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The station wear will be worn by around 900 staff including firefighters, office staff and management Norfolk FRS has become the latest ICP user to add new station wear to its ICP PPE which was deployed early in 2010. Norfolk has chosen to opt for the new navy and red colour combination, which was introduced nationally last year, and will be worn by around 900 staff including firefighters, when not on operations, office staff and management. As the adoption of ICP procured f...

Dornan Engineering has appointed Choice as the security and fire contractor for this prestigious Sloane Street development in West London. Mace Ltd is the main contractor, appointed following a competitive tender by the client, the Cadogan Estate. Works commenced on the site in February 2013 and the speculative scheme is expected to be completed in early 2015. Choice is delighted to have been awarded the combined security and fire packages by Dornan in connection with this new development of mi...

The kit will represent a marked contrast with the previous PPE which incorporated outer fabric West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS), one of the country’s largest fire services, is adopting Bristol as its new partner for the supply of its next generation structural fire kit. The new kit for West Yorkshire’s 1300 firefighters is being rolled out during January. Following intensive product assessments of available alternatives, Bristol’s Ergotech Ac...

NYFRS is urging business owners to ensure that they have conducted fire risk assessments North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding all business owners to make sure that they are providing the correct level of fire safety provisions and are not breaching Fire Safety Legislation. This follows the prosecution of a national business operating in York.  Following inspection of the Jack Wills premises at 18-20 Stonegate, York, by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescu...

Fire Kills campaign offers some tips for Candle Fire Safety Week This week (19th-25th November) is Candle Fire Safety Week and Fire Service’s across the country are asking people to take extra care and snuff out the risk of fire in their homes. With the days growing darker and winter setting in, a few candles scattered round the room can lend a warm glow to an evening in or add some festive cheer to the season’s celebrations. But with candle fires resulting in ove...

Babcock will support the maintenance of LFEPA’s fleet of over 500 vehicles and 50,000 pieces of equipment Babcock International Group has been awarded a critical contract with London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) to manage and maintain their fleet of vehicles and equipment over an 18-month interim period during which LFEPA will be running a full competition for the services. The contract has been entered into following the recent deterioration of LFEPA&rs...

QM-ET-V is ideal for hanging cutters and combination tools on the doors or walls of an appartus compartment Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) introduces a new addition to their line of extrication tool mounting solutions: the Vertical Extrication Tool Holder, QM-ET-V. Ideal for hanging cutters, spreaders, and combination tools on the doors or walls of an apparatus compartment. This holder consists of three heavy-duty aluminum components--one hanging cradle and two curved tip brackets, wh...

Zico's Model QM-ET-H3 is ideal for mounting of cutters, spreaders and combis Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) introduces Model QM-ET-H3, designed for the horizontal mounting of cutters, spreaders, and combis with grip handles that wrap completely around the tool body. Holder consists of four heavy-duty aluminum components--one cradle, one strap bracket, and two tip Brackets. These components can be configured in a variety of ways to best accommodate your specific tool. Mounts to nearly...

One Vimpex LED Power Unit will give approximately 3.5 hours of light Warwickshire Fire & Rescue service has taken delivery of two new Canguro SceneStar LED Lighting units from Vimpex Limited. The unique scene lighting equipment incorporates a trolley-mounted 14,000 Lumen LED lighting head, 4.5 m telescopic pneumatic mast and Vimpex’s specially developed LED Power Unit. Easily wheeled into position, quickly deployed, erected and powered up by one person, the Canguro...

DuPont is spearheading efforts in pioneering materials, such as intelligent flame resistant fiber, Nomex Recent discussions among MENA civil defence authorities to ramp up fire safety standards across the board have intensified the acquisition of more reliable equipment, expertise and best practices among Arab states to further build up local fire fighting capabilities. Global business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan affirms that the call to action is expect...

Bristol to supply 1700 sets of fire coats and trousers, as well as helmets, gloves and boots Following a strategic decision by the Fire & Rescue Authority in late 2010 to adopt the ICP procurement facility, Avon FRS began the move to Bristol as its new PPE supplier for its 800 firefighters. This is now being completed through the deployment of a purchase managed service (PMS) head-to-toe ICP contract involving the supply of 1700 sets of fire coats and trousers along with h...

The events will be held in New York and Washington D.C. Two UK firefighters employed by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will be attending two fundraising events on the evenings of 13th September at the Battery Park Restaurant New York and a similar event on the 14th September at The Mansion on O Street in Washington DC. Both events will start at 7:00pm until 9:00pm. The aim of the events is to raise donations for the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation and rai...

The Pierce vehicles on display included five custom apparatus, a pumper tanker and responder pumper Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation Company recently displayed seven fire and rescue vehicles at the 2012 International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire-Rescue International (FRI) Conference and Exposition in Denver, Colo. The vehicles include five custom apparatus on display at Pierce’s booth #9001. A Pierce pumper tanker is also being showcased at the Pet...

2012 Career Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran,of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Departmentin Atlanta, GA. Fire Chief Magazine, part of Penton Media, Inc.’s Public Infrastructure Group, and Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, today announced the 2012 winners of the annual “Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Career Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department in Atlanta, Ga. and Volunteer Fire Chief Jona Olsson of the...

Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service also had their own Ogura BC-300 Combi-Tool An Ogura BC-300 Combi-Tool was recently put to good use by Vimpex’s Martin Jones during an incident on the M1 motorway in England on Friday 28th July, 2012. Caught in a tailback caused by a 7.5 tonne truck turning over during Friday rush hour, Martin soon realised that in the absence of the emergency services, members of the public were unsuccessfully trying to allow access to the driv...

