Informative Essay: Computer Technology In The Fire Service
Computer Technology in the Fire Service
Brent Lefebvre Mount Wachusett Community College
Abstract
This abstract will discuss how computer technology is used in the fire service today.
I will clarify how in today’s world everything revolves around technology, mainly computer technology. In the fast paced world we live in, everyone is looking for a way to help get the job done faster and easier, including the fire service. The fire service continues to adopt new procedures and methods associated with the use of computers and computer controlled devices. On a typical work day, I come in contact with a minimum of five pieces of technology that in some way, shape or form has something to do with a computer, most occasions …show more content…
This meter is essentially a small handheld computer that monitors the atmosphere that it is in and determines the levels of four pre-calibrated gases to indicate to the firefighter is it is safe to be there or not. It helps us to detect faulty heating appliances by telling us if the appliance is burning its fuel completely or not. Without these gas meters a simple call would turn into a two hour ordeal while we tried to find out what was wrong instead of being able to look at the screen and see exactly what we …show more content…
(1999, July 2). Firefighters Use Computers to Prevent Flames. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jul/02/local/me-52206
GIS Technology and Applications for the Fire Service . (n.d.). ESRI. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/fire-service-gis-applications.pdf
ICMA: Leaders at the Core of Better Communities. (n.d.). How Police and Fire Department Use Computers For Training. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://icma.org/en/BlogPost/1568/How_Police_and_Fire_Department_Use_Computers_For_Training
Kleane, B. J., & Sanders, R. E. (2008). Structural firefighting: strategy and tactics (2nd ed.). Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
News. (2010, August 15). New system shaves time for Rialto Fire Department. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20100816/new-system-shaves-time-for-rialto-fire-department
Raney, R. (1998, October 14). Fighting Fire With Technology as Computers Help Out. The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from
Brent Lefebvre Mount Wachusett Community College
Abstract
This abstract will discuss how computer technology is used in the fire service today.
I will clarify how in today’s world everything revolves around technology, mainly computer technology. In the fast paced world we live in, everyone is looking for a way to help get the job done faster and easier, including the fire service. The fire service continues to adopt new procedures and methods associated with the use of computers and computer controlled devices. On a typical work day, I come in contact with a minimum of five pieces of technology that in some way, shape or form has something to do with a computer, most occasions …show more content…
This meter is essentially a small handheld computer that monitors the atmosphere that it is in and determines the levels of four pre-calibrated gases to indicate to the firefighter is it is safe to be there or not. It helps us to detect faulty heating appliances by telling us if the appliance is burning its fuel completely or not. Without these gas meters a simple call would turn into a two hour ordeal while we tried to find out what was wrong instead of being able to look at the screen and see exactly what we …show more content…
(1999, July 2). Firefighters Use Computers to Prevent Flames. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jul/02/local/me-52206
GIS Technology and Applications for the Fire Service . (n.d.). ESRI. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/fire-service-gis-applications.pdf
ICMA: Leaders at the Core of Better Communities. (n.d.). How Police and Fire Department Use Computers For Training. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://icma.org/en/BlogPost/1568/How_Police_and_Fire_Department_Use_Computers_For_Training
Kleane, B. J., & Sanders, R. E. (2008). Structural firefighting: strategy and tactics (2nd ed.). Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
News. (2010, August 15). New system shaves time for Rialto Fire Department. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20100816/new-system-shaves-time-for-rialto-fire-department
Raney, R. (1998, October 14). Fighting Fire With Technology as Computers Help Out. The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2014, from