A Wireless Sensor Network and Incident Command Interface for Urban Firefighting

Joel Wilson; Vikas Bhargava; Andrew Redfern; Paul Wright

4th International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services

Research Article

A Wireless Sensor Network and Incident Command Interface for Urban Firefighting

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    author={Joel Wilson and Vikas Bhargava and Andrew Redfern and Paul Wright},
    title={A Wireless Sensor Network and Incident Command Interface for Urban Firefighting},
    proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={MOBIQUITOUS},
    year={2008},
    month={2},
    keywords={wireless sensor network; localization; firefighting; first responder},
    doi={10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4450980}
}

Joel Wilson
Vikas Bhargava
Andrew Redfern
Paul Wright
Year: 2008
A Wireless Sensor Network and Incident Command Interface for Urban Firefighting
MOBIQUITOUS
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4450980

Joel Wilson¹, Vikas Bhargava¹, Andrew Redfern¹, Paul Wright¹

1: UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering 2117 Etcheverry Hall Berkeley, CA 94720

Abstract

The Fire Information and Rescue Equipment project at UC Berkeley has developed a prototype wireless sensor network (WSN) and Incident Command (IC) interface for urban and industrial firefighting and emergency response. A fixed WSN deployment in the building acts as a backbone for communication between mobile personnel and Incident Command. The Telos Sky mote 802.15.4 platform with the TinyOS operating system is used for a variety of sensing and communication tasks. These include localization, environmental monitoring, and redundant emergency communications. We describe features and performance of the system. We also share what we have learned from firefighters through interviews, usability tests, and demonstrations.

Keywords: wireless sensor network; localization; firefighting; first responder

Published: 2008-02-12
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2011-08-07

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4450980