"The synergy between SAM, Captium, and HURST Jaws of Life extrication tools with Connect contributes to a unified vision where technology amplifies operations without overshadowing the human element"
"In the realm of public safety, where rapid technological advancements constantly redefine the parameters of service and rescue, the echoes of the past may provide a grounding perspective. Fire service members with decades of experience reflect on times when equipment and techniques were starkly different.
Veteran firefighters recall tales from the "old timers" days when crew members clung to the tailboard and sat exposed without radios or headphones. The crew members traversed freezing temperatures and sunburn. It was a time when diamond plate engine covers, with small doors to check the engine fluids, could serve to thaw a firefigher's hands or provide a checkered burn to an unsuspecting forearm during the searing heat of summer. It was a period when only the captain had a radio, and deployment of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) was delayed as harnesses, cylinders, and face pieces were stored in cumbersome boxes in high side apparatus compartments."
Published in Fire Apparatus. Author: Kirk McKinzie
