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2012 | Book

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Interoperable Electronic Safety Equipment

Performance Requirements for Compatible and Interoperable Electronic Equipment for Emergency First Responders

Author: Casey C Grant

Publisher: Springer New York

Book Series : SpringerBriefs in Fire

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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About this book

Firefighters and other emergency first responders use a huge variety of highly specialized and critical technologies for personal protection. These technologies, ranging from GPS to environmental sensing to communication devices, often run on different systems with separate power supplies and operating platforms. How these technological components function in a single synergistic system is of critical interest to firefighter end-users seeking efficient tools. Interoperable ESE states that a standardized platform for electronic safety equipment (ESE) is both logical and essential. This book develops an inventory of existing and emerging electronic equipment categorized by key areas of interest to the fire service, documents equipment performance requirements relevant to interoperability, including communications and power requirements, and develops an action plan toward the development of requirements to meet the needs of emergency responders. This book is intended for practitioners as a tool for understanding interoperability concepts and the requirements of the fire service landscape. It offers clear recommendations for the future to help ensure efficiency and safety with fire protection equipment. Researchers working in a related field will also find the book valuable.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction and Background
Abstract
The fire service and other emergency first responders are currently benefiting from enhanced-existing and newly-developed electronic technologies for use with personal protective equipment (PPE) ensembles. In the last decade the rate of technological innovation has accelerated, and events such as those that occurred on 11 September 2001 have stimulated additional consideration of applications of this technology.
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Chapter 2. Literature Review
Abstract
Supporting background information is provided on this topic through a review of the published literature. The literature addresses various characteristics of importance, including general interoperability concepts, applicable technological innovation, specific emergency responder equipment, model regulations, policy, and future trends.
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Chapter 3. PPE Electronic Inventory
Abstract
The PPE electronic landscape is expansive and continually evolving. A general discussion is provided on this landscape, with particular emphasis on the Responder Knowledge Base that provides the most up-to-date summary of the available products within the subject area.
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Chapter 4. Performance Requirements for Interoperability
Abstract
This study provides support to the emergency response community by promoting the concept of a standardized platform/framework for electronic safety equipment. Previous sections of this report have provided a conceptual overview of this subject area based on a review of the literature and have presented an understanding of the inventory of existing and emerging electronic equipment categorized by key area of interest to the fire service.
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Chapter 5. PPE Electronic Equipment Workshops
Abstract
Two separate workshops were held in conjunction with this project and in support of project deliverables. The first was held on 19 September 2012 and addressed the specific sub-issue of intrinsic safety of portable electronic equipment used by emergency responders in hazardous environments. The second was held on 20 September 2012 and addressed the central deliverables of this project and focused on the performance requirements for emergency responder interoperable and compatible electronic safety equipment.
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Chapter 6. Recommendations
Abstract
As a result of the information gathered throughout this project, including the presentations and group discussions from the two workshops, the following recommendations have resulted, in no particular order of priority:
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Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Interoperable Electronic Safety Equipment
Author
Casey C Grant
Copyright Year
2012
Publisher
Springer New York
Electronic ISBN
978-1-4614-8277-2
Print ISBN
978-1-4614-8276-5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8277-2