Patent ID: 7907052

Claim:
A portable electronic fire fighting device for use in a point-to-point network, comprising: a housing; a radio frequency transmitter; a radio frequency receiver; a microprocessor; a communications interface; electronic memory; a power supply; and one or more sensors; wherein the microprocessor, electronic memory, and communications interface comprise a microcontroller; wherein the power supply powers the microcontroller, transmitter, receiver, and one or more sensors; wherein the microcontroller is programmed with interfacing firmware; wherein the microcontroller interfaces with the receiver, the transmitter, and the one or more sensors; wherein the one or more sensors collects sensor information selected from the group consisting of temperature, carbon monoxide gas, hydrogen sulfide gas, oxygen gas, GPS, and radiation; and, wherein the housing takes a shape selected from the group consisting of a door chock, an axe handle, a fire fighter's hook handle, and a fire fighter's helmet, wherein the microcontroller provides each portable electronic fire fighting device with a unique electronic identification; wherein the microcontroller is programmed with communications firmware to communicate with other portable electronic fire fighting devices; wherein the microcontroller is programmed with additional communications firmware to communicate with a firefighter's heads-up display device and handheld electronic devices; wherein the microcontroller is programmed with repeater firmware that collects sensor information and unique electronic identification information transmitted from local portable electronic fire fighting devices and transmits said sensor information and unique electronic identification information using the radio frequency transmitter.