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  A wide range of natural disasters occurs within the United States every year A wide range of natural disasters occurs within the United States every year. Natural disasters can have a devastating effect on you and your home. The U.S. Fire Administration encourages you to use the following safety tips to help protect yourself, your family and your home from the potential threat of fire during or after a flood. Types of Fire Related Hazards Present During and After a Fl...

  Alerting and notification sysytems share an important place in fire services Federal Signal is a leader in the design and deployment of fully redundant indoor, outdoor and personal alerting and notification systems that protect communities and citizens around the world. Mission-critical communications are enabled by Federal Signal alerting and notification systems, which are deployed in hundreds of implementations in countries, states, counties and cities around the w...

Chubb will supply fire alarms and integrated systems to Bulwell Academy, Nottingham The solution includes fire alarm, disabled refuge, PA, intruder alarm and toilet alarms.Chubb Fire and Security has won a contract with the Bulwell Academy, Nottingham, to supply an integrated fire and security alarm system. Chubb Fire is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. M&E Contractor on the project is Balfour Beatty and it specified Ch...

PaulConwayShields.com is sponsoring TheBattalion.TV featuring the Milwaukee fire department For over three years, Tule Fog Production LLC has been developing and now producing The Battalion-The Series. Paul Conway Shields is pleased to be a sponsor of TheBattalion.TV as they feature the Milwaukee Fire Department in their Midwest series.  Milwaukee, home of the Brewers baseball club, Miller Brewing, and many other world class attractions, is also the fire department w...

  B.E.S. along with other fire and rescue agencies extricated a wolf trapped in a steel pipe. Photo: Larkin Carey The several hour ordeal saw the wolf emerge in fine condition with only some minor cuts and scrapes.Boulder Emergency Squad, B.E.S, along with other agencies, rescued a wolf which had gotten its head stuck in a steel pipe. With medical care provided by a veterinarian, the pipe was carefully cut from around the animal's head. The...

The fire and rescue service in Manchester will cost tax payers £1 per week this year A pound a week - that's how much on average Greater Manchester's award-winning Fire and Rescue Service will cost local taxpayers this year, following the release of this year's Fire Authority budget proposals. A report to the Authority's Joint Policy and Finance Committee recommends that the increase in the level of Council Tax Precept this year is limited to just 2.5%, its lo...

Prysmian is the first and currently the only cable manufacturer to have BASEC approval Prysmian is the first and currently the only cable manufacturer to have BASEC approval for enhanced fire resistant power cable. Prysmian's FP600S enhanced performance fire resistant power cable is now approved by BASEC for compliance with the new highest level F120 category of the recently revised cable standard BS 7846:2009 for armoured, fire resistant 600/1000V cables having low emissio...

FEMA continues to support USAID and others in effort to save lives in Haiti Message from Deputy FEMA Administrator Richard Serino on the Haiti tragedy and the ongoing resuce efforts: "Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. President Obama has instructed the federal government to undertake a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort to save lives in Haiti, and FEMA continues to support USAID and others in th...

Kent Firefighters are working with the UK ISAR mission in Haiti Firefighters from the Kent Fire and Rescue Service, who are working with the UK International Search and Rescue (ISAR) mission in Haiti, have returned to Port-au-Prince. The team visited the town of Leogane which is approximately 25 miles west of Port Au Prince and is much nearer to the epicentre. Reports indicate that 80 to 90 per cent of the town has been destroyed. While there, the UK ISAR te...

FEMA has assembled a list of gift ideas for the holidays to help keep your family and friends prepared This year Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has assembled a list of gift ideas for the holidays to help keep your family and friends prepared. Emergencies can happen at any moment; these gifts can serve as a great starting point to ensure that your friends and family have an emergency communications plan, a disaster supply kit, and stay informed about emergencie...

Navistar school buses are compliant with the 2010 diesel emission requirements In a ceremony held earlier at the Columbus, Mississippi Municipal School District, Navistar delivered the first school buses certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be compliant with 2010 diesel emissions requirements. The 28 IC Bus™ CE Series school buses were purchased by the Columbus Municipal School District with funding received earlier in the year from...

Streamlight has appointed Mike Dineen has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing New appointee has "tremendous expertise" in markets including public safety Streamlight, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance lighting equipment for professional and consumer applications, today announced the appointment of Michael F. Dineen to the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Dineen will be responsible for overall sales managemen...

Registration for FDIC 2010 is now open Imagine the impact ON YOU Join us for FDIC 2010 - the fire service's premier event and largest annual gathering of fire professionals in North America. We have put together another thorough and challenging training program. H.O.T. evolutions and pre-conference workshop schedules have been revamped for more convenient scheduling and to give you the opportunity to get the most out of your training experience. Below are just a few of the...

Streamlight recently honored COPS (Concerns of Police Survivors) at the organization's gala dinner Streamlight increases commitment to support law enforcement with COPS sponsorship Streamlight, a leading manufacturer of lighting tools for police, recently honored Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The company increased its 2009 contribution to COPS by serving as the platinum sponsor of the organization's gala dinner held May 14 at the...

Code 3, Inc. has appointed Pat Hester as OEM Manager - Western Region and Canada New appointee for emergency lighting & warning product manufacturer Pat Hester has been named OEM Manager - Western Region and Canada for Code 3, Inc., a leading manufacturer of emergency lighting and warning products for police, fire, emergency response, utility and industrial applications. Pat brings 20 years of experience from Federal Signal to his new role, including a strong focus o...

Federal Signal Corp have announced a Q1 profit despite the economic downturn Company perform strongly throughout downturn Federal Signal Corporation reported income from continuing operations of $1.1 million, or $0.02 per share, for the first quarter of 2009 on revenue of $204 million. For the same period of 2008, the company earned $4.1 million from continuing operations, or $0.09 per share, on revenue of $226 million. The year-over-year first quarter income reductio...

Havis-Shield and LEDCO-CHARGEGUARD are to merge to create a complete, integrated product line New partnership of two industry leaders will enable customers to utilize a single provider for fleet and IT mobile workspace solutions Havis-Shields, the leading manufacturer of mission critical products designed for public safety fleet and fire vehicles, today announced a merger with LEDCO-CHARGEGUARD, a leading manufacturer of mobile computing solutions and vehicle power manageme...

Streamlight will be including the Blackjack Helmet Holder (pictured) in their 4AA Helmet Lighting Kits Leading manufacturers combine product offerings 1445 Designs, Inc. maker of the patented Blackjack Helmet Flashlight Holder announces that Streamlight, Inc. will be including the Blackjack in their 4AA Helmet Lighting Kits for worldwide customers.   The Blackjack is the first patented, under the brim flashlight mount that is designed by firemen, for firemen. Chri...

J. Neils Enterprises will exhibit VENTRY PPV fans and LENTRY generator and light systems at FDIC J. Neils Enterprises to exhibit their VENTRY brand fans, LENTRY brand lights at FDIC FDIC 2009 will be held April 20-25 at the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and J. Neils Enterprises will be exhibiting VENTRY® PPV Fans and LENTRY™ Generator & Light Systems in booth 427. We will have demo units at the show that we do not want to...