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April 22, 2017

MEDWAR Southeast 2017: Blueforce Tested

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, CBRN, Emergency Notification, Fusion, IoT, Occupational Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Wearables

What is your definition of a fun weekend?  How about - strains/sprains, dislocations, fractures, soft tissue wounds, lacerations, burns, punctures (with and without embedded objects), blisters, infection, frostbite/extremity immersion, and more? This is what MedWar SOUTHEAST is all about; Hundreds of first responders competing in the woods of Fort Gordon, Georgia. MedWAR teaches and tests wilderness medicine knowledge and skills.  The event uses scenarios and questions which...

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March 27, 2017

Leveraging your Smartphone for “Man-Down” Detection Using Blueforce Tactical

by Michael Helfrich
in Emergency Notification, Hybrid Life Support, Occupational Safety, Recovery, Sensors, Situational Awareness

For years, firefighters have leveraged PASS devices (Personal Alert Safety System) which are also referred to as distress signal unit (DSU) when going into building fires or other dangerous IDLH environments The PASS device sounds a loud (95 decibel) audible alert to notify others in the area that the firefighter is in distress, usually triggered by a lack of motion by the firefighter for a...

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April 6, 2016

Blueforce BlueBeacon V2 Ships with Support for iOS 9

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, Emergency Notification, Lone Worker, M2M, Occupational Safety, Uncategorized

Whether you are involved in executive protection, campus safety, or manage teams of mobile "lone workers", a fundamental requirement exists to keep track of people and to ensure their safety as they go about their day. Blueforce BlueBeacon is a patent-pending, highly secure software tracker and "panic button" for Android and iOS that provides a safety net for those who require personal protection, work in...

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April 5, 2016

The Compelling “Total Cost of Ownership” of Personal Security Software for Mobile Workers

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, Emergency Notification, Lone Worker, Occupational Safety, Situational Awareness, Uncategorized

It is most assuredly not our parent's world. We suddenly find ourselves in a new phase in the global threat environment which has implications to our critical infrastructure, our schools, and our businesses. Cybersecurity remains a concern, but our physical security in our personal and professional lives is now front and center. Recent attacks and attempted attacks internationally present a diverse and non-predictable threat environment. IT...

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April 2, 2016

Only Personal Security Software Solutions Enable Multiple Methods to Call for Help and Signal the Nature of an Emergency

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, Distributed Sensing, Emergency Notification, Lone Worker, Occupational Safety, Uncategorized

There is a place in the world for the “big red button” personal safety hardware solutions and that is for medical emergencies, particularly for the elderly. The big red button hanging around one’s neck is an easy target to hit in a medical emergency. The reality is that not all emergency situations are of a medical nature. Teachers dealing with a behavioral issue or caught...

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March 2, 2016

Blueforce Announces Support for Microsoft Band 2

by Michael Helfrich
in CBRN, Distributed Sensing, Emergency Notification, IoT, Occupational Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Uncategorized, Wearables

Microsoft Band 2 is what one would expect from Microsoft.  It is not a single faceted device that merely sends steps or heartbeats.  It also has the ability to receive commands from third party applications via a well documented API, and of course, the Microsoft approach to "platform" shines through.  Blueforce committed very quickly to building for this platform.  The band can serve as a...

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February 28, 2016

Blueforce eBook: 5 Benefits of Software Based Personal Security Solutions

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, Emergency Notification, Lone Worker, Occupational Safety, Situational Awareness, Uncategorized, Wearables

It is most assuredly not our parent's world. We suddenly find ourselves in a new phase in the global threat environment which has implications to our critical infrastructure, our schools, and our businesses. Cybersecurity remains a concern, but our physi-cal security in our personal and professional lives is now front and center. Recent attacks and attempted attacks internationally present a diverse and non-predictable threat environment. Businesses...

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February 16, 2016

Blueforce Development Corporation Endorses Kyocera’s Devices For Workers in Hazardous Locations and Jobs

by Michael Helfrich
in BlueBeacon, CBRN, Distributed Sensing, Emergency Notification, HAZLOC, K9, Lone Worker, Occupational Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Uncategorized

By John Chier, Director, Corporate Communications, Kyocera   At Kyocera, we believe that not all rugged devices are created equal. Our DNA is rooted in creating mobile devices that offer a unique blend of toughness, performance and affordability, and we feel we have a leg up when it comes to providing field workers the best durable mobile solutions. A big part of our success in rugged...

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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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January 4, 2016

Combating Normalcy Bias through Training and Technology

by Michael Helfrich
in autonomous agents, BlueBeacon, Distributed Sensing, Emergency Notification, IoT, Lone Worker, Occupational Safety, Recovery, Situational Awareness, Uncategorized

The beauty of being human is that most of us live our lives believing the best in others and that life will be normal and predictive. We expect that things are always orderly and too often, that events that suddenly break the mold of normalcy, aren't as bad as we might want to consider. Our brain is predisposed to assume that things will carry on...

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