Some Northeast Florida fire departments are getting rid of the emergency alarm systems inside their fire stations to save firefighters from stress.
The St. Augustine Fire Department is one of them, which first started using the EaseAlert system about two years ago and intends to get more tools from the company within the next 3-4 months.
St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles tells Action News Jax EaseAlert is a company started by a former Flagler College student, designed to provide fire stations with other ways of alerting firefighters to emergencies that may be less jarring than a loud emergency alarm in the middle of the night.
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The company’s website says it provides things like hallway and bunk lights, smartwatches that vibrate when emergency calls come in, and vibrating attachments for firefighter bunk beds…