United States of America (USA) Fire Industry News

Batley and Spen MP, Tracy Brabin, has officially opened a new factory at Angloco, Britain’s manufacturer of fire engines – doubling the company’s production capacity. The 12,000 sq ft site on Alexandra Road, Batley, is now up and running, alongside Angloco’s 30,000 sq ft headquarters, meaning it can now turn out more than 100 fire engines per year. And the business, currently employing 90 people, is searching for 15 new employees to join the team before the end of the y...

Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has officially taken up her new role of Chief Fire Officer with West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service this morning. Sabrina said she was “absolutely delighted” to be taking on the job. She has nearly two decades of fire service experience, having most recently served as Interim Deputy Chief Fire Officer for Surrey Fire & Rescue Service. She said: "I am absolutely delighted to be here at West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, and I am very much looking forw...

The Cherry Valley Joint Fire District (CVJFD) has taken delivery of its first Toyne Apparatus, a fully customized pumper tanker. This apparatus will replace an older pumper tanker and enhance the response capabilities for a fire department that has protected countless generations of community members in Cherry Valley, New York. Established over two hundred years ago in 1813, Cherry Valley Joint Fire District is the 10th oldest continuously operating fire department in the United States. The dep...

G-One Fire recently assisted Cape Parts Distributors in Port Elizabeth to protect their building, staff, and stock with a Nittan Evolution One. Cape Parts Distributors specializes in brake and clutch hydraulic components.  Keeping the wide range of stock and specialist manufacturing equipment in good working order is essential to business operations. The Evolution One Loop Addressable system provided a cost-effective detection system throughout the building, while minimizing disruption to...

The ZIEGLER Group has announced delivering six LF10 fire-fighting vehicles to the Augsburg Fire Brigade. This was preceded by an inter-municipal procurement of 4 different municipalities. These 6 vehicles will be used by volunteer fire brigades in the city of Augsburg. LF10 fire-fighting vehicles The LF10 fire-fighting vehicles come mounted on a MAN chassis and combine all ZIEGLER specific advantages, starting with the ZIEGLER Z-Cab Safety cabin and the proven ALPAS superstructure system throu...

Fike Corporation hosts a meeting with Damian Porcari, Regional Director for the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office in Detroit. Fire Suppression Solutions Porcari visited Fike because it is one of the corporate stakeholders in the Midwest region that regularly files for the patent protection of the intellectual property associated with innovative designs and products developed by Fike in rupture disc technologies, explosion protection, pressure activa...

Mark W. Earley, former National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) chief electrical engineer and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC) staff liaison, has been presented the Richard G. Biermann National Electrical Code Outstanding Volunteer Award. Earley has worked for NFPA since 1986 and served as staff liaison and secretary to the NEC Correlating Committee from 1989 until his retirement in August 2019. He has co-authored NFPA’s reference book, Electrical Installations in Hazardous Loca...

Evacuation planning is one of the most difficult tasks in emergency management. Bottlenecks on evacuation routes have resulted in deaths. Because of this, StreetLight Data researched small towns across the U.S. and their evacuation routes. The results are available free to government agencies looking to develop disaster evacuation plans or improve infrastructure. Research details  The research involved 30,000 towns in the U.S. with populations under 40,000. These communiti...

Flooding, severe weather, prolonged power cut, heat wave, large smoke plume, chemical leak, how to cope in an emergency situation? Cambridgeshire’s emergency services and other Local Resilience Forum (LRF) partners, such as local authorities, Cambridgeshire County Council, health organizations and the Environment Agency, are joining forces for the whole of September 2019, in order to share top tips and advice to help get local residents prepared for a number of different emergency situati...

ImageTrend, Inc. announced two exciting new features on the company’s Elite ePCR solution: historical EKG images for repeat patients and hospital outcome notifications. These new features complement the already powerful ImageTrend Elite solution for EMS, fire and critical care documentation, and integrated reporting and analysis tools. historical EKG image feature Bringing this technology to a prehospital setting will help clinical decision making and devising the best treatment" The hi...

