WCFR FIREFIGHTERS NOW ARMED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT THAT WILL HELP SAVE LIVES
Channel: Walton County Sheriff's Office
Date: 18/08/2017

The Harris P5500 radios come equipped with Fire Speaker Microphones that were designed to operate at extreme temperatures and offer multiple safety functions for firefighters. The most critical feature being the man-down function, which uses sensors to detect a firefighter’s movement. If a firefighter were to faint or collapse under debris during a fire, their microphone would identify the lack of movement and transmit an emergency signal and initiate the emergency strobe light, a low-power LED light, which helps fellow firefighters find them more easily in dark, smoky environments.
“This new, specialized equipment makes it easier for our crew to communicate in dangerous situations, which is vital in the survival of our men and women in dangerous situations,” says Fire Chief Russell Beaty. “That’s the most important thing to us, the safety of our firefighters and the citizens that we serve.”