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WFC News

Posted: Aug 4, 2017

RapidSOS Announces Partnerships To Link Wearables to First Responders in an Emergency

RapidSOS, an advanced emergency technology company, today announced partnerships with five wearable companies — WiseWear, Fusar, Kairos, Lumenus, and ROAR for Good to provide a rich data link to 911 from their wearable products. The partnerships will allow users to connect to 911 through the push of a panic button or by detection from a wearable device during a crash or medical emergency.

911 systems today can immediately identify and locate landline calls in emergency situations. Yet, calls from mobile phones often cannot be precisely located by these systems and callers typically must speak their location and other information to 911 to get the help they need.

RapidSOS’ Emergency Platform links data from multiple sensors on wearable devices — including real-time health information, precise location, emergency type, and stored user profile information – to 911 and first responders during an emergency.

What previously was limited to a voice conversation and limited data is now transformed into a rich data link to 911. The result is 911 call takers with the information they need to dispatch appropriate help, first responders with unprecedented situational awareness, and customers who can receive emergency help faster during an emergency.

“Our mission is to build transformative technology to save lives,” said Michael Martin, CEO and co-founder of RapidSOS. “By partnering with innovative wearable companies, we are enhancing access to emergency services for people nationwide — allowing for faster response and improved emergency outcomes.”

"WiseWear is excited to start equipping our customers with advanced emergency data services backed by RapidSOS in order to better keep our customers safe and secure during crucial moments in their lives,” said Jerry Wilmink, CEO and Founder of WiseWear.

"Nothing is more important to us than reducing assaults and empowering women. It drives everything we do at ROAR, and that's why we chose RapidSOS as our 911 integration partner," said Anthony Gold, Co-founder & COO of ROAR for Good.

RapidSOS is partnering with leading technology companies to link wearables, connected cars, mobile phones, and IoT sensors directly to 911 and first responders.&

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Dummerston's New Fire Substation, Bigger, More Usable

Posted: Aug 4, 2017

Dummerston's New Fire Substation, Bigger, More Usable

DUMMERSTON - Firefighters here should have their substation back up and running in the next couple weeks. "We're very excited," West Dummerston Assistant Fire Chief Richard Cogliano said Thursday during a tour. "Coming from a station that was dark, had water issues, had electrical issues, was small and cramped - this is huge for us.

Getting about 200 to 220 calls a year, Cogliano said the station fits the small department's needs.

"For us, it's definitely huge," he said, noting that the building is only slightly larger in square feet than its predecessor, but it's now one floor rather than two. "We took the meeting room that was on the second floor and we added it onto the back of the building. We made the bay slightly larger. We squared off the building. The ceilings are definitely higher so we have no issues with fit of the trucks and the apparatus, where our Engine 2 could not fit in here before."

When other departments had come to cover the Dummerston station during calls in the past, Cogliano said, they had to keep their trucks outside. That can create problems in the winter; pumps can freeze up.

A new truck is supposed to make its way to the department next year.

"So that means we'd have two trucks that wouldn't fit in here," Cogliano said, "and that's not workable."

Work Continues on New Lebanon Fire Station

The station, named the Joe Hayes Fire Hall No. 4 after the late Councilor Joe Hayes, will be at the intersection East Division Street and State Route 109. Henry and Hank McCall donated the land in front of Wilson Bank & Trust to the city last year.

The council, city officials and Dowell decided to alter the fire hall design in 2015 after the original round of bids featured estimated costs of $2.4 million and $2.5 million, which were about $1 million more expensive than the earliest estimated costs.

Dowell made several changes to the previously bid fire hall design that altered the fire hall to an 8,500-square-foot, two-bay station from an 11,000-square-foot, three-bay hall that was originally bid.

Dowell previously said the absence of a fire station near the area could be a reason it hasn’t seen much industrial and business growth, noting the area has a higher Insurance Services Office or ISO rating than the rest of the city.

Harker Heights: Central Fire Station Undergoes $4 Million Renovation

The Harker Heights Central Fire Station is getting a $4 million face lift. Harker Heights Fire Chief Paul Sims said construction started in June, and is scheduled to be complete in March of 2018. This is the first major re-model for the Harker Heights Fire Department, which is nearly 32 years old, Sims said.

This is the first major re-model for the Harker Heights Fire Department, which is nearly 32 years old, Sims said.

The renovations include adding onto the existing building to create a separate space for administration offices.

The current structure will continue to hold the firetrucks and EMS vehicles, Sims said.

It is also being re-modeled to hold private rooms, bathrooms and common spaces for the firefighters.

"This is their home for a third of their life, each and every shift, and when you take that into account, they need to have the space to do what they need to do, just as if they were at home, but be in a ready state of response,” Sims said.

Toward the back of the property, a separate building is being constructed into a gym and training facility for both firefighters and all city employees as well.

Car on Fire Hydrant After Crash with Hamilton Fire Truck | Hamilton

The Great American Eclipse will be visible across the country on August 21. In the Miami Valley, the solar eclipse will begin shortly after 1 p.m. Aug. 21. It will take the moon almost three hours to cross the face of the sun, from one side to the other.

One firefighter and a woman in a car were taken to a hospital as a precaution following a collision between a Hamilton Fire Department engine and a car.

There was a small amount of damage to the right front bumper of the fire truck. The impact forced the car to land atop a fire hydrant.

WFC News

RapidSOS Announces Partnerships To Link Wearables to First Responders in an Emergency

Dummerston's New Fire Substation, Bigger, More Usable

Work Continues on New Lebanon Fire Station

Harker Heights: Central Fire Station Undergoes $4 Million Renovation

Car on Fire Hydrant After Crash with Hamilton Fire Truck | Hamilton

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