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The United States government spends billions of dollars on its military every year. Guns, tanks, and bulletproof vests aren’t cheap, but they’re necessary. Another type of technology that military members must have access to is night vision. This brief article will explain the role of night vision technology in the military and show that it’s something the […]

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Partnering with an industry leader in commercial vehicle crash testing, Braun is continually evaluating their ambulance models for crashworthiness. This footage features a side impact test with a Ford F-150. For more information, visit www.BraunStrong.com. According to CAPE, the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation, their facility is the only crash test facility of its kind […]

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The HERO Pipe puts the fire down on the floor above. The HERO Pipe (High-rise Emergency Response Offensive Pipe) is a telescopic master stream system that is safely deployed from the floor below a fire delivering the same GPM and PSI as traditional master stream devices. This is the live burn testing conducted by the […]

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Chinese firefighters used a rescue combination tool usually used to cut roof posts and door hinges in automobiles to cut off toy handcuffs from boy’s foot. After a bolt cutter failed to generate enough force to cut through handcuffs, firefighters in South China used a Hurst combination tool to cut through through handcuffs. www.jawsoflife.com Stay […]

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Pump up the bass to douse a blaze: George Mason students’ invention fights fires with sound waves. Seth Robertson and Viet Tran — two engineering students from George Mason University in Virginia — have invented a potentially revolutionary fire extinguisher that uses low-frequency sound waves instead of water, gas or foam with its messy overhaul. […]

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Hollywood Fire Station 27 of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). LAFD Station 27 Engine 27 Engine 227 Truck 27 Rescue 27 Rescue 827 USAR 27 LAFD’s BLS ambulance 827 (Rescue827) responding to a call. Station 27 is located in the famous Hollywood district. BLS ambulance “Rescue827” and ALS paramedic ambulance “Rescue27” both responding out […]

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TU Delft – Ambulance Drone simulation and description. The Ambulance-Drone is capable of saving lives with an integrated defibrillator. The goal is to improve existing emergency infrastructure with a network of drones. The new type of drone can travel in a straight line to the destination, travel over 62 miles/hour (100 km/h) and reach its […]

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The Firefighters of Donetsk: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 85). While the Ukrainian Army and Russian-backed rebels remain in conflict, everyday firefighting is taken to a new level. Fires start after bombs hit, and some firefighters no longer even flinch at the sound of an explosion nearby. Neighborhoods are peppered with tank trenches, where tanks and armored […]

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VIDEO: Mayor de Blasio Announces Major Initiative to Enhance NYPD Mobile Communication at One Exchange Plaza. The same information that was available at an NYPD police station desk on a desktop computer is now available with a police officer whenever he or she is carrying a tablet device. Three example cases … [1] 9-1-1 jobs […]

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ABC Affiliate WXYZ-TV: Are we failing our heroes and first responders? Medic 4 sits outside in their rig because bed bugs caused them to have to throw out their furniture. At Squad 6 moved into a firehouse that had ben closed, they had to get salvaged furniture from the old health department location. When Medic […]

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