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IAFC Partners with Intermedix and Esri to Build the National Mutual Aid System
October 26, 2017FAIRFAX, Va., REDLANDS, Calif. and NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The International Association of Fire Chiefs, the international fire service leader, Intermedix, the…
Read full articleLincolnwood Adopts CommandScope First Responder Tech
June 24, 2015Lincolnwood has become the latest northwest suburb of Chicago to adopt the CommandScope all-digital first responder technology. The all-digital pre-plan program will cover all major buildings in the community and tie in neatly with the neighboring townships creating a network of pre-plan information for primary and mutual aid fire departments.
Read full articleEngulfed in an Instant
June 18, 2012The calm afternoon and the lives of those living in the retirement community of Mayfair Mews in Virginia Beach were forever changed just after noon on April 6. It was at that moment when a U.S. Navy F/A-18 jet with a student pilot and trainer on board experienced serious engine failure from nearby Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and plunged to the ground, crash landing into the buildings and courtyard of an apartment complex. Instantly, several buildings were engulfed in flames fed by jet fuel. The dark black plumes of thick smoke could be seen miles away.
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