Incident commander can track movements inside a building
TACOMA, Wash. (KING5 News) – When firefighters take on a fire at a large building or warehouse, there are concerns about ‘mayday scenarios,’ where a firefighter becomes trapped or disoriented and needs to be rescued.
A University of Washington professor and his students are now developing technology that could help keep firefighters safer in those types of scenarios.
Professor Matthew Tolentino has a background in hardware and software design and development with Intel. Five years ago, he started teaching full-time at UW and started researching how sensors in buildings might be able to help first responders. READ MORE
