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E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces that its patented ECOLOGIC mobile cart foam test system has been approved and recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in ARFF testing by airport operators. The ECOLOGIC is an ARFF foam testing system that does not use foam for testing. It is an input-based testing system designed to provide fire departments the means to test the accuracy of their foam system without the expense or environmental i...

MagneGrip, a globally renowned air purification solutions and exhaust removal systems company, has announced the appointment of Maggie Rossman-Roach as the new President. In addition to Maggie Rossman-Roach’s appointment as President, Jack Rossman has also been named as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Tom Rossman has been appointed as the Chief Logistics Officer (CLO) for the company. New leadership appointments The senior leadership team has over 60 years of experience in the...

Life-safety systems manufacturer, C-TEC, has announced that it will be exhibiting again at Fire Safety NEC Birmingham (9-11 April). Billed as a ‘must-attend’ event for anyone with a focus on improving life-safety, business continuity and protection for their organization, the show features free CPD-accredited educational seminars, over 30 exhibitors and the industry’s latest innovations. CAST addressable fire alarm  C-TEC will be showcasing its CAST addressable fire ala...

Our 2019 event schedule got off to a great start with what is undoubtedly one of the main international trade shows in the fire industry: Intersec Dubai. The three day event welcomed more than 1,300 exhibitors from 59 countires, and attracted close to 30,000 visitors. Charles Lombard, Managing Director of Apollo Fire Detectors: "Being such a well-established global event, Intersec Dubai provided an ideal platform for us to showcase our recently-launched Test Set, and SOTERIA Dimension and Dimen...

POK created its first mobile foam unit as part of a fire equipment order in 1982. This fire-fighting equipment consists of a 100-liter foaming tank on wheels, a foam generator nozzle, an injector of 200 liters per minute, and a 45 mm diameter hose length. This fire-fighting equipment is used to protect factories, petroleum deposits, and high-risk installations. It involves a minimum training of the staff in fire attack department. Mobile foam units Since these first achievements, POK’s...

In 2018 Consumer champion called for plastic-backed fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers to be removed from sale. They found that the backing material of nearly half of all such appliances currently on sale in the UK are manufactured from unsafe plastic that presents a potential fire risk. Their research also found that a number of models are backed with a plastic that manufacturers had in the past claimed was ‘fire-retardant’ but in fact could also speed up the spread of a fire....

Effective sprinkler systems are often the decisive criterion for immediately stopping the frequent fires from developing their destructive power. To ensure that these important technologies will always function safely in an emergency, experts all over the world rely on the practical VdS Guidelines CEA 4001en for planning and installation. Europe's largest institute for fire protection has now comprehensively updated this standard reference work. Importance Of Sprinkler Systems In Fire Safety Ev...

Fire Equipment Inc. (FEI) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tri-State Fire Protection of Smithfield Rhode Island. Tri-State Fire Protection is a globally renowned sprinkler installation and service business, which serves the US states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Full-service fire protection business FEI announced that the employee team at Tri-State will be joining the FEI family and will be retaining the Smithfield office location. Steve Pelletier, who resides in the Smithfield...

GS Global Resources has a full class for the 2-day event eager to learn about IQAN by Parker. A rapid development environment for a sophisticated, yet easy to use control system designed for rugged mobile machinery. IQAN Software Tools | IQANdesign Build new applications Series of channels and function blocks to perform machine logic Can use limited text-based programming (Qcode) instead of object lists in math channels

E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, is proud to introduce a new Mobile Drone Command Trailer, built in partnership with FLYMOTION, a provider of unmanned systems and innovative technology solutions. The Mobile Drone Command Trailer recently made its debut at Fire Rescue East Conference and Trade Show in Daytona Beach, Fla. applications for fire departments The 16-foot all-aluminum Mobile Drone Command Trailer can serve as a fully climate controlled hub for re...

