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Posted: Mar 17, 2022

Washington health leaders look to prepare for possible next wave in COVID-19 pandemic

While the COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations across Washington State continue to decrease, health leaders are not declaring victory and leaving the fight just yet. In fact, the state's Department of Health is moving forward with its plan, aptly named "WA Forward," which will ready the state to provide long-term, sustainable support for healthcare systems and vaccine equity while prepping for a potential future wave in the pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Mar 17, 2022

New Cases, New Look, Same Industry Leading Products

Chesapeake, Virginia – March 16, 2022

2022 brings a new look to our Breather Boxes® and other products in our product line as we switch from Pelican™ Cases to SKB Cases. The changes include a more vibrant orange case, easier to open latches, and more case sizes for future product line growth.

The SKB Cases are made in the USA and are waterproof, dustproof, and lightweight. Each case is outfitted with easy-release trigger latches and a cushion-grip handle. The cases are also resistant against impact damage, UV, solvents, and corrosion.

Products featuring our new cases include:

• Breather Box® – Grade-D Air Filtration

• Blast-Air™ Carts – Grade-D Air Filtration

• Auto-Air™ Breather Boxes® – Fully Automatic Reserve Air System

• Auto-Air™ Carts – Fully Automatic Reserve Air Carts

• Point of Attachments (POA’s)

• Portable CO and CO/O2 Monitors

• Air Quality Test Kits for compressed air

• Compressed Air Cylinder Test Kits

• Multi Air Command Kits (MACK™) for the fire and rescue markets

• Air-Light® Portable Area Lighting

With the change in case manufacturers, our portable CO and CO/O2 monitors moved into a slightly deeper case. Alarms and warning light locations were relocated on smaller cases, and we were able to eliminate hinges.

For questions concerning the case changes, please contact Stephen Durr, Marketing Manager, at stephen@airsystems

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Posted: Mar 16, 2022

Terre Haute (IN) Fire Department to Take Delivery of Two Pumpers

The Terre Haute Fire Department is finally getting its two new fire trucks, reports wthitv.com.

FA reported a year ago that the department had ordered the fire trucks, and now they’re set to arrive in May.

The order is two pumper trucks, one with foam capabilities, from Pierce Manufacturing, at a cost of more than $1.11 million.

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Video: Terre Haute (IN) Fire Department Pierce Dash® CF 100-Foot Heavy-Duty Aerial Platform

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Posted: Mar 16, 2022

Photos: Apparatus Destroyed in Sinton (TX) Grass Fire

Two Sinton (TX) firefighters and two civilians were injured, and a fire truck was destroyed, Tuesday afternoon during a large grass/brush fire west of Highway 77.

The firefighters are expected to be OK:

See the aftermath below, courtesy of San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera’s Facebook page:

Posted: Mar 16, 2022

Rising Gas Prices Affecting Fire Departments

From MO to MI, rising gas prices are affecting fire departments.

Mount Morris Township (MI) Fire Department officials say that it takes about 60 gallons to fill a fire truck, which, on average, costs about $300 per apparatus, reports NBC25.

Related: Rising Gas Prices Affecting Aurora (MO) Fire Protection District

As we speak, the average cost for a gallon of diesel fuel in the area is $4.94. Who knows when/where/if it will stop rising? The rising price has even forced the department to increase its oil and gas budget.

And it’s not only the department apparatus that’s being affected; fuel prices also factor into vendor trips to fix equipment as well as the part-time staff’s vehicles—about 60 people, the report says—as they’re used on the job.

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