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FirstResponderVoice.org, an educational website from the Communications Workers of America (CWA), issued a toolkit about FirstNet to help first responders and public safety decision-makers around the country become better advocates for their community’s emergency communications needs. “The goal of the toolkit is to educate first responders and decision makers so they can better advocate for their communities around the benefits of FirstNet,” said Bianca Garcia, CWA's FirstNet...

With summer not so far away, it is important to think about the Fire Safety precautions one can take during the warmer months to prevent a Fire. With the warm temperatures, families like to take advantage of the outdoors with barbeques, campfires, etc. UK Fire Statistics, state that Secondary fires made up over half of all fires attended by fire and rescue services in 2016-17 UK Fire Statistics, state that Secondary fires (mainly outdoor fires) made up over half of all fires attended by local...

The Knox-Center Township Volunteer Fire Department received delivery of their new customized Toyne Pumper. This is the department’s second Toyne Tailored Apparatus. A new pumper was needed to replace an older engine in the fleet. Specialized equipment on the Toyne apparatus will greatly increase the department’s firefighting capabilities. Pumper Customization Mounted on a Spartan Metro Star MFD chassis, Toyne customized the bolted stainless steel pumper to the department&...

To raise awareness of occupational cancer risks and firefighter contamination, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Safety Health & Survival Section, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have launched the ‘Fire Service Safety Stand Down Quiz’ Sweepstakes. The informative and interactive online quiz emphasizes the importance of the 2019 Safety Stand Down theme, ‘Reduce Your Exposure: It’s Everyone&r...

Commfire has just completed its latest project for TOG (The Office Group) new 13 story offices at Lyric Square, Hammersmith. This was a challenging project as they inherited a new radio fire alarm system which had over 200 faults. Smoke vent systems Following their survey visits and meetings with the building contractor - Parkeray and electrical contractor - Southbourne Electrical, and advice from the fire alarm manufacturer - Electro Detectors (EDA), they submitted a proposal to correct the i...

Kentec Electronics, a renowned manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched the Safe-Point Emergency Voice Communication (EVC) System designed to provide additional safety to people with reduced mobility in emergency situations. Commonly known as a disabled refuge system, the Safe-Point EVC enables emergency services or colleagues to communicate with people awaiting safe evacuation in designated refuge areas. This is particularly important during fire events where the use of elev...

Specially designed for wetting agent applications, the direct injection foam proportioning system celebrates a small anniversary. The Berlin fire department in Germany uses the system, as do the fire department of Schutz und Rettung Zürich in Switzerland and the Linz professional fire department in Austria. DIGIMATIC 42 is the Rosenbauer direct injection foam compound proportioning system for municipal and industrial firefighting operations. A total of 500 of these systems have been instal...

The Kirchdorf Volunteer Fire Brigade's scope of operations brings up many challenges: on the one hand, there are busy traffic routes including motorway tunnels, while on the other, there are many industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as a hospital. The EMEREC information management system is an important tool in keeping track of demanding operations. Wide Range Of Tasks Kirchdorf is equipped with special equipment, such as the ASF respiratory protection vehicle from Rosenbauer At fir...

E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, is pleased to announce the delivery of three pumpers and two aerials for the Cincinnati Fire Department in Cincinnati, Ohio. All five trucks have the same E-ONE Cyclone cab configuration – which makes for great consistency among the firefighters using the apparatus. “It was important for me that when the driver is in the driver’s seat, his visibility remains the same all the time,” said Captain Nick C...

The Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) has announced that it is a proud supporter of FIREX International 2019, Europe’s renowned fire safety event, which is taking place at the ExCel Centre, in London, United Kingdom, from June 18 to June 20, 2019. FIREX International 2019 Set to attract a high caliber of speakers from across the industry, the FIREX International event connects the global fire and security markets and gives fire and security professionals, access to the very latest advanc...

