FRG Year In Review Responder Technologies Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery - Highlights 2016 responder technologies.
Burn Saver is a sensor that provides real-time alerts to firefighters in dangerous thermal conditions. It informs them of rapid temperature increases, which will prevent self-contained breathing apparatus failure.
The Firefighter Accountability and Proximity System allows responders to locate a downed colleague via a ranging beacon in their self-contained breathing apparatus. Data is accurate to 3.28 feet and transmitted to incident command via smartphone app.
Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders (POINTER) is a tracking technology that uses low-frequency magnetic fields to trace signals through any building material, pinpointing firefighters’ location (within one foot) and orientation, and then relaying it to incident command.
Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment Virtual Training is a platform that allows law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire, unified command, and dispatch from across jurisdictions to virtually train on a simulated active shooter response.
The Wireless Physiological and Environmental Monitoring (WiPEM) system uses sensors to transmit responder data—such as pulse, respiration rate, and danger of heat exhaustion—to incident command via smartphone app.
X-Ray Scanning Rover quickly and accurately scans packages for leave-behind improvised explosive devices while keeping responders out of harm’s way. It provides real time, 3-D, multi-view images to identify critical components of suspicious packages.