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Posted: Dec 7, 2017

New Winthrop (ME) Fire Station Expected to Open by May

The new $1.8 million station is expected to be finished in mid-May, but construction has been continuing on schedule and could finish sooner, said Dan Brooks, chief of the Winthrop Fire Department, during a tour of the site Tuesday. So far, a wooden shell of the four-bay station has been raised, with a tower that will be used to dry hoses and train firefighters rising prominently above its roof. On Tuesday, workers were beginning to wire the two-story building for electricity. By January, they hope to install insulation and have a propane heating system running in some of the interior spaces, Brooks said.
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Posted: Dec 7, 2017

Orlando Buys Solar Energy for Fire Stations

That’s enough power, according to city staffers, for 17 fire stations and the nine-story city hall.  

Dyer said city government must “walk the walk” in clean-energy efforts.  

That $15 million plant, cranking out enough energy for 2,100 homes, will be dedicated Thursday by Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs as the Kenneth P. Ksionek Community Solar Farm.

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Posted: Dec 7, 2017

New Wilton (CT) Fire Apparatus Receives Blessing

It was the official blessing of Engine 1, which the department purchased at a cost of $578,000 from the Rosenbauer fire truck company, made in the United States.
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Posted: Dec 7, 2017

Vancouver firefighters extinguish fire that damaged home's living room; occupant treated for minor injuries

Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire Thursday morning on Northwest Bernie Drive in Vancouver that left the home’s occupant with minor injuries. Fire District 6 spokesman Dave Schmitke said the initial call for the fire came in at 9:37 a.m. at the 650o block of Northwest Bernie Drive. The agency responded with two engines, and Vancouver Fire Department deployed another to assist.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2017 11:44:36 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Dec 7, 2017

Dronefly.com Introduces an Infographic for Firefighting Drone Use Applications


Dronefly.com, the largest thermal drone provider in North America has just released its second infographic, this time it is all about the applications of drones and firefighting.

Dronefly, a leader in commercial drone solutions has been working alongside officials to identify and develop solutions for firefighting and rescue operations. Our goal with this infographic is to educate the public and other first responders on the many benefits of drones. These benefits include a quickly deployable aerial overview, a lower cost compared to manned aircraft, payload drop systems, and thermal camera payload options.

The Four Key Firefighting Uses

  • Scene Monitoring - Rapid aerial assessment of burning structures. See through smoke with thermal imaging cameras and identify hotspots.
  • Search & Rescue - Search over large areas of hard to reach land and identify missing people with thermal drone cameras.
  • Wildland Firefighting - Understand current fire conditions and reduce risk through better ground crew monitoring.
  • Post Fire or Disaster Assessment - Survey and map the scene to assess damage or to search for missing people.

“The application of drones to work alongside public safety agencies is the future as they have the ability to reach and see places where humans cannot. With cameras, payload drop systems and flood lights drones can be configured to assist ground crews in any situation. Why wouldn't a public safety agency want to use this technology especially if it could keep fire crew safe, making sure they get home at the end of their shift?” said Robert Scott, Vice President of Business Development at Dronefly.com.

For more information about Dronefly's Firefighting Drone Infographic, visit: https://www.dronefly.com/pages/firefighting-drones-drones-in-the-field-infographic.

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