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Aladtec, the Wisconsin-based provider of cloud-based scheduling and workforce management software, will be among 340 exhibitors showcasing products and services to EMS professionals attending the EMS World Expo, Oct. 14-18 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Nearly 900 EMS agencies nationwide are using Aladtec to provide 24/7 staffing coverage, swiftly fill open shifts, and allow members to trade shifts and request time off. The program also includes a sophisticated forms tool to speed u...

Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation Company, announces that the company has introduced a new commercial ARFF vehicle, Oshkosh ARV, at the 22nd International Exhibition for Airport Equipment, Technology, Design and Services (Inter Airport Europe 2019). The all-new Oshkosh ARV  The all-new Oshkosh ARV is backed by the 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week global support of Oshkosh Corporation and a world-class regional dealer network.  The Oshkosh ARV offers an accelera...

Streamlight® Inc., a provider of high-performance lighting equipment, donated $752,300 and 15,000 research hours over 11 years to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), a not-for-profit organization seeking to prevent and cure breast cancer. Each October, Streamlight proudly recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month donating proceeds from its pink line of lights to BCRF. In 2018/2019, Streamlight donated $27,000 in sales proceeds to BCRF from the pink Nano Light® key chain li...

The latest of West Midlands Fire Service’s large-scale training exercises involved more than 100 volunteers playing the roles of casualties and evacuees. West Midlands Fire Service joined forces with Coventry University and Coventry City Council, to provide a unique opportunity for students on a number of courses to put their learning into practice. Just after 10am on Friday 5 October, some 10 fire engines and more than 50 firefighters responded to the training scenario of a fire in the c...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announces that it has secured an order for 11 custom apparatus for the Indianapolis Fire Department in Indiana. Placed through Indianapolis-based Pierce dealer, Global Emergency Products, the order is made up of six Pierce® Saber® Pumpers, two Enforcer™ Ascendant® 110’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Platforms, one Enforcer™ 105’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladder, one Velocity® Heavy-Duty Walk-In Rescue, and one Ford&re...

According to the President of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb), Dirk Aschenbrenner, fire departments, disaster control, and rescue services are facing major new challenges. “The reason is the diverse global changes. Climate, society, technology – everything is changing,” said Dirk Aschenbrenner at the REAS powered by INTERSCHUTZ trade fair in Montichiari, Italy. In addition to the use of innovative technology with many new opportunities throu...

The new Chief of the Glen Echo Fire Department (GEFD), William (Bill) Dunn has been working in and for fire/rescue services since his teen years in the mid-1990s. Bill grew up behind a local fire station, and, as a junior and senior at Georgetown Prep, he volunteered—earning independent service study credits—with the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD), station #33 in Potomac. Subsequently, he transferred to station #3, RVFD’s headquarters (RVFD subsumes four stations)...

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), has partnered with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Pharmacies, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council Public Health, and Anglia Ruskin University, to launch a joint campaign to raise awareness of the fire risk of emollients. In Cambridgeshire, the use of emollients was noted as a contributing factor in a fire fatality, following a house fire in Cambridge, as we...

A ground-breaking trial using 4G LTE cellular connectivity to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drones to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of a cardiac arrest has taken place in the County of Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Working in partnership with technology providers, including InDro Robotics, Cradlepoint and Ericsson, the trial demonstrated the drones’ capabilities to arrive more than seven minutes before paramedic vehicles during each test flight. P...

DFRD responded to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. DFRD arrived to find a heavily entrapped driver of a sedan which had been struck head on at high speed. The entrapped patient was a critical patient who was unconscious and had experience multi-system trauma. Personnel used the Amkus spreader, cutter, and ram to remove drivers side doors, remove the B post, and perform a dash roll. The patient was quickly extricated by FD personnel. This was the first use of the company’s new Amk...

Technical change, climatic changes, and social developments mean new challenges for the fire brigades, rescue services, and disaster control in the future. This is the conclusion of the 66th annual conference of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb), which ended in Ulm. Around 650 experts from home and abroad spent three days finding out about the current state of science technology and security. digital technology What became particularly clear was the realizatio...

Peterborough firefighters were buzzing to help a local project to enhance the environment for bees. Last week (Monday, September 23) firefighters from Green Watch at Dogsthorpe Fire Station attended an environmental initiative called Jimmy’s Bee’s at the newly built Connect Park in Millfield, Peterborough, United Kingdom (UK). The crew joined volunteers from the community to dig the grass up, sew and plant wildflower seeds in order to create a fantastic haven for bees. The project w...

Representatives from Wisconsin-based Aladtec will be among 265 vendors demonstrating the latest tools and services for fire and rescue services during the Firehouse Expo gathering Oct. 10-12 at the Music City Center, downtown Nashville. Aladtec's cloud-based scheduling and workforce management software is used by more than 2,300 agencies across the U.S. and Canada, including 22 fire, rescue, law enforcement and dispatch centers in the State of Tennessee. Aladtec is easy to use with no equipmen...

Recently there have been five UK fires in commercial and residential timber framed buildings. Fires which have put multiple lives and property at risk. The Worcester Park fire in September saw a four-story block of flats destroyed and families lose their homes and belongings. Despite the widely reported tragedy at Grenfell Tower in 2017 and the progress made from the Independent Review of Building Regulations by Dame Judith Hackitt, fires are not decreasing in frequency, size or impact. The Fir...

Following the publication of the Raising the Bar Interim Report, the Competence Steering Group (CSG) are welcoming responses to this document. “The Competence Steering Group is inviting comments on its interim report Raising the Bar, which sets out measures to improve competence in the design, construction and fire sectors. The measures are intended to tackle competency shortcomings identified in the Hackitt Review, Building a Safer Future, following the Grenfell Tower fire.” raisin...

