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Volunteers Can Use SAFER, Too
More than ever, volunteer fire departments need to apply for federal grants to stay afloat, said Geoff Maloon, a grant-writing consultant and full-time firefighter/paramedic with the Milpitas (Calif.) Fire Department.
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Harris Debuts Firefighter Locator
Harris Corp. today introduced the GR-100 system, a wireless solution that transmits firefighter locations to command-and-control officers? laptops. The system has multiple components, including accuracy-enhancing algorithms, inertial sensors and GPS that lets users track personnel throughout an incident, said John Facella, the company?s director of public safety.
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CAD Software Accepts, Prioritizes Multimedia Messages
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10 Tips for Winning a SAFER Grant
There are tricks to writing grants, and SAFER is no different, said Geoff Maloon, a grant-writing consultant and full-time firefighter/paramedic with the Milpitas (Calif.) Fire Department.
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Wall, Carr Earn 2010 Chief of the Year Honors
Both chiefs will be honored on Aug. 26 at the opening session of the International Association of Fire Chiefs? (IAFC) 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference and Exhibition in Chicago.
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N.Y. Fire Department Installs Solar Panels, Expects to Save Nearly $200k
Solar Liberty installed 140 200-watt solar panels on Bellevue (N.Y) Fire District No. 9?s fire station. The panels are on track to produce more than 23 kilowatt hours of electricity per year for the station, said Nathan Rizzo, the company?s vice president. The new solar electric system was funded mostly by a $137,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
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Deadline Extended: Enter Your Station Project Today
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Digital Fireground Radios Undergo Second Round of Tests
The test is designed to compare digital and analog communication technology in laboratory representations of public-safety communications environments. Speech and noise from such environments will be tested in a manufacturer-independent manner using reference communication systems, which enable the testing of communications technology.
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Wildfire Study Urges Call-Center Consolidation, Volunteer Stipends
Earlier this year, San Diego County officials hired Citygate Associates to conduct a regional fire-deployment study that would assess the county?s fire-service resources, fire-suppression capabilities and shortcomings. The study came after a rash of fast-burning, acreage-charring fires hit the county.
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Fire Protection Research Foundation Receives Smart-Grid Grant
NIST is undertaking a comprehensive series of programs to help develop technology that enables next-generation power distribution throughout the smart grid, and the grant will support the standardization of such technologies
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