Bauma is just around the corner and Bronto Skylift exhibition team is ready for the attendees. Here are some of the company’s key persons and their days of attendance. The company wants to make sure that everyone drops by and meets them at their stand FS1203/3. The products on display can viewed on the company’s website. One can reach the staff with the company’s contact form or by email. These are some of the staff members who will be present at the event - Harry Clayhills...

Effective 1 April 2019, Konstantin von Vieregge, Managing Director of Messe Frankfurt South Africa, will be moving to Atlanta to assume the position of President at Messe Frankfurt Inc. He will be succeeded by Joshua Low, who has already been Group Exhibition Director at Messe Frankfurt South Africa since June 2017. Founded in 1991, Messe Frankfurt Inc. employs 40 people and oversees all activities in the NAFTA region from its Atlanta base. Its portfolio includes nine trade fairs in the USA, Me...

Together with its partners, Airbus has successfully concluded the French project LTE4PMR (Long Term Evolution for Professional Mobile Radio) and developed a secure broadband communication solution for public safety users in France. Transmitting Encrypted Multimedia A demonstration using realistic conditions had recently taken place in the National Training Centre of the French Gendarmerie Nationale in Saint-Astier, near the city of Périgueux in South-western France. The LTE4PMR solution...

Incident Response Technologies, Inc. (IRT), a Denver-based company, is excited to announce the release of a new mobile phone application, Rhodium Mobile, that pairs with their award-winning software platform, Rhodium Incident Management. The new application, now available on the Apple and Google Play stores, aims to increase situational awareness for incident commanders by providing near real-time tracking and status information of first responders. Rhodium Mobile Just days after its recent r...

Streamlight Inc, a renowned provider of high-performance lighting devices supply hunters, fishermen, outdoor and sports enthusiasts with a range of products to support low light shooting. Believing in a hands-on, real-world experience for all its customers, this approach leads to new ideas, innovations and ‘Brilliant Thinking’ that set Streamlight apart. Integrated micro USB charge port With a range of new products available including the ProTac HL 5-X, TLR-8 Gunlight, the TL-Racke...

The Frankfurt Fire Department is one of the largest and most well-equipped fire departments in the whole of Germany. There are twelve fire and rescue stations scattered throughout the city of Frankfurt am Main with a total of over 1,000 firefighters. In addition, there are about 900 active firefighters working at 28 volunteer fire departments. 3-axle chassis ladders In 2014, the Frankfurt Fire Department took the first step towards replacing its aerial ladders, which have been in service since...

E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, has announced the delivery of a new TITAN 4×4 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle to the Sault Ste. Marie Airport in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. This is the airport’s second E-ONE TITAN 4×4 ARFF vehicle. systems for extreme climates Top features of the new Sault Ste. Marie 4×4 TITAN ARFF vehicle include: Scania 670 HP engine and a Twin Disc Transmission Hale 11,355 L/min (3,000...

The first step to becoming a specialist in any field is to build a theoretical foundation, but having a vast amount of textbook knowledge isn’t enough to truly be an expert. While many things can be learned from behind a desk, those theories should always be backed up with practical knowledge as well. Now, while it might make sense to throw a new salesperson onto a cold call or a new server onto the restaurant floor immediately after classroom training – what about situations where...

Howe & Howe Technologies’ Grizzly™ Equipment Transport will be on display at the 2019 Global Force Symposium & Exposition in the Textron Systems booth (#511). This is the first time that Howe & Howe Technologies will display a product in a Textron Systems booth since being acquired by the company in December 2018. Tracked unmanned vehicle The Grizzly Equipment Transport will be on display in Textron Systems’ Global Force booth The Grizzly, a mid-sized tracked un...

Rosenbauer has expanded in the area of preventive fire protection in recent years - not least through the acquisition of G&S Brandschutztechnik AG, based in Mogendorf in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 2016. This is where a fully automatic pipe prefabrication plant was recently put into operation. Environmentally Friendly The plant is fully automated, combines robotics with cutting and welding technology, is extremely flexible, works highly efficiently, and is thus also...

