Colorado Center of Excellence

We drive technological advancements to improve firefighting practices and influence innovation across the public safety community.

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

The DFPC's Center of Excellence is celebrating our 5000th COTAK user today! Thank you to our public safety partners for trusting us "when where matters". @COStateFire

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The Center of Excellence recently participated in a collaborative effort with @NASAAmes and the @forestservice to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildland fires. Learn more below ⬇️

[NASA Ames @NASAAmes]

Up, up, and away!

We are participating in a collaborative effort to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildland fires.

Learn more: https://t.co/sJHoSn9tCS

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

Colorado recently participated in the FireTech Innovation Roundtable discussion at the @WhiteHouse to share how the State of Colorado is moving the needle by developing innovative approaches to wildfire operations. 🇺🇸🔥

Read the full story at https://t.co/gSpESaqs1s.

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

INTRODUCING COTAK📱

#COTAK offers Colorado public safety agencies a free of charge solution that provides up-to-the-second location information of emergency responders, improving team coordination, situational awareness, and safety. 🚨

Learn more at https://t.co/ju1VWMP2Kd

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

We are hiring: Instructional Media Specialist

Visit https://t.co/68BeZGU7hK to apply!

[Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control @COStateFire]

State Fire Agency To Hold Events at Two Colorado Universities in Honor of Community Risk Reduction Week 2023: @COStateFire & its partners at @adamsstate & @ColoradoMesaU are taking part in Community Risk Reduction Week @crrweek

Read more at https://t.co/dfbX3RndfC

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

https://t.co/UYjVQ8hyyE has announced their 2022 Award Winners. In the category of departments or organizations that have donated the most hardware in support of public safety, NPS-DDP presented the award to @cofiretech

Read more at https://t.co/uLTjPVtFac

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

In this video, we got to sit down with the NPSDDP to talk about the UAS we donated and the future of UAS in public safety- thank you NPSDDP! Learn more about their program at https://t.co/IRLyjo7Mdl

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Donating 5 UAS to the the National Public Safety Drone Donation Program is one way we accomplish our mission. Watch the video at https://t.co/N5Aapr5H1F

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

A big thanks to our partners @COStateFire @CORiverFire & @GarfieldCounty @Garco911

Learn more at https://t.co/gYWMz5WDhq #cofire

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

With our partners, we had the opportunity to test the effectiveness of a fire suppressant called FS-01 during a prescribed burn! Two piles were burned- brush and small juniper trees that are specifically constructed to mimic the natural fuel beds found on the Western Slope of CO.

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

“To improve the safety & effectiveness of first responders during tactical operations the CoE has worked to facilitate adoption of TAK…it is a geospatial mapping engine, that facilitates tactical situational awareness…”

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

Our UAS Program Manager talks TAK: Team Awareness Kit

“TAK provides up-to-the-second location tracking and mapping capabilities to firefighters, as well as cutting edge connectivity solutions and integrations of sensors and cameras for use by firefighters.”

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

Our UAS Program Manager and Deputy Director present at the 2022 Fire Leadership Challenge! @COStateFire 🔥

[Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control @COStateFire]

We are hiring for a Chief of Staff for our Division, join the DFPC team and apply at https://t.co/C1G2NozOM7

Deadline: 10/24/2022 #cofire

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

We recently entered into a 5-year, $1.6 million agreement with the @forestservice to develop innovative technologies for wildland fire management... Read the full release at https://t.co/to47O323P5 #cofire #dfpcfire @COStateFire

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

We are hiring! Join our team, apply today at https://t.co/90N4pQbcc6 #cofire

[Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control @COStateFire]

One of DFPCs Type 1 Helicopters HT-0CU returning to their dip site on the #HalliganFire in Central Larimer County a few days ago. Learn more about the #HalliganFire at @LarimerSheriff #cofire

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& help their firefighters respond. Several PTZ cameras are being piloted by the CoE to assist incident managers with monitoring wildland fires, floods, and other natural disasters. #cofire #publicsafety

[Colorado Center of Excellence @cofiretech]

Recently, we had an opportunity to put one of our pan-tilt zoom (PTZ) cameras to work! 🎥

After a single tree fire 🔥 near Harvey Gap Reservoir in Garfield County was reported to @CORiverFire via 911, fire chiefs at CRFR used the PTZ camera to capture information on the fire