http://cms.firehouse.com Firehouse en-us Copyright 2008 Cygnus Business Media Technology & Communications http://cms.firehouse.com Firehouse http://cms.firehouse.com/images/header_logo.gif 130 44 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:46:24 -0400 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:46:24 -0400 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=60595&sectionId=13 This plan is and will continue to be a joint initiative by public safety responders at the local, state and federal levels and the private sector. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=60595&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:46:24 -0400 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=59606&sectionId=13 Before new devices enter the market, manufacturers and the fire service must collectively evaluate the gear to see if there are operational incompatibility issues. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=59606&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Fri, 23 May 2008 13:58:29 -0400 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=58191&sectionId=13 On Sept. 25, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a bold new step by establishing the Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=58191&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:03:34 -0500 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=57489&sectionId=13 This month will be the last in which I am the regular author for the column. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=57489&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:19:22 -0500 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=57287&sectionId=13 In 2006, a couple of U.S. fire departments discovered that the voice audio from digital radios in the presence of background noises. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=57287&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:13:08 -0500 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=56308&sectionId=13 The usefulness of a TI in size-up can be affected by the type of construction. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=56308&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:29:03 -0400 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=55897&sectionId=13 After 15 months, the FCC has voted in favor of allowing the public safety agencies additional areas on the 700 MHz radio spectrum to allow for easier interoperability. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=55897&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:48:55 -0400 http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=55131&sectionId=13 Information, including vital signs and location, is transmitted and disseminated over a wireless hierarchal mesh network. technology_communications http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=55131&sectionId=13 rss@firehouse.com Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:17:09 -0400