The Benefits of Firefighter Tracking and Indoor Mapping

About this episode

This episode discusses the emerging technology of firefighter location tracking and indoor mapping for enhanced firefighter survival.

Firefighter location tracking is emerging as the next major leap in firefighter survival, following SCBA adoption and thermal imaging. In this episode of Fire Service Data and Tech Talk, Eddie Buchanan welcomes Peter Burke and Mike Cox to discuss the next wave in firefighter survival: location, indoor mapping, and connected telemetry. The panel highlights the promise of this new technology and the standards, policy, and work still needed to bring it to every firefighter. This podcast is brought to you by Esri: https://www.esri.com/en-us/home

People in this episode

Host: Eddie Buchanan

Guests: Peter Burke, Mike Cox

Topics covered

• firefighter tracking
• indoor mapping
• firefighter survival
• connected telemetry
• technology standards
• fire service

Keywords

• firefighter tracking
• indoor mapping
• survival technology
• connected telemetry
• fire service standards

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