pre-trained Transformer, also known as Chat GPT, is a potent language model that can produce text that resembles a human. You should be aware that Chat GPT can enhance regular life. This article will look at eight different Chat GPT hacks that can boost efficiency, organization, and even happiness.
To no surprise, the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment that started a weeks-long hazmat incident brought in resources from far and wide. Western Reserve Joint Fire District Fire Chief David “Chip” Comstock told WFMJ that more than 60 fire departments and hazmat teams from around the region descended on the area to help contain the …
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On December 13, both the Avon Town Council and the Erie Board of Trustees adopted building codes that require all new one- and two-family homes to be protected with installed home fire sprinklers. During the code process in both towns, there was a discussion about passing the code without the fire sprinkler requirement.
The United States is facing a shortage of 911 dispatchers across the nation forcing many calls to go unanswered. The National Emergency Number Association estimates there is a 31 percent shortage of operators.
The public and news organizations lost the ability to monitor the radio communications of taxpayer-funded first responders on Feb. 15 when the final phase of the city’s $15 million conversion from an analog system to an encrypted Motorola P25 digital system wrapped up. The media’s access was eventually replaced by sporadic HPD notification emails that …
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In a recent poll, an overwhelming majority of FireRescue1 readers said their department was not considering the purchase or even researching the possibility of adding an electric apparatus to their fleet. The resistance and skepticism surrounding the topic is not surprising, said FireRescue1 Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor: “By nature, most of us are slow …
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