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Chubb's guide promotes fire alarms and fire extinguishers as fire prevention and preparation tools With almost 13,500 people killed or injured each year in domestic fires, snaps of cold weather bring an added risk as people heat their homes. To help in the prevention, detection, containment and escape from Fire, Chubb has put together a 12-point guide to fire safety. 1.    Fit a fire or smoke alarm. Test your alarm and change the batteries at le...

Coretech® is popularly know for UniGuard, used in the ONESuit® line of hazmat suits Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has announced the launch of its Coretech® barrier membrane technology platform, which enables the engineering of versatile and lightweight chemical and biological-protective composites.  This technology allows for highly innovative solutions that improve product performance and cost-effectiveness.Coretech® has already been demonstrated in a...

Oshkosh Corporation provides a comprehensive lineup of custom law enforcement vehicles Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) is featuring vehicles from three of its brands - Pierce Manufacturing, Oshkosh Defense and Frontline Communications - at the 118th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition that opens this week and runs through October 26 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Ill. The vehicles on display in booth #1981 include...

The Rook SM3 and MD3 are compact with a black exterior, strike bezel and UV transmitting quartz lens FoxFury Lighting Solutions, designer and manufacturer of professional portable LED lighting, announces its new Rook SM3 and Rook MD3 LED flashlights. These lights feature white light and UV light (also known as black light) and serve as general illumination lighting tools than can also inspect currency and identification. Both lights can be used by anyone but were specificall...

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue service has a dedicated page on Twitter and Facebook to have a wider reach Use of social networking websites by Fire and Recue services enables them to develop relationships with the community and other fire services North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service now has a facebook site and a Twitter page. The Service aims to use social networking websites to enable it to develop relationships with the community and other fire services, to share i...

A key task for Justin will be to enhance Elmdene's innovative security product portfoliio Innovative electronic security and fire products manufacturer, Elmdene International Limited - a subsidiary of Potter Electric Signal, LLC - announces the appointment of Justin Roberts as Sales and Marketing Director. Justin is an extremely accomplished sales and marketing professional. He brings with him over 20 years experience in the security sector gained through roles spanning techn...

Nigel Walton elected as a Chairman of Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association Nigel Walton, Director at Abbot Fire Group, steps into the role having been an active member of the association for the past 9 years. IFEDA, the Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association, has elected a new Chairman for the association at their recent AGM. Nigel Walton, Director at Abbot Fire Group, steps into the role having been an active member of the association...

The firefighters have joined a total of 12 county fire stations A total of 18 new recruits working in a wide array of jobs ranging from a care worker to a carpenter, and a ladies hockey player to a hospital practitioner, have ‘passed out’ as firefighters with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. All retained firefighters, they have joined a total of 12 county fire stations. Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond and Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority chairman Stuart We...

The EV-PS optical smoke sensor comes with the sounder fully integrated within the sensor itself Nittan, a leading UK manufacturer of conventional and addressable fire detection products, has had its first UK installation of the new EV-PS analogue addressable photoelectric smoke sensor with built in sounder, installed into a new, medical centre in Bridgwater, Somerset. The Cranleigh Gardens Medical Centre is a purpose built facility, fully assessable for disabled patients. As...

Foxfury donated Command Series headlamps, TX-0 Special Ops helmet lights and Rook Series flashlights FoxFury Lighting Solutions, designer and manufacturer of professional portable LED lighting, has signed on as the lighting sponsor of the NRA Law Enforcement Division. FoxFury has donated numerous LED headlamps, flashlights and utility lights as prizes at various NRA shooting competitions including the 2011 National Police Shooting Championships (NPSC) held last week in Albuqu...

The rescue staircase represents a special technical development for the rapid evacuation of aircraft passengers During the past three years, Rosenbauer has already supplied rescue staircases to the German airports in Munich, Berlin and Leipzig. Now this special item of company-developed firefighting technology has also been put into operation at Frankfurt am Main, which is Europe's third largest airport and has an excellently trained fire service that is an integ...

