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Nine firefighters sacrificed their lives in Beirut — Why?
On August 4th, the day of the Beirut explosion, 10 brave responders walked into a situation with very little knowledge of the dangers that laid ahead of them, ready to put the wet stuff on the red stuff until it was too late.
Trust in the Fire Service is Paramount to Preserve in Today’s Modern World!
All of us watched on December 2, 2016, at approximately 11:20 PM when this horrible fire broke out in a former warehouse converted into an artist collective with living spaces known as Ghost Ship. There isn’t a single city in America that can afford what happened in the City of Oakland California — a $32 million legal settlement.
Why Fire Pre-plan Standards Are Not An Option According To ISO
An Improved ISO Score can have a big impact on your insurance rating and economic risk. Watch this quick video, as Thomas Weber, National Director ISO Community Hazard Mitigation, talks about the challenges you face when pre-planning your fire district.
Happy 27th Birthday to the PDF!
PDFs are still being used by Fire Crews even though better solutions exist, it’s time for the PDF to retire. That’s right. On June 15, 1993, Adobe first introduced the PDF, a digital file that is used across operating systems, “hassle free”. (Adobe claimed it as a...
Why fire inspection and pre-plan data doesn’t need to connect with your RMS
Connecting fire inspection data with legacy RMS systems sounds great, but often reduces efficiency and creates unnecessary redundancies.As a Division Chief at the Hall County (GA) Fire Marshal's office, I get asked questions about all the different software we use on...
Remote Pre-planning in the Time of COVID-19
Remote data collection is a strategy that many APX Customers have successfully used while limiting time spent in public space, to not only drive efficiency—a valuable thing with a reduced staff—but to create and update pre-plans when site visits are limited/not possible.
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