Israeli Fire Fighting Innovation: Airborne Rescue Platform
Yesterday a new airborne rescue platform was installed on an Israeli Air Force helicopter for the first time. This is the newest addition to...
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The Fire Fighting Heavy Hitters
Fire fighting doesn't just mean dowsing flames, it also means rescuing the wounded and trapped, often under very harsh conditions. Two important tools for...
New Israeli Fire Fighting Motorbikes
The Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority has recently purchased three fire-fighting motorbikes. The bikes will be used by the new quick response unit...
Learning from the Carmel Fire: Israel’s Fire Fighters
A professional review of the process of lesson-learning and renewal in the northern district of the national Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority reveals how...
Israeli Fire Fighters: New Recruits, Vehicles
121 new fire fighters joined the Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority personnel in Israel, including two women. At the end of their training they'll...
Israeli Fire Fighters Conduct Live Drills
The Fire Fighting Authority in Israel is conducting a series of live drills in the Judea and Samaria District, focusing on putting out building...
Israel Interested in Acquiring New Fire Fighting Aircraft
Pressure is on for Israel to improve its fire fighting fleet. A new version of the Airbus C-295 is being evaluated. In the wake...
Fighting Fire Over Water
The Israeli National Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority is focusing more and more on fire fighting at sea, developing new procedures and training programs...
Toxic Materials Disposal in Israel – New Developments
The Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority is now in charge of toxic materials monitoring and threat assessment, responsibilities previously held by the Environmental...
Phones Track Firefighters When the Heat is On
In the midst of a blaze, firefighters rely on teamwork to tackle the flames, save lives and get out safely. But getting a clear...
Predator UAS Saves Life in Rim Fire Disaster Relief Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that a MQ-1 Predator unmanned air systems (UAS) successfully supported firefighters in their efforts to contain California’s Rim Fire,...
The U.S. DHS evaluates new micro UAVs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon be taking new applications for its unmanned aircraft assessment program — a project that gives potential...
Robots to assist fire fighters
First response Firefighting robot creates 3D images of burning buildings’ interiors for rescuers.
Researchers develop novel robotic scouts that assist firefighters in residential and commercial...
The Dutch navy will use a simulator to get ready for...
On the heels of a delivery to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Environmental Tectonics Corp. has signed a contract for an additional disaster-management simulation...
Detecting fire in a reliable way
Telefire is equipping many public buildings in different countries with its very advanced fire detectors.
The Company's Fire & Gas Detectors plant specializes in developing...
New technology will help fire fighter to see in a burning...
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A team of Italian researchers has developed a new imaging technique that uses infrared (IR) digital holography to peer through chaotic conflagrations...
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A New Flight Simulation System Models the Chaos of Wildfires
Training helicopter pilots for wildfire missions is particularly difficult because the environment itself is constantly changing. Smoke, shifting winds, rising heat, and the interaction...
