Technology Adds to Firefighting Toolbox
Charleston Post & Courier 11/02/08
Alarms sound and firefighters race through the night to a burning building along a crowded commercial strip. Adrenalin runs high. Every minute counts...more

Fire Pre-plans Save Assets and Lives in Highrise Structures
Fire & Rescue 4/07
There are many reasons why fire departments maintain pre-plans for commercial buildings. Firefighter safety, building familiarization, code compliance, and...more

FDIC 2007
Revenue Generator 3/30/07
Pre-planning is a hot topic right now. If done properly it can resolve interoperability issues...more

MDTs Installed in Apparatus
Bridgeton Fire Department 11/26/06
During the week of November 20, the Bridgeton Fire Department completed installation and activation of Data 911 Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs)...more

CommandScope Makes Pre-Plan Info Easy to Access
Fire Apparatus And Emergency Equipment 10/06
Ten departments in Pennsylvania and several in the Chicago area are using new software to retrieve critcal data and information while en route... more

Fire Departments Go High-Tech
Kane County Chronicle 8/3/06
Firefighters in North Aurora and St. Charles now have a new tool when they respond to an emergency... more

New Technology To See Inside Buildings Before Entering Them
FireFightingNews.com 7/25/06
New gadgets developed by a trio of suburban fire agencies are being used to give emergency crews detailed peeks inside buildings... more

Forefront of Fighting Fires
The Daily Herald 7/24/06
If you see firefighters using what look like laptop computers during a disaster one of these days, don't worry... more

Fire Department Goes High-Tech for Emergencies
Liberty Suburban Chicago - Republican 7/6/06
The St. Charles Fire Department is among four Chicago area departments using new software that will allow firefighters to retrieve critical data and information en route to or at scenes of an emergency... more