Firefighting is a critical and long-standing municipal service. We know that the Hamilton Fire Department would benefit from using new tools and technology in their service delivery. This is expected to be a multi-pronged initiative. 1. When there is a fire in the city, firefighters enter buildings with limited knowledge of the building's layout and no way to accurately articulate their precise location in the event they lose their way. The Hamilton Fire Department would benefit from way-finding assistance, such as 3D mapping of major buildings and industrial complexes in the city that could be available on scene. 2. Sometimes smoke alarms are disabled or not working effectively, the Hamilton Fire Department would like to test early detection of fire using IoT technology that would assist when smoke alarms don't function effectively in large buildings. 3. It's difficult for firefighters at times to tell when a fire is starting to become too hot, the Hamilton Fire Department would like research related to best practices and proposed approaches related to situational awareness (including personnel location, temperature/humidity sensors on equipment and health status).
Goal(s):
Project #1: Digital Reality Based Navigation
Project #2: 2 Fire Detection
Project #3: Enhance Situational Literacy
City Staff: Helen Klumpp, Executive Officer, Hamilton Fire Department
Faculty:
Tom Wanyama, McMaster University
Zen Gao, McMaster University
Course: Master of Engineering Design, Master of Engineering in Public Policy, Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering
Project Location: City-Wide
Strategic Priorities: Community Engagement and Participation, Smart Cities Initiative
Projects:
Fighting Fires with IOT: Early Fire Detection System
Students: Mitchell Palmer, Ahmed Arshad Saboor, Maathuran Sivatheepan
Enhancing Fire Situational Literacy with the HCFD
Benefits of Portable Atmospheric Condition Transmitter (PACT)
Students: Jack Holmes, Colin Ferguson, Aiden Lee
Upgraded Fire Detection System
Plans to upgrade the current fire detection system in Hamilton
Student: Shichun Li
Networking with Fire: Using Networked Devices to Stream Real Time Sensor Data to Commander
Student: Jeremy McCubbin