The CAA has approved HIAL's application to become the first Tier 3 training provider for aviation firefighters Scottish airports operator HIAL has become the first in the UK to win approval for a new scheme to provide in house, on site fire training. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved an application by HIAL to become the first Tier 3 training provider for aviation firefighters. The approvals means that fire personnel at the group's 11 airports will be trained lo...

Ziamatic's QM-ET-MV boasts more than ten independetly adjustable componenets, including tilt angle Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) presents the QUIC-MOUNT Multiversal Extrication Tool Holder, Model QM-ET-MV: an adjustable upright extrication tool mounting solution. The heavy-duty, aluminum QM-ET-MV boasts more than ten independently adjustable components, including tilt angle, enabling it to safely and securely accommodate many popular makes and models of cutter, spreader, and combinati...

Soft and flame resistant fabric, Nomex Comfort, is ideal for use in garments that have to be worn for longer periods UK air ambulances covering England, Scotland and Wales now operate through 25 services and have become a vital emergency rescue resource in getting seriously ill or injured people to hospital. Protection required by the crews when carrying out their hazardous rescue operations has identified the need for specialist protective garments. Bristol has developed and...

The project is the first of its kind involving Shropshire Council homes A pilot partnership project between Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Shropshire Council aims to improve the safety of council tenants by carrying out home visits for the over 75's in a historic market town and the surrounding rural area. The project is the first of its kind involving Shropshire Council homes and if successful could be rolled out to tenants of other Registered Social Landlords in the...

Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) National Road Safety Day will be held on 6July 2012 North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is lending support to the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) National Road Safety Day on 6 July 2012. Fire crews will be engaging with members of the general public at locations across the county, including Whitby, Scarborough, Malton, Catterick, Northallerton, York and Boroughbridge to pass on some key road safety messages including - Only a...

West Sussex FRS to integrate RescueSim into their Command Training Center Following the successful 2011 launch of RescueSim (www.rescuesim.com) in the UK, the customer base for this virtual training platform is growing at a steady pace as an increasing number of Britain’s emergency and Fire and Rescue services recognise the advantages of this virtual training platform for improvement of their incident response effectiveness and training. Following the Cheshire FRS, Shrop...

Hotspotter is a hand tool for fire fighters that detects and locates small areas hotter than surroundings Vimpex, the specialist supplier of PPE, Technical Rescue Products and Telescopic Masts, has launched the HotSpotter heat scanning device. The HotSpotter, developed by Product Innovation Ltd, is a simple hand tool for fire fighters and others involved in fire prevention and post fire investigation. It detects and locates small areas which are hotter than the surroundings bo...

Many firefighters turn to the retractable Mic Keeper® from Hammerhead Industries After a string of firefighter injuries and deaths related to radio communication in the 2000s, the International Association of Fire Chiefs formed a special subcommittee to look into the issues. The result was a series of portable radio best practices that among other things recommended firefighters place radio microphones one to two inches from the mouth to avoid audio distortion problems whe...

The retractable tether kit’s stabilizer eliminates the swinging and dangling associated with fireman’s flashlights Laden with tools and running through blinding smoke during a dangerous fire, firefighters must react quickly when it comes to making a life-saving decision. There’s no time to waste fumbling for a flashlight. Gear Keeper’s Right Angle and Straight Flashlight self-retracting/stabilizing tether kits, designed especially for firefighters, safe...

London Fire Brigade selects Blue3 to deliver the design, build, financing and maintenance of the nine stations London Fire Brigade has announced its PFI partner for a construction programme which will see nine of its ageing fire stations rebuilt to provide facilities fit for the 21st century. The selection of Blue3 to deliver the design, build, financing and maintenance of the nine selected stations marks the  beginning of the final stage  of the procurement of a ma...

Correct handling of gas cylinders and investing in a fire extinguisher are some precautions people should take Following a recent incident where a gas explosion in a caravan caused two casualties to suffer serious burns, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service would like to share a few safety tips to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable camping trip. Gas cylinders can be dangerous if they are not handled correctly, so here are a few points to follow to keep you safe: Stor...

The move to the new offices enables Cosalt to consolidate its business departments and to build on recent successes such as the contract to supply a fully managed service to North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.  The new address is: Union House, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 4LG.Tel.:      08444 932 804Fax:     08444 932 801Email:            workwear@cosal...

The original grey and red design has been supplemented with a navy and red style The ICP station wear range has been expanded to include optional colour combinations. The original grey and red design has been supplemented with a navy and red style to accommodate a growing interest in station wear from existing ICP PPE users who were looking to adopt a darker colour option. The availability of the Navy Range has prompted several existing PPE users to include station wear in t...

The new system will improve the response times to emergencies through the use of  new technology North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is installing a new state of the art mobilising system and putting in place new staffing arrangements that will make our control room more cost effective, whilst enabling shorter response times. Other fire and rescue services are outsourcing this function but our view is that if we can make our control room as cost effective as it can b...

The new tools are in addition to tools already in service from AMKUS The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) took delivery of more than $37,000 worth of vehicle rescue tools just in time for its 87th Annual Fire College. The tools donated by AMKUS Rescue Systems are on loan to IFSI for use in their vehicle/machinery rescue classes and included cutters, spreaders, push-pull rams and Honda power units. The new tools are in addition to tools already in service from AMKUS. "W...