Abbot Fire Group is delighted to announce that they have achieved BAFE SP203-1, the accreditation for fire alarm design, installation, commissioning and maintenance. This is an extension of their existing BAFE SP203 accreditation for maintenance of fire alarms. BAFE SP203-1 accreditation The BAFE SP203-1 accreditation ensures that all elements of fire alarm design, installation, commissioning, handover, and maintenance are now covered by this independent third party, industry recognized accred...

LION is dedicated to firefighter safety, which means producing the best turnout gear available and sharing it with the world. LION was pleased to set up shop at the IAFC’s Fire-Rescue International Conference & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. Fire-Rescue International (FRI) is the annual conference and expo of the IAFC that has been taking place for the last 140 years. With hundreds of vendors present, this is a one-stop-shop for all things training, learning, and gear. LION Group displaye...

NFPA and The Center for Campus Fire Safety are partnering up to help ensure those living spaces are as safe as possible through their Campus Fire Safety for Students campaign. The campaign raises awareness about the threat of fire among college students in both on- and off-campus housing, and puts relevant information in the hands of parents, staff, and students, who are encouraged to take proactive measures to protect themselves and their peers against fire. Many of the resources offered are d...

The West Chester Fire Department will now enforce the most current version of Ohio Fire Code in order to remain on the forefront of fire and life safety. Each year, the West Chester Fire Department conducts thousands of fire safety inspections and conducts hundreds of plan reviews for fire safety. The move to enforce the most current Ohio Fire Code, approved by the Board of Trustees on Aug. 27, allows Fire Safety Inspectors to apply the most current and relevant fire codes. Safeguarding Life A...

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is pleased to announce that the next NVFC Training Summit will take place June 26-27, 2020, in Orlando, FL. Pre-register here to save your spot and get updates as event information becomes available. NVFC Training Summit 2020 Launched in 2014, the Training Summit provides an opportunity for first responders from across the country to participate in valuable classroom training as well as exchange ideas and best practices with their peers. The NVFC&rsq...

MSA, DuPont, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have awarded new turnout gear to two additional departments through MSA’s Globe Gear Giveaway. A total of 13 fire departments will each receive four new sets of state of the art turnouts in 2019 to help them increase the safety of their firefighters and safety personals. To be eligible to apply for MSA’s Globe Gear Giveaway awards, fire departments had to fulfill the criteria of being all volunteer or mostly volunteer, serv...

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is excited to announce that recruitment for wholetime firefighters opens next week. People interested in becoming wholetime firefighters will need to register online before they can apply. Registration opens at 9 am on Monday 2 September and will stay open until midnight on Sunday 15 September at 23.59pm. firefighter recruitment campaign Chief Fire Officer Chris Strickland said, "We’re excited to launch our wholetime firefighter recruitment...

Bullard, a pioneer in the personal protective equipment market, announces the acquisition of Switzerland-based Darix™, an award-winning spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne focusing on improving the situational awareness of professionals in critical environments. Darix, founded in 2017, is comprised of a team of specialists in image processing and software, user experience and design, micro-electronics and rapid prototyping, and is a frontrunner on smart-glass...

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has entered into an agreement with the Rapid Relief Team to support firefighters when they are attending prolonged incidents by providing food and refreshments. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) is a non-profit charitable organization. Its volunteers are members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and their mission is to provide voluntary support to the emergency services at large scale incidents. Supporting emergency services The volunteers make themsel...

Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA opened talks with the works council and trade union IG Metall over a package of measures to reduce personnel costs. The reason for the measures is the ongoing weak earnings performance. Through the ongoing restructuring, Dräger is laying the foundations to make the company fit for the future once again. Dräger will continue to invest in sales and its own capacity for innovation in order to strengthen its competitiveness over the long term. Securing c...

