Fire Emergency Response - Case Studies

Verona, Pennsylvania Receives New Toyne Pumper

The Verona Volunteer Fire Company in Verona, Pennsylvania added more power to its fleet after receiving a new pumper from Toyne, a fire apparatus manufacturer. The pumper is loaded with firefighting equipment and technology that make it a valuable addition to the fire company, giving Verona firefighters more tools to respond to calls in their community. The pumper is loaded with firefighting equipment and technology that make it a valuable addition to the fire company Pumper characte...

Lake Assault’s Marine 24 Fire Boat Delivered To The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District In Nevada

Lake Assault Boats, global manufacturer of purpose-built and mission-specific fire and rescue boats, has delivered a 32-foot fireboat, named Marine 24, to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The custom-built craft is in service 24/7, 365 days a year, with marine firefighter training for all crews to be completed this spring. Marine 24 fireboat The boat is designed to respond to a wide range of emergencies, including structural and wildland fires The boat...

KME Fire Apparatus Delivers 20 Custom Pumpers To LA County Fire Department, Along With National Tag-on Contract Pricing

KME Fire Apparatus, globally renowned manufacturer of fire apparatus, has announced the delivery of 20 KME Custom Pumpers to Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). KME Custom Pumpers The new trucks will join hundreds of KME apparatus currently in service at the LACoFD. The custom pumpers are built on KME’s Severe ServiceTM cab and chassis. The Severe ServiceTM chassis was engineered in conjunction with the fire service and designed for use in extreme conditions. KME’s Severe...

Heathrow Chooses Britannia Fire

Britannia Fire’s UK-developed and made composite fire extinguisher is to be installed across Heathrow Airport’s terminals. Britannia Fire’s P50 – the first extinguisher cased in recyclable composite with a 20-year life span – has been chosen to protect the airport as part of its ambitious sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0. Manufactured in rural Norfolk, the P50 will replace 5000 traditional metal extinguishers across Heathrow’s sites because of its lower...

Toyne, Inc. Announces Delivery Of Its Pumper To The Great Bend Fire Department In Kansas

Great Bend, Kansas is home to a new pumper after the Great Bend Fire/EMS Department received the apparatus in mid-January, 2018. Built by premier fire apparatus manufacturer, Toyne, Inc., the pumper will assist in the firefighting efforts of the department, which serves 156 square miles of Baron County, in Kansas. Toyne pumper Toyne, Inc. built Great Bend's pumper on a Spartan Gladiator LFD 10-inch chassis Toyne, Inc. built Great Bend's pumper on a Spartan Gladiator LFD 10-inch chassis and is...

Gorman-Rupp Pumps Helps Beaufort Evolve With Wastewater Demands

Beaufort is a major population center situated in the Hilton Head Island Beaufort Micropolitan area in a region known as South Carolina’s Lowcountry. The scenic community is known for its natural beauty as well as its historical architecture and military establishments, which include the Marine Corps Beaufort Air Station and Parris Island Recruitment Depot. Southern Living magazine named the city “Best Small Southern Town,” and American Style lists it among the country’s...

Toyne Priority Response Pumper Delivered To Corning, NY

The East Corning Volunteer Fire Department received a new pumper courtesy of Toyne, a fire apparatus manufacturer. The fire department, located in Corning, New York, selected a Toyne Priority Response Vehicle as a replacement for an older engine. They expect the new technology to improve the department's effectiveness and allow it to better meet the community's needs. PRV pumper Features Toyne built East Corning's PRV pumper on a Spartan Gladiator MFD 10-inch chassis, and it is powered by a Cu...

OSU Fire Protection Student And FPP’ Student Smoke Alarm Installer Installs Smoke Alarms At Guthrie Residential Home

It was December 2, 2017 when a house filled with smoke in Guthrie. The two people inside were able to escape, thanks to smoke alarms installed just three months prior by the Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation (OkAT) AFG grant and Nick Mueller, OSU Fire Protection alumnus. Fire Safety Technology program Originally from Colorado, Mueller came to OSU after taking a concurrent enrolment fire science class during his senior year of high school. This sparked his interest in this field of study...

Zerbe Township WWTP Successfully Manages Non-Dispersible Debris Impacting Its Influent Pump Station With Gorman-Rupp Pumps

Wastewater treatment plant operators, having to deal with persistent clogs in pumps and check valves due to disposable wipes and other non-dispersible debris, have had limited options for solutions that can be implemented within narrow and deep-channel influent pump station wet wells. Zerbe Township, Pennsylvania, is one of a growing number of WWTP operations that have successfully managed this problem by installing Gorman-Rupp Super T Series® self-priming pumps, upgraded with an innovative...

ZIEGLER Completes Delivery Of 100 Emergency Vehicles To The County Of Hesse In Germany

ZIEGLER has announced delivery of the vehicles number 49 and 50 from the second purchase order of Hessen of about 50 emergency vehicles, LF 10 KatS. These vehicles were handed over to the fire brigades of Eschenburg/Eibelshausen and Herbstein (8th collective order by the county of Hesse), at the headquarters of the ZIEGLER Group, in Giengen, Germany. LF 10 KatS emergency vehicles Since 2012, ZIEGLER has already delivered 100 LF 10 KatS emergency vehicles in total to various fire brigades in th...

ZIEGLER Delivers Three Rescue Vehicles To The Hengelo, Almelo And Enschede Fire Brigades In Twente, Netherlands

ZIEGLER announced delivering three new rescue vehicles to the fire brigades of Hengelo, Almelo and Enschede, located in Veiligheidsregio Twente, in the Netherlands. All the three vehicles are built on Volvo chassis FH 420 6x2 with X-Track hydraulic front-wheel drive. Each of the chassis is equipped with a controlled trailing axle, air suspension, a Powertronic transmission and a driver cabin with 3 seats. Ziegler ALPAS system The rescue vehicles come equipped with superstructure Ziegler ALPAS...

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