Firefighter Safety
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NASA
NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety
With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire. In April, researchers and firefighters gathered in southern Alabama…
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Press Releases
Coming soon from Fire Department Coffee…
Firefighters in the U.S. are 14% more likely of dying from cancer than the general population, according to research by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). Fire Department Coffee has made it their mission to help their brothers and sisters in the line of duty with the launch of their brand new LION Action Blend Coffee Roast being…
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Press Releases
MSA and JVCKENWOOD Team Up to Offer Firefighters Improved Voice Communication Capabilities
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Communicating clearly and effectively is always a challenge for firefighters given the prevalence of loud and often piercing background noise at a fire ground. Overcoming this hazard and making two-way communication between firefighters more reliable is the goal of a new collaborative effort between global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) and JVCKENWOOD, a…
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