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), an organization representing the volunteer fire, emergency medical, and rescue services, has been awarded a federal Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) grant from FEMA to focus on responder behavioral health initiatives. The $278,900 grant will allow the NVFC to develop new tools and resources to help volunteers who are experiencing issues impacting their mental wellbeing. Need For Support Services And Resources Firefighters have a high rate of...

Lorient, a globally renowned designer and manufacturer of acoustic door seals has added even more evidence to its popular acoustic search web app.  The acoustic search app provides quick and easy access to a range of tested acoustic sealing systems using typical acoustic and/or fire door assemblies and standard architectural doors. The tool allows users to search Lorient’s library of test data by selecting a specific decibel rating; along with door configuration, fire door rating, do...

In Sydney, they have emergency exit lighting standards in place to make certain individuals have a secure path during an urgent situation as well as home fire safety. Regular emergency light testing and inspection are mandatory and essential for commercial buildings in Sydney. If a user happens to operate a business in a building, the user has to make sure the system is up to scratch. Standards Emergency Lighting There is a standard for emergency evacuation lighting in buildings. Th...

During the General Session of the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) 86th Annual Validation Conference held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2019 Marvin Austin Distinguished Leadership Award was presented to Ann Moffat, Graphics Unit Manager (retired), Fire Protection Publications (FPP). IFSTA 86th Annual Validation Conference The Marvin Austin Distinguished Leadership Award is presented by the staff of Fire Protection Publications in recognition of outstanding leadership efforts i...

During the General Session of the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) 86th Annual Validation Conference held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2019 Everett E. Hudiburg Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fire Service Training was presented to Assistant Dean Ed Kirtley of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) at OSU. Kirtley leads the CEAT Extension units. Fire service leadership expert Kirtley, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has been recognized for hi...

The Annual Research Symposium that supports the International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management (IFSJLM) was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on July 13, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. At the research symposia, national and international scholars present papers on topics related to fire leadership and management. IFSJLM is sponsored and published by Fire Protection Publications (FPP) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) located on the campus of Oklahoma Stat...

MagneGrip Group, manufacturer of fire station exhaust removal and air-cleaning systems, is exhibiting at Firehouse Expo in Nashville, October 10-12. MagneGrip Exhaust Removal Systems and AirHawk Air Purification Systems products will be on display in booth 617. Representatives will be available to answer any questions and demonstrate product features. MagneGrip Group manufactures air-cleaning systems for every firehouse application to eliminate exhaust fumes and other airborne contaminants that...

Securitas welcomed top Fire Cadets to the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, for an action-packed firefighting weekend giving graduate cadets a safe and realistic insight into firefighting. Securitas’ fire and safety instructors In addition to classroom demonstrations, the young cadets gained hands-on experience as they took part in real-life scenarios under the supervision of the Securitas’ highly skilled, trained fire and safety instructors.  Scenarios included tackli...

It wasn't long ago that rope-rescue contestants were climbing back down the masts of Hamburg's Rickmer Rickmers sailing ship, and now planning for the next contest has already begun: The 17th competition for Germany's professional firefighters, hosted by the Hannover Fire Brigade, will be part of INTERSCHUTZ 2020 in Hannover next June. "On Saturday at INTERSCHUTZ, all eyes will be on the rescuers," said Dieter Rohrberg, Head of the Hannover Fire Brigade. "It will be a chance for the teams to sh...

By popular demand, NAPCO Security Technologies, known for innovative technology and reliable professional security solutions, is expanding its award-winning line of StarLink® Universal Cellular Communicators with new models on the AT&T LTE network, so important in various areas of the country. The much-anticipated StarLink LTE AT&T Cell and Cell/IP Communicator models include StarLink Fire® Commercial Fire Communicators, plus StarLink Intrusion Cellular & StarLink Connect®...

Emergency Reporting® (ER), the pioneer in cloud-based reporting and records management software for Fire and EMS agencies, is now offering free, semi-monthly educational training webinars to customers and non-customers alike. The Twenty for 2020 webinar series is designed to set departments up for success for the coming year. Each session is one hour and provides a deep dive into a specific topic that’s standards-based, data-driven, and crucial for departments to run efficiently. Some...

The International Security Expo 2019 will bring together government, industry, academia, and the entire end-user community in charge of regulation & procurement under one roof, to debate current challenges and to source the latest security technologies and services. ISSEE will be present at this globally renowned security event. International Security Expo International Security Expo is the fastest-growing international showcase of security with 375+ international exhibitors and educationa...

New member Malik Alexander was awarded by PGFD Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale for actions where Malik used skills he learned as a PGFD High School Cadet to successfully remove a critically injured person from a burning vehicle. Attending were current Cadets, family & C.H. Flowers High School Principal Brown. Malik is currently a dedicated probationary member at Branchville on his way to becoming an interior firefighter and EMT. His actions in the community have made everyone here...

LION is looking forward to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition 2019, slated to take place in Chicago, at the McCormick Place West, on October 27th and 28th, 2019. CBRN products on display LION will be exhibiting in Booth #2306 at the IACP Conference 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. They will be showcasing their state-of-the-art CBRN products. The fire safety solutions company stated that they are looking forward to meeting many new visitors of t...

The next Fire Industry Manufacturers’ (FIM) Expo which will take place Wednesday 16th October, 2019. This time the FIM Expo will take place at Sheffield United Football Club. Organized by the Fire Industry Association (FIA), FIM Expo features many of the UK's pioneer fire detection and alarm manufacturers and focuses on showcasing the latest products and developments in this sector of the industry.A wide range of exhibitors are confirmed so far: Advanced Global Fire Equipment Ampac...