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February 7, 2016

A Primer on HAZLOC Certification: Not all Mobile Scenarios Require Intrinsically Safe Devices

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, CBRN, HAZLOC, Intrinsically Safe, Lone Worker, Occupational Safety, Uncategorized

Blueforce Tactical and Blueforce BlueBeacon offer mobile teams an unprecedented level of shared situational awareness during lone worker, fire, hazmat, chemical, radiological, and explosives incident responses. While Blueforce manufactures best-in-class mobile software for deployed teams, these teams leverage smart devices upon which Blueforce software executes to take advantage of the fused sensing, location, and information sharing services that Blueforce software provides. While these types of...

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December 12, 2015

NYPD Transit Bureau Blazes the Path with Multi-Sensor Fusion using Blueforce with Working Dogs and Bomb Detection Teams

by Michael Helfrich
in autonomous agents, CBRN, Distributed Sensing, Fusion, K9, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Uncategorized, Wearables

The intelligence community has been warning for some time about “home made” explosive and chemical weapons, many of which can be fashioned from materials bought at Home Depot or the local pool supply store. Fast forward to Saturday March 14, 2015 when leaders in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq provided the Reuters news organization with soil and clothing samples taken by the peshmerga from...

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October 12, 2015

AUSA 2015 Washington: SCOTT Patriot 5510 and Blueforce Tactical on Display for Advanced CBRN Mitigation and Defeat

by Michael Helfrich
in CBRN, Distributed Sensing, Hybrid Life Support, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Uncategorized

Nothing is more frightening than asymmetric threats that involve the use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents by non-nation state actors. Deployed tactical teams are increasingly being exposed to CBRN threats, including terrorist attacks with non-conventional means and where threats involve large quantities of toxic industrial chemicals, all posing severe hazards to deployed forces. A lack of warning and reaction time is a...

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