LAKE MARY, Fla., April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO) announces the latest release of
its Public Safety fire investigation software tool, FireZone
Version 10.6. FARO's FireZone is used to create diagrams from
both manual measurements and 3D point clouds of fire scenes, such
as those captured with a FARO Public Safety Laser Scanner.
This powerful software and hardware combination enables fire
investigators to accurately measure and document a fire scene and
significantly reduce the time they are exposed to hazardous
investigation environments.
Studies have suggested that firefighters and fire investigators
are up to 200% more likely to contract certain types of cancer due
to exposure to harmful dusts, toxic gases, and vapors as part of
their job.1 Today's fire scenes are more likely than
ever to have the presence of materials that are immediately
dangerous to life and health due, in part, to the burning of
chemically manufactured materials, including PVC, plastics, foams
and polymers.2
"FARO's fire investigation tools can help reduce the time that
fire and arson investigators are exposed to toxic environments in
the performance of their jobs," stated Dr. Simon Raab, FARO's President and CEO.
"With the FARO Public Safety Laser Scanner, an investigator can
collect evidence at a fire scene in a fraction of the time compared
to traditional collection methods. FARO's FireZone software
is the ideal tool to take accurate measurements, perform analysis,
create 3D models of the scene, and prepare courtroom documentation
using the laser scanner data – all from the safety of the
investigator's office."
The newest version of FireZone introduces several new features
that specifically help fire investigators prepare the diagrams and
3D representations discussed in the latest National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations,
including:
- Compatibility with the FARO Public Safety software Point Cloud
Module allowing the user to open point cloud data captured with a
3D laser scanner and create 3D diagrams and representations,
including a symbol damage tool to show the extent of fire damage to
furniture, cabinets, appliances, and any other pre-drawn symbols in
3D
- New textures and patterns used to show levels of charring,
smoke damage and flame vectors
- New 2D / 3D fire investigation tools and documentation features
such as placards and bubble labels that show the location
of evidence, photographs taken, witnesses, sample locations, fire
origin markers, utility shut-offs and additional symbology in
accordance with the NFPA 170 standard
- New Wall Elevation Builder tools to quickly create 2D "exploded
room" diagrams
FireZone has drawing and editing features to accurately diagram
fire scenes in both 2D and 3D. Thousands of pre-drawn symbols can
be added to any diagram to show such items as furniture, doors and
windows, landscape features and evidence. The new fire
investigation tools complement this existing feature set and
provide fire investigators with more ways to diagram, analyze and
professionally present their findings.
Fire investigators can also create compelling courtroom exhibits
with FARO's FireZone software, including 3D diagrams and
walk-throughs of the scene. When a point cloud of a fire scene is
captured with a FARO Public Safety Laser Scanner, the investigator
can create realistic presentations that will digitally take the
jury to the scene. The point cloud can even be used in the
courtroom to digitally show measurements, evidence locations and
witness points of view.
Dr. Raab added, "For over 20 years, FireZone software has been
used by thousands of firefighters to draw pre-fire plans and fire
scene diagrams. The newest release of FireZone software is
FARO's latest improvement to our Public Safety suite of software
offerings, and demonstrates FARO's continuing commitment to
improving our software products for the needs of our Public Safety
customers."
Other products in FARO's Public Safety software suite include
CrimeZone and CrashZone that are intended for law enforcement
professionals and forensic investigators. FARO has also added
significant enhancements to CrimeZone and CrashZone during the past
year. These offerings, in conjunction with FARO's Public Safety
Laser Scanners, allow FARO to provide a complete field-to-finish
solution for fire, crash and crime investigations.
More information about FARO's Public Safety software products is
available at www.faro.com and www.publicsafety.faro.com.
Reference Literature
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firefightercancersupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Taking-Action-against-Cancer-in-the-Fire-Service.pdf
2Bolstad-Johnson, Dawn. Firefighting: A Toxic
Profession. The Synergist, pages 24 – 27, October 2013.
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from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to:
- development by others of new or improved products, processes
or technologies that make the Company's products less competitive
or obsolete;
- the Company's inability to maintain its technological
advantage by developing new products and enhancing its existing
products;
- declines or other adverse changes, or lack of improvement,
in industries that the Company serves or the domestic and
international economies in the regions of the world where the
Company operates and other general economic, business, and
financial conditions; and
- other risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015.
Forward-looking statements in this release represent the
Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
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About FARO
FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement
technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided
measurement and imaging devices and software. Technology from FARO
permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of
parts and complex structures within production and quality
assurance processes. The devices are used for inspecting components
and assemblies, rapid prototyping, documenting large volume spaces
or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for
investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime
scenes.
The Company's global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, FL; its European regional
headquarters in Stuttgart,
Germany; and its Asia
Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore. FARO has other offices in
the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, the United
Kingdom, France,
Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey, the
Netherlands, Switzerland,
Portugal, India, China,
Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, South
Korea, and Japan.
More information is available at http://www.faro.com.
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