The future of firefighting - A HMD-AR UI concept for first responders

Headmounted display (HMD) Augmented Reality (AR) technology is only a few short years away and the Department of Homeland Security is actively exploring methods to help our firefighters leverage information displays to help them stay alive and help others. Tanagram, under a grant provided by the Department of Homeland Security developed a phase zero Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) enhancement that leverages HMD / AR technology to display critical factors all-the-while not obscuring the firefighter