Photo: Steven Senne/AP Photo
The Worcester, Mass., firefighter in the foreground is shown wearing a personal tracking device from Trimble Navigation of Sunnyvale, Calif., during a simulated rescue exercise. The device, which is not commercially available, would allow a commander on the scene to pinpoint the exact location of a first responder who is injured or trapped inside a smoke-filled building.












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Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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