Understanding the physics of radios helps firefighters choose the right equipment and anticipate signal issues caused by building materials and environmental factors. Training should simulate stress ...

Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI recently announced the launch of APX N70 XE smart radio, designed to facilitate mission-critical communication for firefighters and emergency medical services. The latest ...

Volunteers at Alert Fire Company No. 1 in Downingtown are getting new portable radios thanks to state grant funding secured by state Senator Carolyn Comitta. The funding, which comes through the ...

The Cottonwood Fire left behind more than scorched ground in central Nebraska. It also exposed a problem first responders say ...

The mountains may be beautiful, but they sure don’t make it easy for signal to travel up and down. Signals get trapped, lost and fizzle out — which is annoying when you’re just trying to text a cool ...

The Trump administration’s early efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce has delayed the development of new systems to better allow federal wildland firefighters to communicate and the U.S ...