Apparatus and Equipment Accessories news

On September 19th, the Crumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted, with devastating consequences. The eruption forced the evacuation of 7,000 people (close to 10% of the island’s population), destroyed almost 2,000 buildings, spread over 1,800 acres, and released 250,000 tons of sulfur dioxide. Rapid response during a natural disaster G7 personal gas protection devices were deployed with the Dirección General de Seguridad y Emergencias...

Firefighting is a tough job, both physically and mentally. As reported, unemployment rates are the lowest they’ve been in decades, meaning there are fewer people looking for new jobs. Those who are left in the department can be doing jobs meant for two or even three people, working days on end without a break; this added workload means additional stress and strain on the firefighters. While fewer people are seeking it out as a full-time profession, volunteering as a firefighter isn’t...

The Lake Ozark Fire Protection District in Missouri is joining fire departments across the US and Canada by including SAM on its latest truck order. They are part of ‘Generation SAM’ by having an excellent strategic vision with a strong focus on the citizens they serve. By including SAM’s state-of-the-art technology on their newest apparatus, they are leaders in a new and better way to fight fires. About SAM SAM system replaces the pressure governor and takes care of opening...

Alula, the pioneer in smart security and system communications for professional installers, introduces BAT-Fire, an innovative universal 5G-ready fire communicator for system integrators requiring an all-purpose, full-featured device. BAT-Fire builds on Alula's long history of developing award-winning products and services. BAT-Fire offers easy configuration and support of all fire alarm control panels using dial-capture to report Contact ID signals or flexible inputs for interfacing with diale...

There is still time to apply for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to help fund important fire and EMS department resources, such as gear, equipment, vehicles, and training. The application deadline is December 17. There have been important changes to the grant this year, so read the program guidelines carefully.

Firefighters across South Yorkshire are urging people to put smoke alarm testing at the top of their Christmas preparation list, as the big day draws closer. The plea comes following several examples in recent weeks, from right across the country, where working smoke alarms have saved lives, pets, and homes from serious harm. With everyone busy buying gifts, putting up decorations, and making plans, officers are hoping people will be able to find 60 seconds to test their alarms. They...

An update to all BAFE registered organizations and the wider fire safety industry. Recent weeks have seen a new Omicron variant of COVID-19 emerge and begin to spread across the UK. With this, Government has re-introduced measures to mitigate this risk such as mask wearing in shops and on all public transport. Representing latest guidance BAFE is confident by now that all the fire safety industry fully understands their position as a life safety, and therefore necessary, provision of service...

MSA Safety Incorporated, the pioneer in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures, announces it has established a Joint Development Agreement with Perspective Robotics AG of Zurich, Switzerland. The two companies will collaborate to advance fire scene situational awareness, both locally and through the cloud, through the development of enhanced products and services that leverage key strengths of both organizations — Foto...

Fotokite announces a new partnership with the Polish fire equipment distributor Sklep Ogniowy. With its headquarters in Brodnica, Poland, they are a pioneer trade company providing firefighting equipment and apparatus for first responders. The partnership will enable Sklep Ogniowy to supply local fire departments with cutting edge aerial intelligence. Equipped with Fotokite Sigma, Polish firefighters will be able to obtain mission-critical thermal and low light video streams from a birds...

Body Worn Video (BWV) cameras are being trialed by operational staff in West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The pilot scheme has been brought in with the intent to overtly capture video and audio during duty. Several volunteers within the service (including workers in the Fire Prevention team) will be trialing the cameras.  BWV trials Area Manager for Operations Support Dave Teggart said, “There are several reasons we have decided to trial the use of BWV. Having the recordings...

Pioneering enterprise electronic security integrator, Frontline Security Solutions, has joined the Zitko Talent industry alliance and will be welcoming an initial two trainees at the end of the year. If successful, Frontline will be looking to implement the Zitko Talent program further throughout the business. The company, which is part of the Chubb Group, provides high-end access control, CCTV, intruder, and intercom systems for customers across the EMEA region and has a long-standing relation...

Vimpex has supplied Agrippa wireless acoustic fire door holders to hold open fire doors at the HQ of one of England's largest housing associations to provide an easy and effective method of infection control, while not impacting fire safety. Part of a COVID-secure risk assessment carried out identified the need to reduce the touching of fire door locks and door handles by staff and visitors at the organization's administrative offices. "Reducing the spread of germs and bacteria has never been m...

UKAS is delighted to announce that following the passing of a Resolution at the European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA) General Assembly on 25th November 2021, UKAS’s continued membership of EA has been assured. UKAS’s membership of EA, the association of national accreditation bodies for the European region, had been under review following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in 2020. The EA and UKAS were keen that UKAS remained a member and the Articles of Association ha...

KME, a subsidiary of REV Group® and a foremost manufacturer of fire apparatus, is pleased to welcome Dependable Emergency Vehicles as the dealer covering parts of the Ontario province in Canada. About Dependable Emergency Vehicles  Founded in 1975, Dependable is a family-operated business with a dedicated team of more than 60 employees. With three locations in Ontario, its main facility in Brampton is 40,000 square feet and features 40 full-service bays for bodywork, painting, refu...

BAFE continues to stress the importance of verifying appropriate UKAS accredited third-party certification with growing industry support. As the nation moves towards stronger responsibility and accountability for fire safety measures, the BAFE Fire Safety Register reiterates their message on the significance of UKAS accredited third-party certification. BAFE’s ‘Don’t just Specify, Verify’ campaign launched in March 2020 identifies the important second, and sometimes over...

