Streaming video and firefighting

Firefighting teams have to make immediate decisions informed by years of training and experience. The question is, will live video streaming from the incident enhance effectiveness or impede rapid decisions on the ground? Our experience working with a wide variety…

The case for training all responders in preservation of evidence

It is a rare firefighter who, in the excitement of a fire event, thinks of a fire scene as a place filled with valuable forensic evidence. Although we may think of the fire itself as the reason evidence is destroyed…

Fire and Rescue NSW – Planning for the Future

The delivery of Fire, Rescue and Hazmat services in today’s complex operating environment presents significant challenges for leaders within Emergency Services. Improving today’s operational performance in addition to planning for the challenges and changes of the future requires a high…

UAVs and Firefighting

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (also known as UAVs or Drones) can provide many benefits to firefighters, feeding back vital footage and information to assist in extinguishing fires as quickly as possible. The way in which the devices can help are through…