Syria Fire Industry News

Bullard Introduces Thermal Imaging Online Training

Bullard has expanded its value-added services by offering firefighters a new state-of-the-art online thermal imaging training program. The Bullard Smartline Thermal Imaging course takes you through six easy-to-manage lessons that explain thermal imaging technology and how to interpret images using a thermal imager. This in-depth online training is the first offered by a thermal imaging manufacturer and is a free service. It covers the complete line of Bullard Thermal Imagers for the fire servi...

Holiday Decorations May Pose Safety Hazards For Families

  Christmas lights, candles and decorations pose fire and safety risks to homeowners In this article, Lorraine Carli, Vice President of Communications at the NFPA, and John Drengenburg, Manager of Consumer Affairs at Underwriters Laboratories, urge consumers to practice "TLC" safety for safer decorating this season Festive lights, ornamented trees, candles and other in-home decorations are not the only indicators that the holidays are upon us. Statistics from the Cons...

ROSENBAUER PANTHER 6x6_CA5 To Airports Of Mauritius

At the end of October 2008 the inspection tests for a ROSENBAUER PANTHER 6x6_CA5 ARFF vehicle successfully took place at the ROSENBAUER headquarters in Leonding/Austria. The vehicle inspection was supervised by the AML (Airports Mauritius Ltd.) Inspection Team, Mr Toolsee and Mr Bennymadoo, and the ROSENBAUER exclusive agent for Mauritius, Mr Clifford Ransley. At present, the ROSENBAUER PANTHER 6x6_CA5 is being shipped to Mauritius; and will be handed over to Airports of Mauritius by the end o...

Westwego Volunteer Fire Company Serves Jambalaya To E-ONE Employees

To show their appreciation for the newest addition to their department, the Westwego Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 served homemade Jambalaya to more than 900 E-ONE employees. During the pre-build for their sixth E-ONE unit, the members of the fire company asked if they could cook for the employees when they returned for their final inspection.  E-ONE happily accepted the offer for the homemade Cajun cuisine. “I think we enjoyed cooking as much as they enjoyed eating it,” said W...

Manford Jerome Award For Tom Troutner

New York State Association of Fire Chiefs (NYSAFC) posthumously honored Tom Troutner of Niedner with its 2004 Manford Jerome Award for exemplary corporate leadership and unwavering support of NYSAFC programs to benefit New York's emergency services personnel. The award was presented to Troutner's son, Troy, who was accompanied by Niedner representatives Doug Orms and Clif McDaniel at the NYSAFC 98th Annual Conference banquet on June 12, 2004, in Liverpool, N.Y. The Manford Jerome Award was est...

Lifesaving Resources Releases Guidelines For Water And Pool Safety

Since water and pool safety is such a huge issue for camps that provide aquatic recreation for their campers it’s important to understand that the primary responsibilities of management and lifeguards are: To Prevent incidents To Recognize incidents or their potential To Manage incidents or their potential. Prevention - In order to prevent incidents, management and staff should develop a series of prevention strategies to include the development and appropriate posting of rules and...

Gerald M. Dworkin Of Lifesaving Resources Highlight Key Points In The Evolution Of Resuscitation

In order to appreciate the resuscitation protocols being advocated today, as well as new innovations in techniques, protocols, and technologies, it is important to know how these resuscitation procedures have evolved over the years. Therefore, this presentation has been developed for this purpose. Early Ages - Heat Method When a victim’s respiratory and circulatory systems fail and metabolism ceases, the body temperature cools. In the early ages, hot ashes and coals were placed on th...

Lifesaving Resources’ Gerald Dworkin Elaborates On Rescue From Submerged Vehicles

Based on a 1961 study at Williamston, MI, conducted by the Michigan State Police, the Indiana University Health and Safety Department, the Michigan Highway Department, and the American Red Cross, it was estimated that approximately 400 persons lose their lives as a result of being trapped in automobiles that have plunged into the water. Most vehicles will only float on the surface of the water from 30 - 60 seconds. Therefore, it is critical that the occupants make every attempt to bail out of t...

Lifesaving Resources Elaborates On Wearing SCBA Gear And Firefighter Survival In The Water

In the event a firefighter is suddenly and unexpectedly immersed in deep water while wearing full turnout gear, firefighter survival is dependent upon the actions taken during the first critical seconds of the immersion. The incidence of this type of emergency increases when firefighters are fighting apartment fires around a swimming pool, during suppression activities on and around piers and docks, as well as during a fall-through incident in which the firefighter falls through a floor into a b...

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