Motorola Solutions’ local partners Aksel and Siltec have been selected in a tender by the Polish Prison Service to fulfill the public contract to modernize the communications system. Under the contract, all penal institutions in Poland will be equipped with state-of-the-art MOTOTRBOTM Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) technology from Motorola Solutions to replace the analog radio infrastructure with a proven digital radio communication solution. The experienced consortium will modernize the publ...

The Sapura Group, Malaysia’s leading technology organization, has confirmed that it will be host operator for TCCA’s Critical Communications World (CCW) 2019, the world’s premier event for critical communications professionals. CCW will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 18-20 June. Innovation And Building Capability Sapura operates the Government Integrated Radio Network (GIRN) which utilizes some 600 TETRA base stations to serve more than 40,000 Public Protection and Di...

On May 13th this year, the yearly Euralarm Symposium will take place. This years' conference venue is the Melia Madrid Serrano Hotel in Madrid, Spain. The symposium will start with a Networking Lunch and will end with a President’s Dinner (optional). In between, participants will have ample opportunities to mingle with Euralarm members and industry peers, build relationships and exchange views on the profession. Euralarm Symposium  First and for all, the conference is the place to g...

The very best in product sourcing, networking, and meaningful business exchanges will be on offer in Ho Chi Minh City later this year, when the regional security industry converges at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre for the 12th edition of Secutech Vietnam. The fair has been on an impressive growth trajectory since 2014, owing to high demand for security products in vertical markets such as hospitality, transportation, residential property, and newly completed commercial constructio...

In an unprecedented collaboration within the fire and security industry, three not-for-profit organizations with expertise in fire and security doorsets have combined their knowledge to offer guidance on a newly-published document on flat entrance doorsets. The joint publication: ‘A Guide for Selecting Flat Entrance Doorsets; A publication for housing associations, landlords, building owners and local authorities in England’, relates to new doorsets and is the product of DHF (Door &...

Global provider of intelligent fire systems, Advanced, has announced the release of their upgraded addressable carbon monoxide (CO) detector and low frequency sounder base. Designed to meet NFPA / UL low-frequency signalling standards for sleeping areas such as hospitals, hotels and multi-occupancy residential applications, the sounder base generates a 520 Hz tone to alert occupants of a fire or CO / life safety emergency. Advanced CO / 520 Hz Sounder Base Advanced’s high-performance CO...

In partnership with the Los Angeles Fire Department, Seek Thermal announces it will supply fire & rescue personnel with thermal imaging cameras as part of every firefighter's standard gear across the city when on duty. Thermal imaging cameras are potentially lifesaving pieces of equipment because they provide the ability to 'see' heat instead of light and display it on a screen. Fire & rescue professionals can find people and view their surroundings even in dangerous envi...

At the INTERPHEX Trade Show (New York, NY., April 2-4, 2019), Gardner Denver Nash will provide insight into its unparalleled expertise in providing proven, reliable vacuum solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. Held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the INTERPHEX Trade Show will focus is on “Celebrating 40 Years of Delivering Technology and Innovation to the Industry.” Backed by decades of application expertise, Nash's team of engineers can design and optimize an innovat...

At this year’s AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition, Textron Systems will demonstrate its broad product offering. From unmanned aircraft systems to small arms, visitors will have the chance to learn more about their capabilities at the Textron Systems booth (#511). Textron Systems has a long, proven history as a designer and manufacturer of armament and ammunition technologies, having been involved in many Army small arms development programs over the past 50 years. Diesel-Electr...

The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) at Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University (IFSTA/FPP/OSU) are pleased to announce that Dr. Ernest Grant has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education. Fire and Emergency Services Dr. Ernest Grant will be honored with the Award at the 31st Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner in Washing...