3M Scott Fire & Safety V Series of thermal imaging cameras has debuted with the V320, a simple, lightweight, and tactical thermal imaging solution. The V320 has a high-resolution 320x240 sensor that allows firefighters to navigate through zero-visibility conditions. Lightweight at 2.2 pounds and durable, the V320 performs in extreme high-temperature environments with minimal maintenance. Additionally, the new V320 has a removable, rechargeable battery that offers up to eight hours of service. The V Series complements 3M Scott’s X Series of thermal imaging cameras, which includes the X380N. The X380N thermal imager provides image quality of 384x288 and advanced technology capabilities including 2,000°F dynamic range, tactical color, integrated laser pointer, and hot and cold spot tracker.
www.3MScott.com, 704-291-8300
FLIR Systems, Inc. DroneSense–FLIR Edition is a drone flight management software platform designed for public safety applications. FLIR announced a strategic investment in DroneSense, an Austin, Texas, based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) software platform maker, and this is the first product under that collaboration. DroneSense-FLIR Edition combines thermal and visual imaging processing with flight data planning and management capabilities across public safety organizations to help improve incident response. It streams FLIR thermal sensor data directly into the software, making it a single-source, fully integrated software platform for drones used in incident response applications such as fires, floods, missing persons search and rescue, disaster damage assessment, and more. It includes features such as autonomous flight control; live video streaming, both on-scene and off site; and drone asset and compliance management capabilities.
www.flir.com/dronesense
RAMFAN EX500 and EX520 fan models will come equipped with four high-intensity LED lights, which will allow these fans to function during low-visibility and nighttime operations. The dimensions of the EX500 and EX520 models will remain the same. No loose accessories will be added, but the addition of 400 lumens of high-intensity flood lighting will make these two models more efficient. Also included is an on/off toggle integrated into the control panel, and the lighting and control panel meets IP66 degrees of ingress protection.
http://ramfan.com/specification/ex500ex520-2/, 619-670-9590
Posted: Jan 1, 2019
3M Scott Fire & Safety V Series of thermal imaging cameras has debuted with the V320, a simple, lightweight, and tactical thermal imaging solution. The V320 has a high-resolution 320x240 sensor that allows firefighters to navigate through zero-visibility conditions. Lightweight at 2.2 pounds and durable, the V320 performs in extreme high-temperature environments with minimal maintenance. Additionally, the new V320 has a removable, rechargeable battery that offers up to eight hours of service. The V Series complements 3M Scott’s X Series of thermal imaging cameras, which includes the X380N. The X380N thermal imager provides image quality of 384x288 and advanced technology capabilities including 2,000°F dynamic range, tactical color, integrated laser pointer, and hot and cold spot tracker.
www.3MScott.com, 704-291-8300
FLIR Systems, Inc. DroneSense–FLIR Edition is a drone flight management software platform designed for public safety applications. FLIR announced a strategic investment in DroneSense, an Austin, Texas, based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) software platform maker, and this is the first product under that collaboration. DroneSense-FLIR Edition combines thermal and visual imaging processing with flight data planning and management capabilities across public safety organizations to help improve incident response. It streams FLIR thermal sensor data directly into the software, making it a single-source, fully integrated software platform for drones used in incident response applications such as fires, floods, missing persons search and rescue, disaster damage assessment, and more. It includes features such as autonomous flight control; live video streaming, both on-scene and off site; and drone asset and compliance management capabilities.
www.flir.com/dronesense
RAMFAN EX500 and EX520 fan models will come equipped with four high-intensity LED lights, which will allow these fans to function during low-visibility and nighttime operations. The dimensions of the EX500 and EX520 models will remain the same. No loose accessories will be added, but the addition of 400 lumens of high-intensity flood lighting will make these two models more efficient. Also included is an on/off toggle integrated into the control panel, and the lighting and control panel meets IP66 degrees of ingress protection.
http://ramfan.com/specification/ex500ex520-2/, 619-670-9590
Posted: Jan 1, 2019
PHOTO - Pierce County firefighters praised a young father who drove a burning vehicle out of a parking garage last week at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.
Central Pierce Fire and Rescue posted on Twitter Thursday that the man’s car caught fire in the garage, and that his quick action saved other vehicles and the garage itself.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 10:41:42 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune
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PHOTO - Pierce County firefighters praised a young father who drove a burning vehicle out of a parking garage last week at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.
Central Pierce Fire and Rescue posted on Twitter Thursday that the man’s car caught fire in the garage, and that his quick action saved other vehicles and the garage itself.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 10:41:42 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune
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The Mt. Lebanon (PA) Fire Department had a number of issues to be addressed in the specs for a new pumper, mainly a rear-mount pump, strict angles of approach and departure, dual hydraulic ladder racks, as low a hosebed as possible, and both Class A and Class B foam tanks. Mt. Lebanon found the answer to their needs from Rosenbauer.
“Our district is in the foothills of Pennsylvania where we are a first-ring suburb outside of Pittsburgh,” says Rodger Ricciuti, Mt. Lebanon’s deputy chief. “We needed a pumper that has a drivetrain geared toward the low-end torque because we wanted pickup rather than top speed because of all the hills we encounter,” Ricciuti says. “There are some very steep transitions on some of the roads in town.”
Ricciuti points out that light rail transit runs through town and includes a 2,800-foot-long tunnel. “We have a suburban character to our fire district with an urban density,” he says. “US 19 highway cuts us in half, and we have three high schools as well of lots of other large residential and commercial buildings to deal with.”
1 Rosenbauer built this rear-mount custom pumper for the Mount Lebanon (PA) Fire Department on a Commander chassis with a 60-inch-long, 100-inch-wide cab with 11-inch raised roof. (Photos 1-5 courtesy of Rosenbauer.)
2 The pumper is powered by a Cummins 500-hp 12-liter ISX12 engine and an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission.
3 The pumper’s physical specs include a 193-inch wheelbase, 32-foot 10-inch overall length, and 10-foot 2-inch overall height.