ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,504, issued on Sept. 1.

"Multi-sensor situational awareness system for enhanced fire personnel effectiveness in low-visibility conditions" was invented by Justin Tullos (Georgetown, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A situational awareness system includes a high-temperature-resistant enclosure, a first computer, and one or more sensors. The high-temperature-resistant enclosure is configured for one or more of manual and mechanical launching. The first computer is encased by the high-temperature-resistant enclosure, and the first computer includes a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a second computer. ...