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Saving precious lives is what RFID intends to achieve
in The RFID Weblog, on March 31, 2009
...ders become disoriented the sensors installed would come to the rescue. In case of any problem the firefighting chief could give instructions from outside to its men so that rescue operations are not ...
X Sting Wish stops the fire
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 6, 2008
Sometimes, designers take a look at devices and ask why we do things a certain way. Take fire extinguishers, for example. They are confusing to use with a canister in one hand and a hose in the other. Controls are hardly instinct, so designer Adam Scott has created the X Sting Wish.
As yo...
National Interagency Fire Center: Where There's Smoke....
in The Outdoor Weblog, on May 26, 2008
With the camping, hiking and general outdoors season in full swing, another traditional summertime season has begun - Forest fire season.
Anyone heading into the wilds needs to check on local fire conditions before venturing out to their favorite back country recreational area. At the ...
Replay: The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: The Crazy Kayaker
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 31, 2008
...e having the technology at my fingertips. Generously provided by Rick Tessner, owner of Onnadayr IT Firefighting and Prevention.
3. My Optimus Nova multi-fuel stove, donated by Backcountry.com. It bu...
Classic Cars Blogger Looks Up, Sees 60-Year-Old Flying Boat Overhead
in Classical Drives, on November 7, 2007
... 7200 gallon water tanks in a conversion to water bombers. Sadly, one was lost with its crew during firefighting operations in 1961 and a second was destroyed ashore during a 1962 hurricane. The remai...
Firefighting IT
in The CIO Weblog, on October 26, 2007
... in Southern California.
The video embedded above is another example of technology's impact on firefighting and how fire managers are using it to stay informed; it's a time lapse of still web...
The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Jacob van der Merwe (Part 2)
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 24, 2007
This is the second part of the interview with Jacob van der Merwe. See part one below .
The Mississippi River is 2,000 miles long. How did you plan, research, and prepare logistics, food, and lodging for this trip?
My planning progress was (still is) somewhat organic in nature, in that o...
Phase Change Materials
in The Techwear Weblog, on February 21, 2007
I found this entry about Phase Change Materials on a "Flog", a fake Weblog. However, the copy is pretty comprehensive and the topic interesting as well.
Because the weblog's aim is to make google crazy I will not link to it. You'll find the whole text in the extended entry.
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New York City Stunned By Seth Godin's Blogging Iceberg
in The CIO Weblog, on April 1, 2005
... when the berg was well into the harbor was Seth's secret
revealed. It started to rain, and the firefighting foam and shaving
cream that the berg was really made of washed away, uncovering the
whi...