5 Reasons Emergency Vehicle Specs should include a Weather Station
“Being aware of the weather conditions before, during, and after an incident is imperative,” quotes columnist Chuck Sallade in Firefighter Nation. Weather information is critical for: 1. Risk Management – Identify and assess hazardous weather conditions for PPE and resource management from safe approach through potential evacuation 2. Helping predict fire behavior 3. Safe operation of equipment – firefighting and rescue 4. Incident reporting and recording the weather for Fire Cause Determination 5. Plume modeling for smoke and HazMat Vehicle-mounted weather stations are quick to set up and within minutes can be automatically recording data for incident decision-making and reporting, as well as, transmitting data to programs such as CAMEO/ALOHA for plume modeling. “We are now able to receive ‘Live’ accurate weather data to use with the ALOHA Air Plume modeling program,” says Lieutenant Pearson of Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. “Having ‘Live’ weather data is vital to our oper