Volunteer firefighters and emergency service personnel put their lives on the line every day in their mission to serve and protect families, neighbors and country. It’s their passion and selflessness that inspired VFIS founder, Arthur J. Glatfelter, to create the first-ever specialized coverage for volunteer firefighters fifty years ago. Today, VFIS continues to see it as its purpose to provide meaningful benefits and protections to the nation’s first responders. Serving Fire Depar...

The efficient operation of the AQUASYS fire fighting system was successfully demonstrated on Tuesday, 29 January 2019. In the afternoon, a car transporter in the area of the rear axle started to burn in the Arlberg tunnel (Austria). The fire subsequently spread to one of the eight charged cars. The AQUASYS high pressure water mist system installed in the Arlberg tunnel triggered immediately and limited the resulting fire to a small area in the trailer of the truck. In this way, the AQUASYS fire...

Modern LED technology offers numerous advantages over conventional lighting. With Rosenbauer's LED conversion packages, even older vehicles can be retrofitted to individual customer requirements. Up-to-three-times greater luminosity, and tremendous lighting power: LED lighting actively contributes to increasing safety and efficiency in poor visibility conditions. With LED conversion kits from Rosenbauer, vehicles can be significantly upgraded in terms of lighting, and thus adapted to a brigade'...

Taking place from 20 – 23 February, 2019 at Bombay Exhibition Center, visitors to stand B- 1B in hall 1 will be able to view NASH products and technologies for the chemical engineering and process industry. Gardner Denver Nash has supplied the global chemical industry with safe and reliable vacuum systems for more than 45 years. Their vacuum pumps, compressors, air ejectors and engineered systems maximize output and efficiency while minimizing maintenance and pollution into the environmen...

Competitively priced and comparable in weight to aluminum construction, the SNC series provides a significant advantage in strength and protection in corrosive environments. These reels are designed to handle a variety of applications, including water, pesticides and fertilizer mixes. Handles single 3/8" through 5/8" ID hose. Lightweight, low-profile reels designed for hose lengths up to 500 feet. Mostly 304 SST construction, including discs, axle hub and welded frame. Available in both...

Philip (James) Barton, Commercial Product Manager at Kentec, globally renowned life safety control systems manufacturer, discusses the challenges in protecting tall buildings from fire, what solutions the industry already has in place and what the future looks like. In the UK, when one thinks of fire safety and high-rise or ‘tall buildings’, Grenfell undoubtedly comes to mind. The disaster tragically highlighted two key challenges in protecting people in tall buildings: how to safel...

Firefighters from Burwell Fire Station were unable to respond to a house fire in Newmarket on Monday (28) as their fire engine was unavailable following a break-in at the station. Thieves broke into the station on Reach Road sometime on Sunday night (January 27). They stole life-saving cutting gear used at road traffic collisions and other rescues. Life-Saving equipment How anyone can steal life-saving equipment from an emergency service is just beyond me" With police scenes of crime officer...

From the 23rd to 26th of January 2019, with the support of Jaegertech, MFC International was demonstrating the use of Stak Jaks at Fire-Rescue East in Daytona, Florida. They would like to thank all those that attended and came to watch the lifting mat demonstrations. The Stak Jak is a revolutionary flat-profile lifting cushion for vehicle and heavy-duty lifting requirements. The flat profile has several distinct advantages over traditional ovoid listing cushions of which the most significant is...

1st Attack Engineering, Inc. is a globally renowned company in build custom off-road emergency vehicles, such as brush fire trucks, grass rigs, brush pumpers and water tankers. Their emergency vehicles incorporate innovative safety features and custom options that make them the safest and most efficient rescue vehicles on the market. 1st Attack Engineering, Inc. works directly with the fire departments to accommodate their specific emergency vehicle needs. Wide range of emergency vehicles The...

Tema Sistemi SpA is a company of an international nature but deeply linked to the values ​​of its territory, which is predominantly Italy. Precisely for this reason, Tema Sistemi carries out solidarity initiatives towards local associations in the social, cultural and sports fields. ‘Guaranteed Mobility Project’ For the social branch, the company has chosen to sponsor the ‘Guaranteed Mobility Project’ of the company PMG Italia SpA, which has as its objective to guarante...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has announced that Atlantic Emergency Solutions has opened new service centers located in Salisbury, Maryland and Charlotte, North Carolina in the US. The new locations will service all makes and models of Pierce fire apparatus including third party aerial and ladder testing, pump testing, collision, fabrication and paint services, preventative maintenance, and all major and minor repairs. 24-hour mobile service support Each location w...

Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards and a manufacturer of purpose-built, mission-specific fire and rescue boats, announced that a wide array of the company’s craft is now available for purchase through HGACBuy, the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s (H-GAC) cooperative purchasing program. Two departments – one from Dallas and a second from the state of Virginia – recently made Lake Assault Boats purchases through this Texas-based national organization. “Purc...

MFC International (MFC Survival Ltd), the globally renowned specialist manufacturer of inflatable rescue, recovery, survival and sewer maintenance equipment, based in Tonypandy, South Wales, in the United Kingdom (UK), announced that the company has reworked the design of their inflatable shelters, now offering welded and taped frames and canopies. New welded inflatable shelters The new welded inflatable shelters offer a number of important benefits, which includes: Structure stays inflated...

The man who invented the biggest changes to the fire extinguisher in the last century is celebrating 50 years in the industry this month with his staff members and a Hog Roast lunch. Staff members were delighted to have a half day! Norwich-born Roger Carr’s career began in 1968 selling and servicing extinguishers, then moving on in 1969 to provide engineers to work in the oil industry. “Mobil was our star customer. He went on to that very special world of offshore drilling as the qu...

Innovative British fire technology prevented serious injury and a “catastrophic explosion” when three people were wounded in a mortar attack on a military compound in Somalia. Shrapnel pierced two of the world’s first composite fire extinguishers– which have inner cylinders wrapped in Kevlar thread used to make bullet-proof vests – when a barrage of mortars was fired by gunmen at the base in capital Mogadishu on New Year’s Day. The cylinders remained intact...

Halma announces the acquisition of Business Marketers Group Inc., trading as Rath Communications, a provider of emergency communication systems for Areas of Refuge in the USA. Rath is based in Wisconsin, USA, and will become part of the Group’s Infrastructure Safety Sector. Elevator Safety And Healthcare Andrew Williams, Halma's Chief Executive, commented: “Rath extends Halma’s safety communications capabilities and adds a new market niche with its strong position in the Area...

Interim Fire Chief Richard York is pleased to announce that the Groveland Fire Department’s new Squad 1 vehicle is now in service. A 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe 4X4, the Squad 1 truck arrived in late December and is a registered Class V ambulance, operating at the Basic Life Support level. Firefighters will take Squad 1 to all medical calls, motor vehicle crashes, and other calls for service, as needed. The truck is equipped with EpiPens, Albuterol, Narcan, glucose, glucometers, an AED, and all...

Four years ago, on January 6, 2015, the São Paulo State Law No. 1257 was published, establishing a new São Paulo State Code of Fire Protection and Emergencies. To enact this law, three decrees were created, two of which were signed by the governor and published. To the disappointment of ABSpk, the third decree was not signed by the governor and therefore did not become part of the new law. This third decree would have established requirements for certified products for building pr...

Fire sprinkler conferences and exhibitions conducted in Mexico and Brazil in October of 2018, along with a conference in Colombia two months earlier, were evidence of a major milestone for IFSA efforts in Latin America. All three of these conferences were conducted by national associations affiliated with the IFSA and helped fulfill one of IFSA’s major goals since its founding in 1999. Development of National and Regional Organizations – To foster the development of national and reg...

KIMTEK Corporation, makers of MEDLITE and FIRELITE Transport skid units for off-road rescue and wildland fire fighting, have announced plans to celebrate the company's 35th anniversary with a number of events planned throughout 2019. KIMTEK Transport Skid Units KIMTEK Transport skid units fit easily into most utility vehicles and pick-up trucks, enabling first responders to travel over rough terrain and through tight clearances with essential fire and/or medical rescue equipment and attendants...