Search & Rescue Robots

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Apparatus Specs, Automation, Clean Cabs, IRT Technology, Wildland Urban Interface Discussed During First Day at FDSOA Conference in Scottsdale, AZ

Attendees at the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) Conference opening day sessions at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, AZ, heard presentations on clean cabs, telematics, emergency warning device automation, electrical system maintenance, developing apparatus specifications, and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) apparatus, among others.
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U.S. Navy Improves Robotic Firefighter to Fight Shipboard Fires at Sea

Working in conjunction with two colleges’ engineering students, the U.S. Navy has developed an adult-size robot that can carry a hose to fight live fire onboard Navy ships.  ALAN M. PETRILLO  
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Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.
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KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek

The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.
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