First responder tracking breadcrumbs

    公开(公告)号:US10129704B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15634044

    申请日:2017-06-27

    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for tracking emergency responders. An emergency responder tracking system may comprise a beacon comprising a radio frequency module; a portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to receive a wireless signal from the beacon and transmit the wireless signal to a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a user interface and is configured to receive the wireless signal from the portable device and provide a map, in the user interface, of a location of the beacon; wherein the wireless signal comprises a unique identifier, a location of the beacon, a last detected location of an emergency responder, and/or current time.

    Weight bearing fall protection connector having a wireless fall indicator

    公开(公告)号:US11730984B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17076486

    申请日:2020-10-21

    CPC classification number: A62B35/0037 F16B45/02

    Abstract: A weight bearing fall protection connector includes a first connection member configured to attach the connector to a piece of fall protection equipment, and a second connection member configured to attach the connector to another piece of all equipment, with the connection members fixed to each other to transfer the weight of a worker in a fall event and for movement relative to each other between a ready position and a fall position. The connector further includes a breakable component having a retaining condition wherein the component maintains the members in a ready position and broken condition wherein the component allows the members to move to their fall position. The connector further includes a wireless fall indicator including a wireless transmitter and a switch configured to activate the wireless transmitter in response to movement of the members from the ready position to the fall position.

    Automated sensing of firefighter teams
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10672259B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US16233264

    申请日:2018-12-27

    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring emergency personnel during an emergency incident is disclosed. The emergency personnel wear wireless communication units (CU) including a short-range radio and a long-range radio. CUs are configured to periodically transmit a unique identification from the short-range radio of the CU, receive the unique identification transmitted from the short-range radio of any other CU within range of the short-range radio, and transmit a data packet from the long-range radio, each data packet containing the unique identification of the CU and all the unique identifications recently received from any other CUs. The system can include an incident command monitoring system including a computing device to access a personnel and unique identifier database and analyze the data packets and initiate an alert if the unique identification associated with one of the emergency personnel has not been received by the communication unit of a team member.

    Distance-learning safety retraction lanyard

    公开(公告)号:US10512801B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US15959078

    申请日:2018-04-20

    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a distance-learning safety retraction device (DLSRD) mechanically coupled to a fixed anchor point on a boundary-mapped surface, the DLSRD including two receivers in operable communication with a transmitter borne on a user. In an illustrative example, the DLSRD may determine an angle between a lanyard coupled to the user and a vertical plane between the two receivers. The DLSRD may include, for example, an extraction detector detecting an extracted length of the lanyard. The DLSRD may determine user proximity to a safe operating area boundary based upon a difference of a current extracted length of the lanyard to a learned extracted length associated with a current angle of the lanyard, for example. Various DLSRDs may be configured in a run-mode to apply a braking effect to the lanyard and/or to activate a warning device based upon the user's proximity to the boundary.

    Fall detection alert/alarm device and method

    公开(公告)号:US10223898B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US16067441

    申请日:2016-12-01

    Abstract: A fall detection/fall indicator device (20) that automatically senses when a user (14) of fall protection equipment, such as a fall harness (10), has experienced an arrested fall, the fall harness (10) having an electrical circuit (45) that is a closed circuit (46) in a first state and an open circuit (48) in a second state after an arrested fall, and an alert device (62) that is automatically responsive to the open circuit (48) to emit an alert/alarm to other personnel that an arrested fall has been experienced.

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