EMILY: Hydronalix Finds new Uses for Unmanned Surface Vessel Technology
, a retired fire chief who now works for Hydronalix. “It’s for public safety agencies. Not all police officers, firemen, fish and game wardens or park rangers are trained rescue swimmers, but they can perform a water rescue with this tool.”The Rockaway Beach Volunteer Fire Department in Oregon, which now has two EMILYs, used EMILY to save an entire family caught in a rip current in 2019. U.S. Marine Sgt. Hadden Sherman, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, assigned to 4th Platoon Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization (LEON), 1st EOD Company, 7th Engineer
JW Fishers Showcases Tech for Firefighters
Present day fire departments not only fight fires, but also answer medical calls, conduct rescue missions, assisting in evidence recovery, and execute underwater search operations. Underwater equipment manufacturer JW Fishers Manufacturing provides tools for fire departments across the globe.In April of 2018, JW Fishers attended the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The first conference was held in 1929 in Chicago and was organized to discuss training measures, standards and firefighting best practices. By 1939, attendance had reached a high of 247 people
JW Fishers’ ROVs Used for Tank Inspection Services
. A few of the many other agencies using JW Fishers search equipment are the FBI, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Underwater Recovery Team, Search & Rescue Society of British Columbia, Summit County Sheriff in Colorado, New Orleans Police Department, Delaware State Police, Oxnard Fire Department in California, Grand Prairie Fire Department in Texas, the Dubai Police, and Indonesia's National Search & Rescue Agency
Underwater Video Aids Scientists and Search Teams
within the county. The team has been using the Fishers towed video systems for a number of years and Captain Dale Appel reports, “the TOV has helped us recover many drowning victims, locate evidence, find submerged vehicles, sunken vessels and many other things.” Sterling Fire Department in Massachusetts and Morton County Sheriff’s Department in South Dakota are also using the video system to assist in their underwater operations. Both departments have JW Fishers DV-1 drop video which is lowered from the boat on a Kevlar reinforced cable to within a few feet of the bottom
Long Beach FD Strengthens SAR Capability
Shark Marine Technologies Inc. has delivered a Mako Diver Delivery System (DDS) to Long Beach Fire Department in California. The Mako DDS will be used in conjunction with one of two Navigator systems already in use with the department. The Mako will allow the divers longer search periods, due to less physical demand on the divers, also enabling programmed searches of a defined area. This allows the diver to concentrate scanning the area around him/her for drowned victims while the Mako DDS follows the search pattern. The goal of the Navigator was to decrease the time to find targets on
Homeland Security Selects Top Underwater Metal Detector
Units, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Border Patrol, Massachusetts and New York State Police, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Los Angeles Port Police in Calif., North Carolina Justice Academy, Jackson County Dive Unit in Wisc., Miramar Police in Fla., Colorado Springs Fire Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Laredo Fire Department and Wichita Falls Police in Texas, New Jersey State Police, National Police Dive Squad in New Zealand, Swedish Coast Guard, Japan’s National Police Agency and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dive Teams Depend on Detection Devices
reported, “We set up the SCAN-650 and found a target relatively quickly. A diver was splashed and confirmed it was the victim. The sonar was instrumental in helping make a fast recovery.” Another sonar being used by many teams including the Alaska State Troopers, Louisville Fire Department in Kentucky and Bingham County Search and Rescue in Idaho is side scan. Instead of deploying the device from a stationary position like the SCAN-650, the side scan sonar is towed behind the boat and scans hundreds of feet of ocean, lake or river bottom with each pass of the vessel allowing a
Shell Arctic Rig Protesters Detained and Released
the established safety zone but there were no reports of injuries and we encourage anyone on the water to make safety their number one priority." Personnel and assets from the USCG, Seattle Police Department, Port of Seattle Police Department, King County Sheriff's Office, Seattle Fire Department and Washington State Patrol were involved in the enforcement of the 500-yard safety zone. The USCG said its assets will continue to enforce the safety zone around the Polar Pioneer's transit north into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Planned protest activity is expected along the
Getting Defensive
and technical capabilities. Capabilities include: Laboratory/Facility Design, Operations and Maintenance; Operational Capability Assessments; Test and Evaluation; Acquisition and Operational Logistics; Installation and Checkout; Mine Warfare; and Anti-Submarine Warfare. Its products include: Fire Department Management System; Automated Notification System; Fire Station Alerting and Communications System; Electronic EMS Reporting System; and Incident Management and Control Systems. Progeny Systems Established in 1995, Progeny Systems is a privately-held, high-tech corporation headquartered
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