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Mich. department implements new on-scene tracking device |
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Dennis Carmichael had just spoken in Detroit about his inventory-tracking technology for auto suppliers a few years ago when a fire department commander approached him with an idea.
"If we can track inventory like this, why can't we track people on a fire scene?" said the commander, John Ellis.
It was the beginning of a partnership between Carmichael and Ellis to form the Ann Arbor company ERT Systems LLC. Using Carmichael's technology,and Ellis' software background, they created a system that could quickly account for large groups of firefighters in the chaos of an emergencyFull Story
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