United States of America (USA) Fire Industry News

The new Pierce Dash CF apparatus is now available on a wider range of vehicle configurations Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the new Pierce® Dash® CF apparatus is now available with the Detroit Diesel DD13 big block engine and on a broader range of vehicle configurations – including tandem axle pumpers, tankers, rescues and command units. “The Pierce Dash CF, which was introduced just a few short months ago, continues t...

Ferrara's Ultra custom chassis are used for making the aerials Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America’s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, has been awarded twenty-one additional 100’ rear mount aerial ladders by the City of New York Fire Department. When this order is complete, forty-one Ferrara aerials will be in service at FDNY.  Ferrara is at the mid-point in producing the first twenty FDNY 100’ rear mount aerials. “The initial respon...

The technicians serviced areas for air conditioning, brakes, drive train, electrical and MaxxForce® engines Tom Marty and Luc Ouellet win top service technician award in head-to-head competition testing technical skill and speed. Tom Marty and Luc Ouellet took home the “Top Service Technician” Awards at the 2011 Navistar Service-Technician Rodeo after going head-to-head with ten other commercial bus and service technicians in a series of simulations designed t...

Streamlight, Inc. manufactures lighting equipment for automotive, fire fighting, military, and outdoor applications Streamlight® Inc. , a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, donated $109,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), a not-for-profit organization with a mission to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer.  To date, Streamlight has donated nearly $230,000 to BCRF from sales proceeds of its “pink&...

Crowcon Detection Instruments aim to take their brand to a new level with newly appointed managing director Crowcon Detection Instruments has appointed Mike Ophield as its new Managing Director. He takes over from Warren Rees who will be retiring at the end of September 2011.Mike joins Crowcon from fellow Halma company Diba Industries, based in the USA, where he was VP of Sales and Marketing. He was instrumental in helping Diba grow its business significantly during his time t...

Anhydrous ammonia Training Tour training material and resources from TRANSCAER are now available online As a supplement to its nationwide training tour to educate safety officials on how to respond to anhydrous ammonia release incidents, the TRANSCAER® Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour training materials and resources are now available online. TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) is a voluntary, nationwide outreach effort that helps communit...

Schaitberger began his fire service career as a fire fighter and organized the first IAFF local in that jurisdiction International Association of Fire Fighters General President Harold A. Schaitberger has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Fire Protection Association. The assocation is the world’s leading advocate of fire prevention and a leader in establishing codes and standards related to fire and life safety. “I am honored to join...

Tyler holds a Fire Service Certification, a First Responder Certification and a HAZMAT Specialist Certification EarthClean Corporation, a Minnesota-based company, announced today that JoAnn Tyler has joined the company as sales executive for the Minnesota region. Tyler will report to Scott Bocklund, EarthClean President.  Prior to joining EarthClean, Tyler was a sales representative in Minnesota and western Wisconsin for a fire equipment distributor. Since 2001, she...

Flame-Sim work with firefighters to design their software Flame-Sim LLC creator of FLAME-SIM, a virtual environment designed to help firefighters perfect their fire fighting tactics will have a demonstration set up at Booth #937, within the Firehouse Expo 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD, July 21- 23, 2011.  The FLAME-SIM booth will be showing off their highly developed firefighter training environment, that balances low costs with advanc...

Apollo's Xpander range has been designed to be used in conjunction with a standard fire detection system Apollo has updated and extended its XPander range of wireless fire detectors. Designed for use in areas where hard-wired fire detection is impossible or impractical, XPander devices are ideal for use in historic buildings, remote annexes and temporary structures. Large amounts of cabling for hard-wired fire detection can be impractical where there is a need to protect a bui...

IFEDA are committed to raising standards in the fire industry The Independent Fire Engineering & Distributors Association (IFEDA) is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Best Training Initiative category of the renowned Fire Excellence Awards 2011. Committed to raising standards within the fire industry, IFEDA was shortlisted for this prestigious award, in recognition of their new, ground breaking dry riser training course. Having identified a clear gap in the marke...

All FIRELITE units have a large storage section for storing hard suction, forestry hose and fire nozzles Kimtek Corporation’s FIRELITE™ Transport FDHP-11 compact skid unit for pick-up trucks offers a versatile, cost effective quick response solution for fire services. Rugged and rust proof, this lightweight slip-in fire skid unit offers quality construction at an affordable cost.The FIRELITE FDHP-11 is constructed of bright aluminum diamond plate with an aluminum t...

Mobile Concepts' services can effectively save fire departments money Be it an own model or that of another manufacturer: Mobile Concepts by Scotty upfits new and old mobile commands, as well as various other commercial vehicles.Be it upfitting, remanufacturing, retrofitting, upgrading, customisation or re-purposing, Mobile Concepts offers cost-effective options to enhance current motorised vehicles, trailers, shipping containers and tractor trail...

A Mobile Concepts hazmat trailer is built for the benefit many different types of rescue team Mobile Concepts by Scotty manufactured and delivered to UPMC Passavant Hospital a decontamination trailer that replaces the hospital system’s current less favorable model.UPMC Passavant Hospital, Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania, located in the Pittsburgh area, took delivery of a 24 foot-, 2-lane-, 3-stall decontamination trailer from Mobile Concepts by Scotty last month....

Navistar specialises in trucks and engines for the fire industry, as well as range of commercial industries This Navistar vehicle Donation is in addition to a $50,000 Contribution to the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund.Navistar continues to show its commitment to the communities it serves by donating a used step van valued at $20,000 to HERO (Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization, Inc.) in Hale County, Alabama, to assist the organization in its...

