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Booth: First responders are facing challenges never envisioned a decade ago.

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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate,

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through our next generation first responder program

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is looking at new technologies, the art of the practical.

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So what you'll see in this video are technologies focused on protective clothing,

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interoperable communications, internet of things, sensors,

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all aimed at providing protected, connected

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and fully aware capabilities for our first responders of the future.

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These are coming out of requirements from the first responder community

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from fire services, emergency medical, law enforcement,

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through an alliance of industry,

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academia and the first responder community themselves.

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What you'll see in this video are a number of technologies

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that are in development by S&T that we hope to provide

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into the first responder community in the very near future.

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McGovern: So common operating pictures.

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What we're striving to obtain.

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The way a firefighter is going to look at it, incident "X,Y, Z"

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is going to be different than the way a law enforcement officer's going to,

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the way an EMT is going to look at it.

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But by us all combining our strengths,

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we can enhance that common operating picture

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and be able to work more safely and effectively together.

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Narrator: Future first responders will have integrated tools

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and communications devices that will enable them to work together seamlessly.

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Robust networks will facilitate constant voice communication

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and data sharing with commanding officers and other first responders.

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Responders will have real-time access to important data sources like drone video,

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medical records, building sensors and blueprints

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and social media to enhance their situational awareness.

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As more data is available, analytics will serve as key information

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and present it in a way that is easy to digest

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on the way to a scene or during an emergency incident.

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This will help responders prepare and increase their situational awareness

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without distracting them from their focus on

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their environment and the task at hand.

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McDonagh: I think some of the workshop prototypes

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that we're talking about here are going to have

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a drastic impact on first responders nationally.

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I think it's going to make it safer for the first responders,

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but I also think it's going to make it safer for the communities.

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Narrator: All of these tools will allow first responders to work together

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in a safer, more effective way to do their best work helping their communities.

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Schiller: This kind of information will take the anxiety off of the responder

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and allow them to focus on what they need to focus on, which is patient care.

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Bianchi: It's taking the place of a lot of information

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that I have to either pay attention to myself

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or we have to transmit to the command post,

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so I'm freed up to be able to actually do my job.

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Hagan: We're very encouraged about some of the gains in technology

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and how those gains might translate into products

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that are going to help us do our job better, keep our guys and gals safer.

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