United States of America (USA) Fire Industry News

The total number of Spartan emergency response cabs China has purchased is now 94 Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc, is supplying 25 Metro Star® emergency response cab and chassis to the Beijing, Shenyang, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Wenzhou and Wuhan Fire Departments in China. This brings the total number of Spartan emergency response cab and chassis purchased by China to 94. Under the terms of the contracts, Spartan will provide the emergency response ca...

The Tucson Fire Department apparatus fleet of engines and ladder vehicles is 100% Pierce Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it has placed four Pierce® Saber® custom fire trucks into service with the Tucson Fire Department in Tucson, Ariz. The Tucson Fire Department apparatus fleet of frontline engines and ladder vehicles is 100 percent Pierce, with the Saber being the new standard chassis for the department. “The backbone of our...

Lisa Yarussi, Vice President Human Resources Division, NFPA Lisa Yarussi comes to NFPA with experience in the areas of publishing, medical manufacturing, health and wellness, retail, software, utilities and electrical distribution. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced the appointment of Lisa Yarussi as vice president of Human Resources. Yarussi will lead the Human Resources Division of the Quincy-based fire safety nonprofit which is known worldwide as a l...

The event will be held on September 20-21, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in partnership with its research affiliate, The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF,) will host a two-day Dust Explosion Hazards Symposium September 20 – 21, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The meeting will follow a one-day seminar on Monday, September 19 with instructor, Walter Frank, P.E., president of Frank Risk Solutions.  Combustible dusts p...

The conference will be held on October 27-29 at the DoubleTree Hotel, Colorado The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) will host the 4th Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel, Denver, Colorado, October 27–29. The conference is being organized by NFPA’s Wildland Fire Operations Division and Firewise® Communities Program.  With more than 50 breakout sessions in five educational tracks, the Backyards &...

2011 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year, Robert Perry, of the Union Fire District in South Kingstown, R.I. Chief Robert Perry has been a volunteer firefighter for more than 40 years. He has served as the chief at the 300-member Union Fire District since 2004. Fire Chief Magazine, part of Penton Media, Inc.’s Public Infrastructure Group, and Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced the 2011 winners of the annual “Fire Chief of the Year&rdq...

Cedar Hill , Bloomington and Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services have placed orders for Dash CF Dash CF has generated much excitement and broad appeal as evidenced by recent orders from diverse regions of North America. Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, kicked off its exhibition at Fire Rescue International (FRI) by displaying a total of nine trucks and showcasing the new Dash CF apparatus. Since its introduction in April this year, the Dash CF has gener...

At present, TenCate Tecasafe® Plus is the company's second largest product in terms of sale TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas, the market leader in inherently flame-resistant (FR) fabrics and knits for protective apparel, intensifies its strategic efforts to take the TenCate Tecasafe® Plus product portfolio to a world-wide marketplace. The global demand for TenCate Tecasafe® Plus is increasing because end-users look for the most economic protection in combinatio...

Pierce Dash CF apparatus headlines a display at Fire Rescue International that includes nine Pierce vehicles Visitors to the Pierce booth experienced the NFFF Full Throttle Support 3 program, featuring a sweepstakes for the chance to win a custom one-of-a-kind Harley-Davidson Street Glide motorcycle and the opportunity to donate to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation Company , displayed nine fire and rescue vehicles at the...

The MD1 and CheckMate are designed for first responders and for emergency preparedness FoxFury Lighting Solutions has officially released its Rook MD1 and Checkmate compact LED flashlights. These are the first commercially available flashlights to intentionally resemble a chess piece. The MD1 and CheckMate are extremely bright (up to 600 torch lumen) and feature a rounded square anti-roll head with a strike bezel. These may look like pieces from a game but these are serious l...

Many new features like PPV and water management have been added to FLAME-SIM FLAME-SIM announced that the company will once again be attending Fire Rescue International. This year the company will be demonstrating FLAME-SIM in booth 4861 located in the "Technology Pavilion".  Many new features have been added to FLAME-SIM since the company was last in Atlanta, with all of these new additions being driven by departments using the software. Features like PPV, fir...

The use of thermal imagers is one way firefighters can better protect themselves while saving lives Twelve Bullard Eclipse thermal imagers are now in the hands of firefighters in 12 fire departments throughout the St. Louis, Missouri region, thanks to a generous donation from Eagle Bank and Trust Company of Missouri. The Eclipse, which Bullard introduced two years ago, is the fire service industry's first personal-issue thermal imager. Eagle Bank and Trust donated the image...

Pierce Manufacturing gives back to the firefighting industry and honors America’s fallen fire heroes Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company [NYSE: HOG] have kicked off year three of their NFFF (National Fallen Firefighters Foundation) Full Throttle Support sweepstakes. The NFFF Full Throttle Support III program, recently launched at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, features a sweepstakes for the chance t...

More than 60 education sessions will be presented for attendees to learn the latest on fire and life safety code topics The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)’s Fire & Life Safety Conference will take place December 12-14. The meeting be held in Orlando, Fla. at the Hilton at Walt Disney World® Resort and will include three days of educational sessions, as well as two days of post-conference seminars. More than 60 education sessions...

The newly merged company called Watershed Apparel employs 50 people Nine1One Gear, a high-end producer of outerwear for firefighters and EMS professionals, announced it has merged with Watershed, a supplier of Gore-Tex industrial rain gear to the agriculture and forestry industries, and has brought all of the company’s manufacturing back to Watershed’s Salem, Oregon-based factory.   The newly merged company, which employs 50, is called Watershed Apparel....

