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Posted: Jul 12, 2022

Coxreels® Safety to the Next Level

Safety is the first and foremost consideration in business today. Slips, trips, and falls constitute the majority of general industry accidents, which cause 15% of all accidental deaths.

Coxreels is excited to announce the new addition to our safety line: High-Visibility Safety Hose Reels.

Power up your safety with high visibility hose by Coxreels. When not in use your hose and cable is safely retracted on your Coxreels reel, but when in use the hose can become a hazard.  With the addition of high visibility hose to your hose reel, awareness and visibility are increased to create the safest environment possible.

Featured on P, SH, and T series, Hi-Vis hose is hybrid bright yellow hose with a white glossy stripe available in ⅜” and ½”. Hybrid hoses (PVC + Rubber blend) offer similar performance to rubber with the weight of PVC, combining positive features of both hose types. They have increased hose flexibility and better low temperature behavior while maintaining strength and toughness. With enhanced kink resistance and reduced coil memory, they lay flat for a reduced trip hazard potential. Hybrid hoses also feature a less sticky jacket surface than PVC for better stacking performance and an improved non-marring quality. With a working pressure of 300PSI, this hose is perfect to be used in applications involving air and water. 

Adding EZ-Coil® controlled retraction and Hi-Vis hose to your Coxreels reel, it will create the maximum safety environment for your workplace.

As the industry leader in hose, cord and cable reels, Coxreels is making a commitment to provide our customers with the ultimate and most complete, diverse line of reels and reeling accessories.

For more information on Coxreels and our new Hi-Vis Hose Series, please visit www.coxreels.com.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2022

Gwinnett County (GA) to Spend $7.8M on New Ladders, Ambulances

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners recently approved spending about $6 million on four new aerial ladder trucks for the fire department, reports ajc.com.

The purchase will be funded by the 2017 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) program. The sole-source contract went to Sutphen, according to the report.

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The trucks have 95-foot ladders, officials say, and the county has 12 such trucks that operate every day.

The board also approved $1.8 million from various SPLOST programs to remount eight ambulance bodies on new chassis. It now has 33 ambulances that last year transported more than 44,000 patients to area hospitals, according to the report.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2022

Vehicle Runs Red Light, Hits DeKalb County (GA) Fire Truck

Police officials say multiple people were taken to the hospital the night of July 3 after an accident involving a DeKalb County Fire and Rescue truck and a vehicle.

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Fire officials say the accident happened around 10:30 p.m. at Redan Road and S. Stone Mtn. Lithonia Road, reports wsbtv.com.

The report says that the vehicle ran a red light; all five passengers were taken to Gardy hospital with minor injuries.

DeKalb County Fire and Rescue reported no injuries. Police are investigating.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2022

Responding Fire Engine, Car Collide in North Attleboro (MA)

A 44-year-old North Attleboro mother and her two children suffered minor injuries over July 4th weekend when their car and a fire engine collided, reports thesunchronicle.com.

Firefighters were headed to a call, traveling south on Route 1 near I-295 around 5:30 p.m. July 2. The truck—which had its lights and sirens activated at the time—collided in the left lane with the rear of the car, which stopped short, police officials say.

Maima Goetheh and her children were taken via ambulance to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro for treatment of minor injuries, according to the report. She received a traffic citation for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.

The apparatus is out of service with front bumper damage, officials say. The department already had a ladder truck out of commission, so it has a Plainville engine on loan.

Crews were responding to an alarm at the Emerald Square mall, which turned out to be smoke in an elevator room, the report notes.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2022

Firefighters respond to large fire in the Finley area

Benton County Fire District 1 says the large brush fire near Two Rivers Park in Finley is now under control. BCFD #1 says in a report the homeowner was mowing his pasture when his lawnmower caught on fire. Firefighters say the entire pasture and some brush surrounding the edges of the property were burned, but no buildings were damaged.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2022 10:25:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima
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