Fire Rescue - News

The report highlights severe problems with use of breathing apparatus and inadequate training Clifford Cox, 53, collapsed on Saturday at his fire station in Staines, Surrey, from which hundreds of people have been evacuated by the fire service after the recent floods. Colleagues tried in vain to resuscitate Mr Cox, who had served in Surrey Fire & Rescue Service (FRS) for 25 years. Detectives from North Surrey CID were called to Staines Fire Station following his sudden de...

The partnership reconfirms RescueSim as the virtual training software of choice The Cheshire Fire Authority and VSTEP renew their partnership for training of fire & rescue personnel through use of the virtual incident management platform RescueSim. The partnership reconfirms RescueSim as the virtual training software of choice at the high-tech Cheshire Fire Authority training centre in Winsford. The decision to renew the partnership and continue working with RescueSim...

NYFRS is urging chip lovers to take care when they indulge in the National Chip Week North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, as part of the Fire Kills campaign, are urging chip lovers to take care when they indulge in one of the nation’s favourite foods this National Chip Week (17 – 23 February 2014). Last year, over half of all accidental fires in the home started in the kitchen, with chip pan fires having a very high rate of casualties. Leaving a chip pan...

Over 40 fire and rescue services are encouraging people to help raise more money for The Fire Fighters Charity The Fire Fighters Charity is thanking supporters who have helped raise an outstanding £1,000,000 by donating to its textile recycling scheme over the past four years. The life-changing charity has been operating a successful recycling campaign since the summer of 2009, which has seen over 7,000 tonnes of clothing diverted away from landfill sites and raised suc...

Children from St Lawrence's Primary School with firefighter Wayne Castree Primary schoolchildren in Shropshire are proud of their school caretaker Wayne Castree - part of Church Stretton's firefighting community. Wayne is one of 12 "on call" firefighters stationed at Church Stretton Fire Station who respond to 999 calls at all times of the day and night. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is also proud of county employers' such as St Lawrence CE Primary School head Dick Lang...

Firefighters and staff from across the county collected the cash in a variety of events including car washes A record £30,000 has been raised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service over the past year in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity - most of it through washing cars. Firefighters and staff from across the county collected the cash in a variety of events including car washes, and through donations and legacies. They celebrated after receiving a Certificate of Apprecia...

The donation is to ensure that West Yorkshire’s firefighters are using the most-advanced rescue and recovery equipment West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Services has received a specialist scoop stretcher from Ferno, the world leading manufacturer of medical equipment to the emergency services. Cleckheaton-based Ferno has donated a Scoop 65 EXL to West Yorkshire’s firefighters to help them develop their training programme and to ensure they are using the most-ad...

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service offers advice to households Over July and August 2013 the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) nationally, balloted firefighters for potential Industrial Action over the Government’s reform of firefighter pension schemes. The ballot result was announced on the 29th August and the FBU announced recently that a strike will take place on Wednesday 25th September between 12noon-4pm. Whilst this is clearly a national matter, the Fire Authori...

The ESC to raise awareness of electrical fires in the kitchen as part of Electrical Fire Safety Week Four million people have experienced a grime fire in their kitchen according to research released recently by the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) to mark Electrical Fire Safety Week. Grime fires are the result of dirty and messy kitchens and are caused by the ignition of excess fat in cooking appliances, clutter stored by heat sources catching fire, or by dirt, dust and crumbs...

Aico’s Ei160RC alarms were installed  in light of a fire safety review following the Lakanal House fire in London Nottinghamshire’s A1 Housing has announced its decision to install Aico Ei160RC Series alarms into its flats, in light of a fire safety review following the tragic Lakanal House tower block fire in London. A1 Housing is an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) providing the day-to-day management of Bassetlaw District Council's housing sto...

The Pierce booth showcases the company’s history of innovation and highlights its 100th anniversary Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, recently desplayed six custom fire and rescue vehicles at the 2013 International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire-Rescue International (FRI) Conference and Exhibition at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. The Pierce booth #4431 showcased the company’s history of innovation and highlights its 100th ann...

Vimpex funded an overseas extrication team's entry to the UKRO Competition in Liverpool Vimpex have recently supported the humanitarian charity, Operation Florian by funding an overseas extrication team’s entry to the UKRO Competition held in Liverpool earlier this year. Operation Florian is an international humanitarian charity providing fire engines, equipment and training to the world's poorest regions whose populations lose millions of lives every year to fires and...

FoxFury will team up with Chasing4Life and 1st Responder Treatment on the Reach For The Light project FoxFury Lighting Solutions will exhibit its LED fire helmet lights, portable scene lights and right angle firefighter flashlights at Fire Rescue International (FRI) this week in Chicago, IL. The company's new SideSlide C-clamp side helmet light, along with Eddy Weiss of Chasing4Life, will also be in the FoxFury booth (#1712). FoxFury has made all-LED, application-specific l...

The seminar attracted a wide range of delegates from Wessex Fire and Security’s customer base A senior representative of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service delivered the key note presentation detailing the events and consequences of the Rosepark tragedy in South Lanarkshire in 2004 - a blaze in which 14 elderly residents perished. Event-goers were among the first people in the country to see a video about the fire and looked on in silence as the story was told about i...

NYFRS has also asked people to follow the Fire Kills campaign’s top tips to ensure barbecue is a safe, enjoyable event Now that the warm, light evenings are finally with us in the UK and the summer holidays are fast approaching, barbecues are beginning to sizzle. But behind the bangers and burgers summer fun has a serious side. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, as part of the Fire Kills campaign, is asking everyone to take extra care when cooking al fresco, espec...

