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Table of Contents: 1.) Congressman Calls for Investigation of EPA's ‘Neglect and Lies’ Following 9/11 2.) New Study Examines Hazards and PPE Needs for First Responders 3.) New Firefighter Accountability System Unveiled
DETECTION, PROTECTION, AND MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS What kind of hell are you stepping into? Having the right backup can be the difference between an incident a disaster. That means having 100% reliable hazard evaluation tools that let you understand the exact nature of a threat - before someone finds out the hard way. Click here for more information on Thermo Electron's Detection, Protection and Measurement solutions.
9/11 1. Congressman Calls for Investigation of EPA's ‘Neglect and Lies’ Following 9/11 The former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency discusses the inability of first reponders to communicate with each other due to the challenges of interoperability among communication systems. James Lee Witt says he has seen the devastation and felt the heartache and pain that disasters can cause. "I know that if we could have communicated more quickly and easily that we could have lessened that pain," he admits. View Full Story
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FIRST RESPONDERS 2. Underutilized Responders New Study Examines Hazards and PPE Needs for First Responders A new report prepared by RAND at the request of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health pinpoints some of the situations in which emergency responders face the greatest risk and the gaps in the development of the technology crucial to saving their lives. "Emergency responders face a wide range of serious hazards in their jobs," state the report's authors, "which places them at high risk for occupational injury or death. This risk is mitigated by their using various forms of personal protective technologies (PPTs), such as protective garments, respiratory protection, environmental monitoring and communications equipment, and practices and protocols that focus on safety." View Full Story
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COMMUNICATIONS 3. New Firefighter Accountability System Unveiled A new product unveiled by Motorola at the 2003 Fire-Rescue International Conference, Aug. 22-25, at the Dallas Convention Center could prove to be a lifesaver for some first responders. The mobile Fireground Communications System provides on-scene, automated personnel monitoring for firefighters. At the conference, members of the Tulsa Fire Department discussed the beta test they conducted of the mobile communications system.
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