Unit 20.3 P4 Tomasz Andrykowski
3 Different Types of Technological Equipment Used by the Fire Service
Fire Link
Fire link is a radio communication system, which allows fast response from other services like the police. Fire link is a quick communication system used in the fire service, it allows the fire service to gain the information’s about a crash, fire or any other incident that happened, this allows the fire service brigade to get the information’s quicker so they can get to the incident place quicker. This is a major improvement over other communication systems because this is directly going to them so they know it quicker that an accident has happened. By fire link the fire service also have the connection with other fire service stations so if one fire station is not enough for a fire station they can send a quick message to another fire station this is very quick and effective way to communicate in the fire service as it allows a quick link so the information’s can get across faster.
Thermal Imaging Cameras
Thermal Imaging Cameras are used in fire service in many various ways; it’s very useful because it makes the fire fighters job a bit safer and easier. Thermal imaging cameras are used for example when the fire fighters are trying to find the source of the fire, when they are looking for place of where the fire has been made as that place will be the warmest, thermal imaging cameras show you the temperature of everything around, they represent the temperature by different colour. When the fire fighters find out where the main fire is they can then directly attack it to put the fire down, because they know which bit of fire to tackle it’s easier for the fire fighters to put the fire down. Therefore the thermal imaging cameras are so helpful and
GPS
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