Firefighters

given a limited budget (meaning – cost effective and cost efficient) what type(s) of technology should fire departments consider to help make the fire ground safer? Base your answer on your reading and outside internet research. Some examples include: integrated personal alarm locators into a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), incident mapping technology, and digital fire ground accountability programs.

Consider technology, innovation and implementation and how it impacts the fire service – think of the fiscal impact on an organization, the use, the reliability and successful reality of complexity. Consider additional personal online research to help frame your answer.

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Firefighters are often exposed to environments that are highly variable such as extreme temperatures and thermal flux. Considering a limited budget, the fire department should use technology such as the integrated personal alarm locators into a self-contained breathing apparatus which will assist in making fire grounds safer…

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