The National Fire Protection Association's Wildland Fire Operations Division and Firewise Communities Program are organising the event The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) will host the 4th Backyards & Beyond Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel, Denver, Colorado, October 27 – 29, 2011.The conference is being organised by NFPA’s Wildland Fire Operations Division and Firewise® Communities Program.With more than 50 breakout sessions in five education...

Foxfury's LED headlamps attach to to fire and safety helmets FoxFury Lighting Solutions is pleased to announce the release of its new line of rechargeable LED headlamps. These Command 20 Series models are designed to provide the Fire-Rescue-EMS, Industrial Safety and Recreational markets with headlamps that can be easily recharged. “We were the first company to offer LED headlamps with panoramic lighting. Our headlamps have always been able to accept...

The water transfer process from dump tanks to drafting tanks is commonly used in rural firefighting Kochek Company has introduced an improved version of its patented Holley Transfer Pipe for efficiently moving water from Dump Tanks to drafting tanks. This process, commonly used in rural firefighting, is vital in saving firefighters time. The Holley Transfer Pipe replaces existing lower volume, more complicated and labor intensive methods of transferring water. The improv...

Apollo works closely with leading fire panel manufacturers Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd has developed a new product that allows fire detection to be fully integrated into building management systems (BMS) without the need for complex bespoke solutions or the use of multiple interfaces. OpenConnect Gateway® is effectively a plug and play device that can be incorporated into a fire control panel by the manufacturer. It takes the information from the control panel and relay...

Longmont Fire Department has five Pierce® Velocity™ rear mount pumpers on front line duty Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it recently placed five Pierce® Velocity™ custom rescue pumper vehicles into service at the Longmont Fire Department in Longmont, Colorado. “These Velocity pumpers showcase the flexibility and performance of Pierce custom fire trucks, as they help the Longmont Fire Department provide a wide...

Oshkosh vehicles will improve the emergency response of aircraft rescue and firefighting professionals Oshkosh Airport Products Group, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has placed three Oshkosh® Striker® 1500 aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles into service in the U.S. Virgin Islands.One striker vehicle will operate on the island of St. Thomas and the other two will operate on the island St. Croix. The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) purchased the St...

Troy Padgett's fire and emergency experience and skills will be an asset to Oshkosh Oshkosh Airport Products Group, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, recently announced that it has hired Troy Padgett as product director for Airport Products. Padgett will be responsible for the integration and development of the Snozzle® product line, acquired in April by the Oshkosh Fire & Emergency Segment from Crash Rescue Equipment, Inc. “We are happy to welcom...

Holmatro's new Rescue Support Bag has been designed with the rescuer in mind Holmatro has designed a Rescue Support Bag containing the most frequently used assist tools during vehicle extrication. Rescue assist tools such as seatbelt cutters and hook and fork tools are often overlooked or misplaced at the rescue scene. Modern vehicles present rescuers with many challenges. The presence of passive safety systems such as airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners, which must be i...

Zico specialises in fire and safety apparatus including forcible entry tools Ziamatic Corp. is pleased to announce Robert Lemin of the Warwick Fire Department and Stephen Oplinger of the Trexlertown Fire Company as the winners of the Ziamatic QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes.The Ziamatic QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes took place at the 2011 Fire Expo in Harrisburg, PA, where attendees were encouraged to enter a drawing to win one (1) 30” QUIC-BAR with Rings – Chrome Finish, Model SQB-30...

Pierce's new wildland-urban firefighting vehicle is built to address a wide range of responses Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is showcasing the capabilities of a new Type 1 wildland-urban interface firefighting vehicle that incorporates the patented Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) technology.  The new apparatus offers enhanced emergency response performance for wildland and urban interface firefighting in regions of the country such as the West...

Apollo is guaranteeing reliable, quality fire detection technology for its customers Visitors to the Apollo stand at this year's International Firex were taken on a journey through the company, its products and applications.Having recently celebrated 30 years in the business, Apollo is highlighting the different aspects of its product development and customer service that have made it the largest independent smoke detector manufacturer in the world. One of the latest...

 Apollo first considers how long a fire detector can function in order to determine its lifecycle cost Apollo Fire Detectors claims that the ability to assess the true lifecycle cost of a fire detection system is being compromised through lack of clear information about product life.Richard Bramham, Marketing Director for Apollo, explains: “Understanding how long a fire detector can reasonably be expected to function is absolutely critical to assessing the life...

FlAME-SIM software is chosen by fire departments and academic institutions in the US and Canada Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota has incorporated the latest FLAME-SIM training simulation software into their Fire Degree program. In May of 2010, Hennepin Technical College (HTC) purchased a FLAME-SIM Rugged Mobile Centre which they have incorporated it into their IFSAC Accredited Fire Degree Program that serves several hundred career, paid-on-call, and...

Uplink received UL Listing for its GSM communicators for commercial burglary and fire applications Uplink has received Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Listing for its fire and burglary systems which were tested and met the rigorous compliance requirements necessary to earn the UL Mark. Uplink, an industry pioneer and trusted source for cellular alarm communicators since 1996, announced that the company's GSM communicators for commercial burglary and fire applications have re...

Ziamatic Corp manufactures a broad range of fire and safety equipment Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) presents the QUIC-RELEASE Strapless Cylinder Bracket, Model QR-D-2. With the self-locking QR-D-2, simply place a “D” cylinder in the bracket and press back through the latch to lock it into place – no straps required. The heavy-duty backspring holds the cylinder snugly against the latch and prevents annoying rattling. To release the cylinder, slightly press it to...