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First Responders Children’s Foundation is providing support to first responders, including volunteer firefighters and EMS providers, who are experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19. The Foundation is a Regional Partner of the ‘One World: Together at Home’ concert and was also featured in the ‘Fox Presents iHeart Living Room Concert for America.’ Financial support programs To help first responder families who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundat...

May 5 is #GivingTuesday, and National Volunteer Fire Council ask that people consider a donation to the NVFC’s Volunteer Firefighter Support Fund. This fund provides a stipend to help eligible volunteer firefighters and EMS providers who have been impacted by a large-scale disaster, home fire, or have suffered loss of wages due to COVID-19. The fund relies entirely on donations, and 100 percent of donations go to help responders in need.

EMS Week is May 17-23, and year 2020’s theme of “Ready Today - Preparing for Tomorrow” is especially meaningful as EMS providers are on the front lines of COVID-19 response while continuing to provide everyday lifesaving services to their communities. One can use this week to thank and celebrate the EMS providers as well as let the community know all they do. 

Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) Fire Chief, Bryan Collins, announced at a media briefing, plans to provide the Spokane Valley Fire Department with a Firefighter Wellness App to support their mental health and well-being. The wellness tool will be an App installed on phones to help Spokane Valley Firefighters with their personal health and wellness needs. Many Firefighters experience PTSD after years of service in traumatic situations. “Our firefighters face tremendous mental and phy...

The Fire Safety Order, (The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005), is a piece of legislation in England and Wales that replaced a raft of former fire safety laws. In fact, before this legislation was passed, there were about 70 different laws that covered different aspects of fire safety! The aim of the new Fire Safety Order passed in 2005 was to simplify the existing legislation and set the standard for fire safety in all non-domestic premises. Basics of the Fire Safety Order This arti...

ImageTrend, Inc. is pleased to announce an offering to connect its License Management solution with the National EMS Coordinated Database, for the electronic exchange of licensing information, by June 2020. A National EMS-ID number will be generated to link EMS personnel records across multiple state licensing systems and the National EMS Coordinated Database. ImageTrend License Management Leveraging the automated licensing workflow capability, new and updated EMS personnel data can be report...

Monroe Fire Department in Monroe, Ohio has taken a proactive approach towards cancer prevention and ensuring the health and safety of their firefighters. A top priority in achieving that goal was the installation of a MagneGrip Exhaust Removal System, at the fire department’s facility. Working with Monroe Fire Department’s Assistant Chief, Dave Leverage, MagneGrip installed an exhaust removal system. The MagneGrip Exhaust Removal System removes diesel exhaust emissions in firehouses...

Cordico is used by First Responders (police, fire, and other public safety departments) nationwide as a proprietary wellness resource app providing instant access to features including accessing chaplains, peer to peer support groups, anonymous self-assessments, trauma support, suicide prevention, resilience development training among others. The International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC) to assist Cordico’s efforts by sharing articles in their Wellness Blog, assist agencies desi...

A Peterborough-based fire station has donated more than £1,000 to a local hospice. Staff at Dogsthorpe Fire Station raised the money through their sports and social club. After seeing a social media post from Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice highlighting the need for support, White Watch agreed with the rest of the station to arrange a donation. Donations  Firefighter Matthew Johnson from White Watch presented the donation of £1,250 to the hospice. Matthew Johnson said, “...

The Gorman-Rupp Company announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of The Gorman-Rupp Company held April 23, 2020, Donald H. Bullock, Jr. and Vincent K. Petrella were elected to the Board of Directors. Energy-efficient solutions Mr.Bullock, age 60, is the retired Senior Vice President of Investor Relations of Eaton Corporation, a publicly-traded diversified industrial manufacturer that provides energy-efficient solutions to help customers manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechani...

Coopers Fire have continued to closely monitor developments of the Coronavirus pandemic as well as UK Government announcements and as of Monday 20th, April 2020 have re-opened the company’s factory and are continuing to manufacture fire and smoke curtains. By returning back to manufacturing, the company can continue to provide life-saving equipment for buildings, including hospitals, all over the world. Like many other manufacturers, the company recently received a letter from the right h...

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) created a survey to better understand the experiences of volunteer and combination fire, EMS, and rescue departments dealing with the outbreak of COVID-19 and related social distancing measures. NVFC asks that all take a few minutes to complete the survey, and that to re-take the survey each week so that NVFC can track changes over time. Based on survey and other feedback from NVFC members, answer choices related to responder mental health, morale, fun...

The NVFC created a survey to better understand the experiences of volunteer and combination fire, EMS, and rescue departments dealing with the outbreak of COVID-19 and related social distancing measures. NVFC encourages all to take the survey weekly so they can track changing needs and challenges. First Responders Children The First Responders Children’s Foundation is providing financial support to first responder families who are enduring financial hardship due to the coronavirus outbr...

Firefighters are helping two young girls to spread a little positivity across their community by flying their homemade flag. Crews at Tunbridge Wells Fire Station were presented with the colorful rainbow flag by sisters Kitti, 12, and Iris, 10. The duo, with the help of their dad Rupert, came up with the ‘together apart’ message, with the use of three linked rainbows.  Purpose Rupert said, “We created a flag to encourage social distancing and to celebrate how we can all...

Production has started again at a Norfolk factory making vital fire safety equipment for ambulances, hospitals, police, the Ministry of Defence, and the rail network across the UK. A skeleton staff of 12 workers has been drafted to Britannia Fire at Ashwellthorpe after a three-week covid-19 shutdown to meet the demand for extinguishers and fire suppression systems from the MOD, NHS, fire and rescue services, and Network Rail. extinguishers and fire systems Staff at the UK’s only composi...