Streamlight's participating US dealers in partnership with Call2Recycle recycled 800 pounds of rechargeable batteries Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance flashlights, announced that the company and several of its US distribution partners recycled more than 9,300 pounds of rechargeable batteries year to date. “Going green is imperative in today's business climate, and we are proud to do our part,” said Ray Sharrah, Streamlight President and CE...

The Mesa Fire Department's front line apparatus fleet will include 33 quantum pumpers and five quantum aerials Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, recently announced that it has received an order for three Quantum® pumper vehicles and one Quantum aerial platform from the Mesa Fire Department in Mesa, Ariz. The Mesa Fire Department’s front line apparatus fleet will grow to include 33 Quantum pumpers and five Quantum aerials. The vehicles will be del...

Since 2010, TenCate has created a seven-fold production capacity increase for this product TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas, the market leader in inherently flame-resistant (FR) fabrics for protective apparel, has strategically enhanced proprietary manufacturing processes to meet supply chain challenges in the industrial safety apparel market. TenCate has worked with its supply chain and is planning ahead for trends in reduced availability of FR cotton and the expected in...

The Wildland Fire Assistance grants provide substantial relief and pay half the cost of the new equipment The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced recently that the agency will award grants this fall to eligible fire districts and departments through the Wildland Fire Assistance Grant Program that is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Wildland Fire Assistance grants pay half the cost of new equipment, providing substantial relief for...

An estimated average of 3,800 university housing fires occur each year The Federal Emergency Management Agency's United States Fire Administration (USFA) has issued a special report focusing on the causes and characteristics of fires in college and university residential buildings that include dormitories and fraternity and sorority houses.  The report, University Housing Fires (2007-2009), was developed by the National Fire Data Center and is a part of the USFA's Topica...

Pierce dealer territoryhas been expanded to include the state of Arizona and  Clark County in Nevada Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced an expansion of the dealer territories for Hughes Fire Equipment, headquartered in Springfield, Oregon and Siddons-Martin Emergency Group of Denton, Texas. Hughes Fire Equipment adds the state of Arizona (also for the Medtec brand) and Clark County in Nevada (including the city of Las Vegas) to its present ter...

The new centre also includes a 50,000 sq. ft. of hands-on-training space among other features Navistar, Inc., a global manufacturer of commercial vehicles and engines, including International© brand trucks, recently unveiled a new 70,000 square foot product support center in Woodridge, Illinois.  “Navistar is committed to providing the best vehicle uptime and customer support in the truck industry,” said Vaughn Allen, vice president, global service, Navi...

The new Pierce Dash CF apparatus is now available on a wider range of vehicle configurations Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the new Pierce® Dash® CF apparatus is now available with the Detroit Diesel DD13 big block engine and on a broader range of vehicle configurations – including tandem axle pumpers, tankers, rescues and command units. “The Pierce Dash CF, which was introduced just a few short months ago, continues t...

Ferrara's Ultra custom chassis are used for making the aerials Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America’s premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, has been awarded twenty-one additional 100’ rear mount aerial ladders by the City of New York Fire Department. When this order is complete, forty-one Ferrara aerials will be in service at FDNY.  Ferrara is at the mid-point in producing the first twenty FDNY 100’ rear mount aerials. “The initial respon...

The technicians serviced areas for air conditioning, brakes, drive train, electrical and MaxxForce® engines Tom Marty and Luc Ouellet win top service technician award in head-to-head competition testing technical skill and speed. Tom Marty and Luc Ouellet took home the “Top Service Technician” Awards at the 2011 Navistar Service-Technician Rodeo after going head-to-head with ten other commercial bus and service technicians in a series of simulations designed t...

Streamlight, Inc. manufactures lighting equipment for automotive, fire fighting, military, and outdoor applications Streamlight® Inc. , a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, donated $109,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), a not-for-profit organization with a mission to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer.  To date, Streamlight has donated nearly $230,000 to BCRF from sales proceeds of its “pink&...

Crowcon Detection Instruments aim to take their brand to a new level with newly appointed managing director Crowcon Detection Instruments has appointed Mike Ophield as its new Managing Director. He takes over from Warren Rees who will be retiring at the end of September 2011.Mike joins Crowcon from fellow Halma company Diba Industries, based in the USA, where he was VP of Sales and Marketing. He was instrumental in helping Diba grow its business significantly during his time t...

Anhydrous ammonia Training Tour training material and resources from TRANSCAER are now available online As a supplement to its nationwide training tour to educate safety officials on how to respond to anhydrous ammonia release incidents, the TRANSCAER® Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour training materials and resources are now available online. TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) is a voluntary, nationwide outreach effort that helps communit...

Schaitberger began his fire service career as a fire fighter and organized the first IAFF local in that jurisdiction International Association of Fire Fighters General President Harold A. Schaitberger has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Fire Protection Association. The assocation is the world’s leading advocate of fire prevention and a leader in establishing codes and standards related to fire and life safety. “I am honored to join...

Tyler holds a Fire Service Certification, a First Responder Certification and a HAZMAT Specialist Certification EarthClean Corporation, a Minnesota-based company, announced today that JoAnn Tyler has joined the company as sales executive for the Minnesota region. Tyler will report to Scott Bocklund, EarthClean President.  Prior to joining EarthClean, Tyler was a sales representative in Minnesota and western Wisconsin for a fire equipment distributor. Since 2001, she...