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Posted: Apr 19, 2016

Video: Tuesday at FDIC International 2016

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Bobby Halton takes a look at Tuesday at FDIC International 2016.

FDIC 2016: Raising the Bar

Video: On the Training Grounds

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Posted: Apr 19, 2016

Honeywell Connected Responder Solutions Help Save the Lives of Those Who Help Save Lives

On today’s fireground, overhaul or HazMat site, whenever threats emerge, first responders can now respond faster, more effectively and safely than ever before. How? By utilizing off-the-truck connected safety solutions that provide head-to-toe protection and real-time incident knowledge.

For example, organizations can now integrate their myriad gas monitors, biometrics instrumentation, SCBA and location sensors, PPE, software applications and databases to create an accurate, real-time picture of the fireground. Prior to, and at the incident scene, departments can integrate their data, and apply city/state test and training safety policies to increase firefighter safety, productivity and efficiency.  

This is the future of safety, and Honeywell First Responder is leading the way.



Our future is about connecting sensors — whether they’re on your responders or the perimeter of the ‘hot zone’ — and then integrating the data to provide real-time visibility of the fireground and your firefighters. So you can know exactly what’s happening, the second it’s happening, and you can make better decisions — such as, correcting a small problem before it becomes a crisis, or saving a fellow firefighter’s life.

Today, more than ever, the Internet of Things (IoT) allows organizations and responders to obtain real-time data and information – and distribute that information to databases, or PCs, smart devices and command centers for compliance tracking and analysis. Honeywell’s vision of the Connected Responder applies to off-the-truck detection, protection, and information gathering, analyzing and applying data to make better, faster, more comprehensive decisions that protect responders, assets and the community.
 
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Posted: Apr 19, 2016

Rollover Colorado Ambulance Accident Kills Patient, Injures EMT and Driver

An accident northeastern Colorado early Sunday morning involving an ambulance killed a patient and injured the two responder staff members on board, the Morgan County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office said on its Facebook page that a Sedgwick County Ambulance Service unit with an EMT, first responder and patient was involved in a rollover accident east of Brush on Interstate 76.
According to the Julesburg Advocate, the ambulance lost control and rolled 1 1/4 times.

The patient was killed and the EMT in back was seriously injured. The driver was treated in Fort Morgan and released for lesser injuries.

According to the Colorado State Patrol, the ambulance was traveling at least 20 mph under the speed limit and was encountering inclement weather, the Julesburg Advocate reported.

The EMT was last reported in the Northern Colorado Medical Center in serious but stable condition, according to the Julesburg Advocate.

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Posted: Apr 19, 2016

Hornersville Gets New Fire Apparatus

For nearly two years, the Hornersville Fire Department has been without a fire truck. They were turned down twice for grants that they applied for through FEMA and have had to resort to using a truck loaned out by another town. Hornersville Assistant Fire Chief Terry Vaughn may have at least found a temporary solution, although it will still be at least six months before they have a truck that is up and running.
Vaughn recently submitted an emergency application to the Rural Forest Fire Equipment Center in Lebanon, Mo. and was approved for a truck. They will be picking it up today. For the last two years, Hornersville has been using a Kennett Fire Department reserve truck, and according to the Public Safety Director John Mallott, with his assistance they have written and submitted two grants through FEMA in an attempt to acquire the funding that Hornersville needs to purchase a new truck, but so far have been unsuccessful.

Vaughn finally submitted a call in application to the Rural Forest Fire Equipment Center and was approved on an emergency basis. The current Hornersville Fire truck has been down for two years and because it is a 70s model truck, Vaughn said that they could not find parts to fix it.

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Posted: Apr 19, 2016

Gonzales Fire Department Celebrates New Fire Apparatus

A crowd of former firefighters, elected leaders, community members and eager children gathered at the Gonzales Fire Station on Thursday evening to welcome a couple of new pieces of firefighting equipment to the family. Mainly, Engine 33 and Tender 32.
The official name of the event is a housing ceremony. It has its beginnings in the 19th century and is meant to transfer the old to the new. The wheels are washed by the firemen, as was custom from the old horse-and-buggy days where the wooden spokes of the wheels had to be kept moist after each fire to prevent cracking.

Schmidt joked that in days past, it was easy to find out where a fire in town was. All one had to do was follow the line of broken down fire trucks leading to it. And as they watched the new, $700,000 Engine 33 be custom built over the last several months, he couldn’t help but reminisce about how they had to build a couple of the trucks they are now retiring, without that kind of money.

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