Holmatro introduces the new powerful Door Ram 200 (DR200), designed in cooperation with the United States Military. This compact tool is suitable for breaching doors in multiple situations, both by tactical units and by fire and rescue teams. The DR200 combines a high spreading force with a long stroke and is designed for inward opening doors with multiple locks. When used in combination with a manual breaching tool it is also suitable for outward opening doors. Enhanced safety for operator W...

Holmatro presents its new Backpack Pump: a small, lightweight, battery-driven pump, equipped with a CORE connector. The compact GBP10EVO3 pump gives one optimum flexibility to work with Holmatro’s CORE tools. The Backpack Pump is powered by the well-known and proven EVO3 technology, using the same battery that is used for all other EVO3 tools. The pump and its battery are contained in a practical backpack that is easy to carry by one person. With the new Backpack Pump, one can quickly rea...

Emergency Reporting (ER), the cloud-based reporting and records management software for Fire and EMS agencies, announces its partnership and integration with Aladtec, the employee scheduling and workforce management software for mission-critical agencies such as EMS, fire service, law enforcement, and dispatch. The Aladtec platform simplifies staff scheduling and puts current schedules with time and attendance tools onto any smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer. Through this integration, Ala...

Independent institute for corporate safety in Europe, VdS Schadensverhütung GmbH, has awarded its seal of approval to the IGNIS3D infrared camera unit.  m-u-t GmbH, a company in the field of photonics and part of the Nynomic Group, in collaboration with the manufacturer of fire fighting technology, Rosenbauer International AG, have thus achieved a further goal of their strategic partnership.  early fire detection with infrared camera Following the development and subsequent mar...

The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) has warned of the extreme danger of forest and vegetation fires. “The major fire in Gummersbach and the moor fire in Emsland show how quickly, even in the spring, even the smallest beginnings can develop into a highly precarious situation within a short period of time,” said vfdb President, Dirk Aschenbrenner. He adds, “We still remember the devastating fires last year with horror. That's why the first major f...

The UK site of one of the world’s renowned producers of petroleum has selected Linear Heat Detection Cable (LHDC) from Patol Fire Detection Solutions (Patol) to protect its floating roof tanks. The site in the south of England is the latest in a long line of worldwide petroleum production facilities to opt for the Patol fire detection solution. With atmospheric storage tanks used to store highly flammable products, finding an effective way to prevent what could be the catastrophic consequ...

This is a reminder that on April 23, 2020, CIC will be holding the third in its Age of Coronavirus series of webinars. This webinar is entitled Construction’s Recovery from the Age of Coronavirus and it is to be held on Thursday, 23 April at 2 p.m. (lasting for approximately one hour). The two speakers will be Peter Kubik/Brian Johnson from UHY Hacker Young on the financial aspects of recovery and turnaround – what is available for businesses etc. – and then Alasdair Reisner...

PGI, the provider of technology-driven protective gear, develops and manufactures innovative clothing for firefighters and rescue workers. The American company has now enhanced its COBRA BarriAire Gold hoods to provide extremely effective particulate protection. Highly topical and causing considerable controversy right now, the issue of nose and mouth protection is one that firefighters and rescue workers have long been discussing given that they're often confronted with heavily contaminated ai...

A globally-renowned International Dairy Industry Group consulted IEP Technologies SAS located in France when an expansion project for one of their production sites in Western France led to the requirement for the upgraded process plant to be protected against the potentially dangerous and costly effects of industrial explosions. risk of explosion protection The company had decided to invest in the plant to increase its production capacity of dairy-based ingredients which are used in the food i...

A practical, economical and versatile solution was demanded when IEP Technologies was approached to design an Explosion Protection System for a new spray drying process in a major Food Ingredients Manufacturing Plant based in the US Mid-West. The manufacturer may produce any one of 14 different cooking ingredients for the food industry on any given day, depending upon their customer requirements. Given the wide range of materials used and their respective particle/dust properties, individual ex...

The elegant-looking TX3-TOUCH Telephone Access Systems can be installed outdoors now. The customers have requested, and they have listened. Mircom is proud to announce the newest member of the TX3 TOUCH series Telephone Access Systems, TX3-TOUCH Weather Resistant. Their engineers have worked very carefully to build an enclosure that is weather-resistant and looks prestigious as well. The 6.4mm thick glass touch screen can withstand external impact to protect against vandalism. High brightness...

Erickson Incorporated, a leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft was awarded a contract with the United States Navy, Fleet Readiness Center Procurement Group, Patuxent River, Maryland. The kits, aircraft recovery, augmentation, components, and engines (KRACEn) multiple-award contract will provide aircraft maintenance services and support. Work includes modification kit build and installations; recovery of downed aircraft; repair of aircraft and components; overhaul of...

Holmatro introduces its new Cross Ram support Set XRS01, specially designed to distribute the force of the ram over a larger area during cross ramming. This prevents the ram from pushing through car (interior) materials, such as door cards, seat fabric, roof panels and B-pillars, which would make it lose its effectiveness. Cross Ramming is a technique to create space when parts of the vehicle are deformed and obstruct a safe patient extrication. With the help of a ram, the car construction is p...

When a major European distiller invested in a modern Bio-Energy steam power plant for their facility located in Western Finland, they turned to Atexon Oy, the innovative specialists in spark detection and extinguishing systems to provide a fully integrated solution to detect ignition sources from hot particles within the new plant with the aim of eliminating or mitigating the costly consequences of any resulting fires or explosions within the material handling and process lines. The end product...

When a prominent U.S. manufacturer of processing equipment for the dairy industries had concerns about mitigating the consequences of dust explosions for a recent project, they turned to IEP Technologies for assistance with specifying the optimum explosion protection system solution for their customer – a Toll Manufacturer of dried whey protein products. The process equipment manufacturer had previously collaborated with IEP on various projects in Europe, however this was the first opport...