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Posted: Jun 10, 2022

Take a Virtual Tour of New Lyndhurst (OH) Fire Station

The city of Lyndhurst has released a virtual welcome tour of its new fire station.

“We hope that all will enjoy this ‘Virtual Welcome and Tour’ of our new Lyndhurst Fire Station and renovated former Fire Department spaces which we are proud to share with our Community.

“We would like to acknowledge the involvement of our Lyndhurst City Council members who took an active role in every step of the planning, design and construction process. Their support and engaged participation was critical in keeping the project moving at every step.

“We also want to thank the Architects at Perspectus Architecture who worked with us for over four years of planning and our construction management team at Greenspace Construction Services who helped keep the project on time and on budget.

“A special shout-out to the Brush High School Audio-Visual Team and their advisor, Mr. Charbel Zakharia, for the great effort in putting this virtual tour together for the City.

“Please enjoy and, once again, welcome!

Mayor Patrick A. Ward
Chief Michael Carroll

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Posted: Jun 10, 2022

Fire Industry Veteran Dan Peters Appointed CEO of Emergency Response Technologies

Emergency Response Technologies Inc (ERT) is a public safety acquisitions company focused on disruptive technology which protects assets and saves lives. Mergers and Acquisitions company, ILUS International (OTC: ILUS), currently owns 100% of ERT, which was created as a public safety focused subdivision of ILUS. ERT announced today that it has appointed the experienced Dan Peters as its CEO. 

“Dan is the right leader to implement our aggressive ERT growth strategy. He brings extensive emergency response and manufacturing experience to the board and is incredibly well-known in the firefighting industry. Having spent some time getting to know Dan recently, I am most impressed with his passion for the industry, his zealousness when it comes to business development, and his incredible commercial acumen. I welcome Dan to the team and wish him every success in his new role,” said Director of ERT, John-Paul Backwell.

Mr. Peters was formerly the President of Rev Fire Group and holds more than 30 years’ experience in senior leadership roles, the majority of which have been in the emergency response sector. In addition to his role as President of Rev Fire Group, Mr. Peters was also President of E-One, Collins Bus Company, and Akron Brass Company. He has also held several Vice President roles, including at Pierce Manufacturing Inc. 

Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Peters said, “I am very pleased to bring my knowledge and experience of the public safety sector to this exciting position. I look forward to working closely with the Ilus Management team as we grow ERT into a world class company.”

“We are excited about Dan’s appointment as not only will he be instrumental in the growth of ERT, but he will also take over key responsibilities which will allow JP and myself to focus on the very exciting short and medium-term growth plans we have for our other ILUS subsidiaries,” said Chairman of ERT, Nicolas Link. 

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Posted: Jun 10, 2022

Canadian Fire Truck Crashes, Driver Dead

A Bonavista (Newfoundland and Labrador) volunteer firefighter died Wednesday after the fire truck he was driving left Route 239 near Trinity and crashed.

The man was responding to a service call just prior to 1:45 p.m. when his truck rounded a curve in the road, departed the roadway, and drove over an embankment, a police report says.

The victim, the truck’s lone occupant, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the apparatus. He was transported to Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital in Clarenville, where he later died.

A Collision Reconstructionist attended the scene, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged. An investigation is ongoing.

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Posted: Jun 10, 2022

Video: Tornado Damages Posey Township (IN) Fire Station Roof

Video via wthr.com

A tornado Wednesday damaged the roof of the Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department.

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Posted: Jun 10, 2022

AP Video: Wounded Brought to Ukraine Hospital in Ambulances

The AP reports from the Donetsk Region of Ukraine, showing injured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians being brought to a clinic.

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