+ The group of eleven from Silver Birch Link of the Chernobyl Childrens' Lifeline Project visited Ferndown Fire Station A group of children from Chernobyl will now be better protected against the risks of fire in their homes, thanks to a donation from fire safety products specialist, Sprue Safety Products and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. The two partners teamed up to provide FireAngel ST-620 smoke alarms for the children to take home with them following their annual visit t...

As part of his Fellowship, Andy qualified as a swiftwater powerboat and jet-ski operator Andy Reynolds, a firefighter with Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, has just returned from a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship (www.wcmt.org.uk) in North America. During six weeks, he attended flood and swiftwater rescue training, and visited Fire and Sheriffs’ Departments and volunteer rescue teams from California, Texas, North and South Carolina, New York and British Columbi...

Arrow XT is engineered for reliable performance in the most challenging environments Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, received an order for five Pierce Arrow XT custom pumpers from the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service in Birmingham, Alabama. This is the second major order of Pierce Arrow XT pumpers by the department, which purchased its first Pierce pumpers in 2009. “These trucks will be around for a long time, and will play an important role in...

Vimpex also supply handheld Thermal Imaging cameras to aid police in the detection of cannabis farms Cannabis growers have no escape from Ogura’s Battery Powered Hydraulic Cutting Tools. The tools were put to good use during a recent raid on a cannabis farm by one of Vimpex’s police customers. Vimpex has supplied numerous kits to the UK’s MOE (Method of Entry) armed response units and public order teams, where they are frequently used for forced entry, protes...

The purchase includes five pumpers, 100-foot Pierce Aerial Platform, and heavy-duty rescue/hazmat vehicle Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, received an order for 10 Fire Apparatus from Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) in Polk County, Florida. The purchase includes five pumpers, a 100-foot Pierce Aerial Platform, and a heavy-duty rescue/hazmat vehicle, all built on the Pierce Velocity chassis, as well as three tandem rear axle tanker/pumper vehicles. &ldquo...

The enhanced training helps crew to provide a better first aid response to causalities During 2012 the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service improved the first aid provision for our fire crews through the introduction of the "Immediate Emergency Care" programme*. This enhanced training and the improved knowledge of our staff means that crews are able to provide a better first aid response to causalities, when we attend incidents, and also outside of work too. The enhanced...

As part of NYFRS' support for the week, various activities will be held throughout the county North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the UN’s Global Road Safety Week along with the Chief Fire Officers Association’s (CFOA) National Road Safety Week both of which run from the 6th to the 12th of May. The UN’s Road Safety Week is aiming to draw attention to the need to better protect pedestrians worldwide, and contribute to achieving the goal of t...

F-Shield is a process that encapsulates the chassis frame, cross members, fasteners and fixed accessories mounted on the chassis Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America’s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, unveils their F-Shield chassis frame corrosion protection for the Ultra, Inferno and Igniter models of custom fire chassis. Ferrara is making the introduction at FDIC in Indianapolis, the largest fire service trade show in North America. F-Shield is a unique pr...

The LED lights will be waterproof, impact resistant and will meet NFPA fire resistant requirements FoxFury Lighting Solutions will be releasing a new series of LED lights for first responders at the upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC 2013) in Indianapolis, IN. This new light will be unveiled at 1:23 P.M. EDT on April 25 in booth #5457. FoxFury has been developing LED lighting tools (including helmet lights, right angle flashlights and rechargeable area ligh...

All models in the Holmatro Spider range incorporate 3-stage pump technology The Holmatro Spider range is the latest innovation in hydraulic pump performance. Enabling faster tool operation in the most commonly used working pressure range, revolutionary 3-stage pump technology makes your rescue operations much faster. The Spider pumps are available in four different models with a variety of features and options to meet rescue workers’ personal requirements. Various mode...

Ogura Tools combine portability and power to deploy hydraulic tools in enclosed and confined spaces Vimpex Limited, specialist suppliers of rescue tools and equipment to Fire Services worldwide, are pleased to have been chosen as suppliers to the newly developed London Southend Airport. Following purchase by the Stobart Group, Southend Airport is going through a period of major expansion. The renewed Airport Fire Service has taken delivery of two battery powered Ogura BC-300...

Saint-Gobain is a global manufacturer of protective hazmat products and other protective equipment Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, a global leading manufacturer of protective “hazmat” products and other high performance protective equipment, announced strategic initiatives, aimed at driving continued global growth in 2013 for the ONESuit® portfolio of high performance protective products. Highlights include the addition of design engineering expertise to t...

The QM-ET-MVE is designed to safely and securely support the full weight of a battery-powered cutter tool Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) presents the newest addition to their popular QUIC-MOUNT line of extrication tool mounting solutions: Model QM-ET-MVE. Model QM-ET-MVE is designed to safely and securely support the full weight of a battery-powered cutter tool upright in the compartment and boasts more than ten (10)  independently adjustable components, including tilt angle, fo...

The system uses modern technology available and brings many additional benefits to the Service Following the decision by Government in December 2010 to scrap the Regional Control Centres a project was set up by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to review its call handling requirements. The review identified that the current command and control system (used to record emergency calls and send fire engines and officers to incidents), Firecat, would need to be replaced by A...

Over 50 FireAngel ST-620 smoke alarms were provided to protect children and staff Fire safety products specialist, Sprue Safety Products, has teamed up with Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service to provide 50 FireAngel ST-620 smoke alarms to protect children and staff at the Mary Ward Children’s Home in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. The donation comes following a devastating fire at the home in May last year, in which a nine year-old boy, Aaron, tragically died and 17 year-old Takudzw...