Technology

The AskRail program gives dispatchers information on train contents and provides FFs with hazmat training additional chemical details

Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages

San Francisco Fire Department Chief Jeanine Nicholson presented regulators 55 written reports of the robotaxis interfering with emergency response

Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper

Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper

Cyber attacks are increasing; the federal government and many states are fighting back with cybersecurity grants

Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way

Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment

Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country

Proponents say the robot will save lives by sending it into dangerous scenarios such as barricades or standoffs, or in situations that might involve explosives

Grants totaling $1.5M will outfit Gary officers with dash cams, body-worn cameras and more

The agency will use the L3Harris PatrolSim simulator for routine training for new and existing officers and remedial training for officers who get into accidents

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Orange County decision affects devices used by over 18,000 employees, except as necessary for law enforcement purposes

"Our high-fidelity program is designed to look very realistic," said Dr. Nicholas Kman, professor of emergency medicine at Ohio State College of Medicine