There is hardly any work that is more important than that of the fire service: rescuing, recovering, extinguishing, and protecting. The safety of people is always the top priority. The most important virtue for this mission is certainly readiness.   Fire departments place the highest requirements and expectations on themselves, but above all also on the vehicles and equipment. In operation, only 100% complete functionality and reliability count. As a basis for this, a preventive ser...

When entering, exiting, or passing through a building, door hardware is always the first point of contact. Whether users are met with a mechanical system such as a lever handle, an exit device, or an access control solution, all architectural hardware must be fit for its role - operating as intended the first time, every time. Aside from being an integral piece of a building’s navigational network, door hardware inherently plays a vital role in critical safety scenarios too. Fire doors an...

CMC, the rescue and work-at-height company dedicated to helping save lives and keeping people safe, announces its 2022 CMC School schedule of courses for rescue professional training. Offering education in many disciplines at strategic locations around the country, the CMC School provides hands-on learning and practical scenarios, including Confined Space Rescue, Rope Rescue and Trench Rescue classes. Two new classes have been added this year: Introduction to Rope Access for Rescue and Arizona...

Fire services across Yorkshire are re-iterating their advice to road users on what to do when coming across blue light vehicles, with more cars now on the roads due to lockdown restrictions easing. Stay calm, pull over safely and give as much room as possible is the key message from the four brigades–South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, and Humberside. Drivers are also being urged not to perform emergency stops in the middle of a road. This, the services say, can end up slowi...

BSI, the business improvement and standards company, are to take a seat on the Fire Industry Association’s (FIA) forum to facilitate knowledge sharing and improve fire safety in the UK. The FIA’s Internet of Things (IoT) forum will facilitate the exchange of industry knowledge and remove barriers to the development and adoption of IoT products and services in the fire safety sector. Alongside FIA forum members BSI experts will work to improve fire safety provisions across the UK by...

3M and Mobileye, an Intel Company, have joined forces to advance road safety by bringing crowdsourced infrastructure asset data to transportation agencies through the 3M™ Roadway Safety Asset Manager platform, and to further their common commitments to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries, starting with projects in the United States. The 3M™ Roadway Safety Asset Manager puts roadway safety assets in one, easy-to-navigate cloud-based solution and helps transportation authori...

REV Fire Group, comprised of REV Group, Inc., companies E-ONE®, KME®, Ferrara™, Spartan Emergency Response®, Smeal™, and Ladder Tower™, is announcing the expansion of the Holden, Louisiana facility. Expansion plans will be shared during the KME Dealer Open House event on November 16. In addition to a tour of the facility, KME dealer principals attending the open house event will learn more about the expansion plans. This investment is expected to add 81,500 squa...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Passive Fire Protection Awards, with the winners due to be announced on 26 November at the Association’s Awards Lunch at the Edwardian Hotel in Manchester. The awards will be presented by broadcaster, naturalist, and marine biologist Monty Hall. The 2021 event will see awards presented in eight Award categories, each recognizing excellence within the passive fire protection industry, at company and ind...

The Government has confirmed that verification bodies for the UK ETS scheme do not need to be registered as a UK legal entity or have an office in the UK, but they shall need to hold the appropriate accreditation (ISO 14065) from the UK’s National Accreditation Body, i.e. UKAS. The UKAS assessment will take into account any relevant accreditation where this has been granted by a National Accreditation Body that is a signatory to the EA Multilateral Agreement (MLA) and, where such accredit...

The new UKAS publication GEN 6 - Reference to accreditation and multilateral recognition signatory status by UKAS accredited bodies, was issued on 1st November 2021. This applies to all types of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) and sets out UKAS policy on references to accreditation and MLA signatory status, in line with European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) mandatory document EA-3/01 M. UKAS publication LAB 1 Reference to Accreditation for Laboratories has been withdrawn as requirem...

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service encourages everyone to put safety at the top of the priority list this winter. The winter safety campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks at home and on the road during the winter months and to provide practical advice on keeping warm safely this winter. Across the UK, around 5,000 fires a year are caused by faulty electric blankets, whilst another 12,000 fires happen within chimneys. With the darker nights and deteriorating weather over the winte...

Safety for industrial workers is one thing that cannot be ignored or taken lightly. It is not just about the right workforce policy that every industry should adopt, but also about the rights of every worker. Hand injuries at the workplace can be due to many reasons, including working with chemicals, sharp objects, flammable articles, etc. Therefore, it is important to choose the right gloves for complete hand protection.  The first and foremost point to...

Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, and Industrial (FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, ROM) are excited to share recent news regarding the Fire and EMS sales team. Bill Eletto Bill Eletto has been hired as Northeast Regional Sales Manager. In his role, Bill will be responsible for supporting established Fire & EMS customers as well as developing new relationships in the Northeast territory which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massach...

Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, and Industrial (FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, ROM) are excited to announce the addition of Bill Eletto as Northeast Regional Sales Manager. Role and responsibility In his role, Bill will be responsible for supporting established Fire & EMS customers as well as developing new relationships in the Northeast territory which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine. Experience Bil...

The growth and development of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) continue apace; having recently gone through a rebranding initiative one of the final steps was to install new signage at the Association’s registered office. In 2020, the ASFP moved its secretariat and management services to be under the provision of the British Coatings Federation (BCF) at their Coventry-based facility, Spectra House. This move has seen the ASFP’s professionalism and resources grow...