Akron delivered nozzles and other equipment to help firefighters battle forest fires in Texas Akron Brass answered the call by donating mission critical product to aid firefighters in their battle against raging forest fires throughout the Austin, Texas region. Delivering in 24 hours, Akron provided forestry nozzles, hand tools and other equipment needed to protect property, acreage and lives.   This much needed product will be replacing equipment already lost in t...

The event was held in seven area races on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 Streamlight® Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, served as a regional title sponsor for the Travis Manion Foundation’s 9/11 Heroes Run.  This year’s event took place on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in seven area races including center city Philadelphia and six suburban locations. “As the lighting tools brand of choice by first responders, whatever unifor...

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...

Dockwise is now more secure with the latest AutroSafe from Autronica Autronica has been tasked with providing the entire fire detection system for Dockwise’s super vessel. With such a large space to cover, AutroSafe was the natural choice as it has been designed to provide reliable, fail-safe coverage on large transport and offshore vessels.When Dockwise forwarded plans for a new build vessel to service the emerging market for ultra-large transports, a new category had t...

The new merger of Rosenbauer companies will lead to overall progress of the company The merger of these two companies, henceforth to be known as Rosenbauer Deutschland GmbH and  Rosenbauer Feuerwehrtechnik GmbH headquartered in Luckenwalde With retroactive effect from 1st January 2011, the Group's two German companies Rosenbauer Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Passau, and the Luckenwalde-based Rosenbauer Feuerwehrtechnik GmbH are to merge. The merger of these two comp...

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...

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Extrication Team  Realistic crash situations were created with vehicles and casualties. The teams had to rescue the trapped casualties safely and were awarded points on their performance.Makita Rescue Tools from Vimpex have helped Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue to be crowned champions at the recent World Extrication Challenge held in New Zealand.Teams from all over the world competed in three challenging extrication scenarios. Reali...

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...

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...

Norfolk County awards contract of a Custom Rescue and Commercial Pumper/Tanker to AFTC Arnprior Fire Trucks Corp. (“AFTC”) is pleased to announce they have been awarded the contract for the manufacturing of two custom fire apparatus. The Corporation of Norfolk County awarded the tender of a Custom Rescue and Commercial Pumper/Tanker to AFTC to be completed and delivered in late 2011. Manufacturing of the trucks will be at the company’s new state-of-the art p...

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...

Saudi Arabia is one the world’s fastest growing markets for safety and security solutions, equipment and systems One of the world’s largest armoured vehicles manufacturing company is set to be an associate sponsor of Protex Arabia 2012.Striet Group has been in the armoured vehicles market for over 10 years, providing services to government agencies, private security companies and protection for individuals.Striet Group is engaged in all aspects of the armoured vehi...

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 event provides opportunities to demonstrate advanced fire fighting products to a larger audience Clarion Events Middle East recently announced that Firex (Emirates Fire Fighting Equipment Factory L.L.C), one of the leading companies manufacturing firefighting equipment in the UAE, has confirmed their participation as the platinum sponsor for Fire and Rescue Middle East 2011. Held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the first edition of t...

Fire and Rescue Middle East provides a  business and networking platform for anyone involved in fire protection A three-day comprehensive conference is set to highlight the importance of firefighting and emergency response in the Middle East region.Clarion Events Middle East today announced that a number of high-profile speakers will be joining forces to launch the first dedicated market platform for Fire, Rescue and Emergency Response professionals.The platform will...

As per the proposed training, Kate will meet trainees and study modern-day firefighters' role  London Fire Brigade is offering Kate Winslet the opportunity to train with firefighters after she bravely rescued Richard Branson’s mother from a fire on his multi-million pound luxury holiday island. The Brigade, which has over 300 women firefighters, is inviting Kate to learn how crews deal with fires and also how people can prevent fires from happening in the firs...

NYFRS aims to save 125 lives by 2014 with the help of education and partnership working NYFRS is ahead of target for the challenging vision it set in 2004 to save 125 lives, through education and partnership working, by 2014. At this point in time in order to ensure we meet the 125 Alive* vision we needed to have saved 67 lives but current figures show that we have exceeded this target by over 20, with the total number of lives saved being 94. For 2010/11 we performed bette...