Fire Fighting

About two years ago, in 2014, Amir Elichai was walking along the beach when he was mugged by a  group of people. Amir immediately...

Tyco Innovation, a branch of that global leader in fire and security solutions, has snagged up some inventive Israeli startups that could help save...

Fires in skyscrapers are considered some of the most dangerous, as was depicted in the 1974 American disaster film “Towering Inferno.” To help firefighters,...

When entering a burning building, one of the highest priorities for firefighters is to know the precise location of each team member at all...

Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) air traffic control system on 18 November. During the demonstration, Lockheed employed its UAS...

NMOTION UAS, a Kansas, US based company is aiming to make firefighter’s jobs much safer by bringing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology into the...

Dubai has sealed a deal with Martin Jetpack in order to have its firefighters armed with technology that could allow them to fly up...

A new drone under development at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln could change the way wildfires are fought – and encourage the use of prescribed...

We’ve heard numerous times how unmanned aerial vehicles were interfering with firefighters’ work when they were hovering around their helicopters. Different laws have been...

How can first responders be sure they’ve taken care of everyone in the scene? And what if one of the injured, unconscious behind the...

Olga Grosman In recent years, technology has been focusing on better equipping first responders in different conditions and scenarios. A conference held on Thursday at the...

Olga Grosman Imagine a scenario where whoever came to save you is injured during the rescue effort. Perhaps they were burned from the raging fire, or inhaled...

A joint project between NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a smart program that will do just about anything...

Surely you’ve all gone off for a few days’ vacation in some remote location and failed to leave your worries behind. Some of us,...

Although the realities of the fire fighters’ job has changed, the governmental regulations have not. The number of calls to the fire department in...

The first thing that probably comes to any person’s mind in using unmanned aerial platforms is military needs, and especially missions gathering visual intelligence...

The fire and rescue department’s fire fighting fleet has grown and now has 14 planes, after completing the purchase of six new airplanes, which...

In the past, when people lived in the 1950’s, they must have thought that fire departments of the future will make extensive use of...

Airbus Helicopters announced that it has received an order of two more Dauphin helicopters along with the three others scheduled for delivery later this...

 The state of Oregon's fire fighters have begun using visual information coming straight from a NASA satellite and into their computer screens, helping them...

Even with a map of the building, firefighters often have to grope their way forward if smoke has badly affected visibility, feeling their way along...

Future Forces For HLS Future Forces 4 HLS   The upcoming conference for the HLS Future Forces is to be held on July 21st, bringing with...