Honeywell launches its VESDA®-E VES aspirating smoke detectors. As part of the VESDA-E line of advanced smoke detection technology, VESDA-E VES aspirating smoke detectors allow users to divide protected areas into four distinct sectors to help ensure early detection and warning of a potential threat. The detectors also help reduce total cost of ownership by decreasing installation, commissioning and operating expenses. The VESDA-E VES sector addressability provides individually configurable...

Correctional facilities in California, Iowa, and Pennsylvania are implementing aspirating smoke-detection technology for fire protection. This advanced technology not only provides faster, more sophisticated smoke detection, but eliminates several costly and troublesome operational issues associated with traditional induct smoke detectors. In-duct smoke detectors are prone to accumulate dirt and dust, particularly in inmate housing areas. Because these particles can be mistakenly interpreted as...

Drones have ushered in a new dimension to airborne attacks and increasingly confront security agencies (referred to collectively in German as BOS) with new challenges. Drone incidents at the London Gatwick, London Heathrow, and Frankfurt/Main airports have brought operations at three of the largest European airports to a temporary halt, all within six months.  Counter the threat of drones There is also a real possibility of attacks targeting critical Infrastructure and major events in li...

HURST Jaws of Life is raising the bar in industry performance for battery-powered combination tools, by introducing the SC 758E2 Combi tool, with improved ratings, wider spreads and larger cutter openings. High performance rescue tools “We’re continually improving the power and performance of HURST Jaws of Life rescue tools to help first responders, as they encounter increasingly demanding scenarios during extrications,” said Bruce Johnston, the Director of Marketing and Prod...

E113 and A117 were dispatched for a first due building fire on the 8700 block of Baltimore Ave. Upon arrival, the crew reported it was a car fire in the parking lot of the structure. E113 stretched a line to the vehicle and quickly extinguished the fire before it could extend to a cabinet of propane tanks just a few feet away.

The level of chemical incidents worldwide is overwhelming every year. It emphasizes a real need for training and knowledge of chemical safety in the workplace. Selecting appropriate PPE Derekduck Industries Corp. and ULTITEC encourages users to manage the risk of hazardous chemicals by understanding the chemicals that they are using, select appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), store chemicals safely and train frontline operators thoroughly. Users should also understand how these c...

Bullard, a global provider of personal protective equipment, is teaming with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) in their mission to aid firefighters and their families following a cancer diagnosis. At the Bullard booth (#511) at FDIC (Fire Department Instructors Conference) Wells Bullard, CEO of Bullard and Peter Lugo, President and COO of Bullard presented Lisa Raggio, Executive Director of FCSN, and Trey Kelson, CFO of FCSN, with a donation of $10,000. Bullard plans to continue it...

FieldEquip is excited to announce the release of its new solutions for the postal, e-commerce, and packaging industries. Bursys Group’s 14 years of experience with various customers, around the globe, in this domain enabled it to provide the solutions the world is looking for.  A powerful solution with low initial investment will add value in automating and digitizing the day-to-day field operations to ensure the smooth functioning of the assets. easy-to-use advanced technology Fie...

A man has been sentenced to 27 months in a Young Offender Institute for arson, after lighting a fire on Ilkley Moor, which could have been 'catastrophic'. Mohammed Zulkifl admitted the offense at Bradford Crown Court earlier in 2019. setting fire to the grass The court heard the 20-year-old lit a fire using a cigarette lighter while fire crews were already battling two separate larger fires on the moor, which had broken out earlier the same day neither of which have been attributed to Zulkifl...

Big Bear Fire Department conducted its first test of its local emergency warning sirens since they went quiet approximately 10 years ago due to changes in technology and radio frequencies. As a result of the test, problems were identified regarding volume levels and range. In addition, one siren did not activate. With this information, the Department will adjust and make repairs as needed. The next monthly test will be on September 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Emergency warning sirens The existing...