When EMS personnel are called out, they generally don’t know much about the patient they’re going to be treating. That is especially true for the city’s homeless population. EMS officials say when they respond, they need as much information as possible about a patient’s medical story. “Whether they were unable to speak, unresponsive, refused to give it,” Indianapolis EMS Quality Assurance Officer Milon Berry said.
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The Stevens County Fire Department is warning its residents that it may take longer to respond to your calls after one of it's trucks was stolen and another was badly damaged. Stevens County emergency services have had a rough week. The fire chief for Fire District 2 not only noticed one of their trucks was severely damaged, but someone had also stolen their wildfire truck as well.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Early Monday morning, Dana Young remembers waking up to the sound of glass breaking and looking around the corner seeing flames spread throughout her house. Her 11-year-old grandson was on the other side of the house when it happened, but was able to get out through a door. Eventually, Dana and her husband managed to get out too through a back window.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The new location will give customers in central California and the Bay Area greater access to service and support for their Pierce fire apparatus.

APPLETON, Wis. (May 19, 2022) – Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced authorized dealer Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc. will open its second service center, a new 45,000-square-foot facility in Tracy, California, to serve customers in central California, particularly the Bay Area. The project is currently in the design stage with construction expected to be completed in the next 18 to 24 months. The new facility will also serve as Golden State Fire Apparatus’ service hub for the revolutionary Pierce® Volterra™ platform of electric vehicles.

“Opening a service center in Tracy will increase capacity to our customers and will reduce their travel time for service by at least 50 percent,” said Ryan Wright, president of Golden State Fire Apparatus. “This will decrease turnaround time, getting the apparatus back into service faster, benefiting the communities our customers serve.”

With the introduction of the Pierce Volterra platform of electric vehicles, interest in the next generation of fire apparatus is growing throughout the U.S., including the west coast. The Tracy, California service center will be equipped to provide Emergency Vehicle Technician (EVT) certified repairs and servicing on the electric vehicles as their use increases.

Primary benefits of the new Golden State Fire Apparatus service center in Tracy, CA include:

• 30 additional service bays
• Increased parts availability
• Increased service team capacity
• Fast turnaround for repairs and maintenance
• Pierce Volterra electric fire apparatus support

Forecasting customers’ needs in the years ahead led the Golden State Fire Apparatus team to select Tracy, California as the location to best serve the company’s southern territory.

“We believe a good process allows us to pivot quickly as we’ve strived to ensure our team has a productive and safe environment to work while maintaining the level of service our customers have come to rely on,” Wright continued. “The expansion will allow us to continue improving our support with the ultimate goal of reaching new customers and completing repairs quicker.”

For more information about Pierce Manufacturing and Golden State Fire Apparatus’ new service center to be located in Tracy, California, visit www.piercemfg.com.

Chesapeake, Virginia – May 17, 2022

Air Systems International announces the retirement of one of our Founders and Partners, Ray Ellis.

Ray is retiring after 31 + years with Air Systems on May 27, 2022. He’s conducted hundreds of training classes and thousands of distributor partners trained to his high standard of knowledge. While we are losing Ray’s ability to train the next generation, his knowledge will still be available through the sales staff he’s mentored and in our Distributor Training videos.

Ray started with the company as one of our first salesmen, driving a van around promoting and educating customers on our entire product line, including the Saddle Vent®. Legend has it he would drive a vehicle across a Saddle Vent® to show the durability of the product.

Ray was also a fixture at numerous trade shows every year (AIHce, ASSP, & NSC) and always eager to discuss customer applications and solutions. Ray also helped grow our OEM business over the last 25 years.

We congratulate Ray on his service to Air Systems and the safety industry and wish him the best in retirement!

About Air Systems International Incorporated

Air Systems International is a privately owned company founded in Chesapeake, Virginia in 1984. Air Systems manufactures Grade-D breathing air filtration units, air cylinder carts, confined space ventilation equipment, portable area lighting, and environmental control products.