Wireless Physiological and Environmental Monitoring: Operational Field Assessment Report   [open pdf - 1MB]

From the Executive Summary: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) conducted an operational field assessment (OFA) of the Wireless Physiological and Environmental Monitoring (WiPEM) system on July 28, 2017, at Torrance Fire Station #2 in Torrance, California. Six firefighters from the Torrance Fire Department served as evaluators to assess the current prototype of the WiPEM system. WiPEM is a wireless system developed by Physical Optics Corporation to address a technology gap for wireless physiological, environmental and equipment monitoring sensors in extreme environments."