2021 recruit class 1 is in week 20 at the Sacramento (CA) Fire Academy.

The future Sacramento Fire Department firefighters recently practiced auto extrication techniques, including cutting, stabilization, and cribbing.

Watch the video below:

Sacramento Fire Academy 21-1: Week 20. Recruits practiced auto extrication techniques – included cutting, stabilization and cribbing. They will be hitting the field in a few weeks bringing all the skill necessary to extricate victims from wrecked vehicles. pic.twitter.com/dPhB9yMeEf

— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) June 9, 2021

Avon Protection has announced that its argus range of thermal imaging cameras have been certified to levels set forth in the 2021 edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)1801, Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service. The argus range includes the Mi-TIC E, Mi-TIC E L, Mi-TIC 320, and Mi-TIC S models.

The 2021 edition of NFPA 1801 is the latest edition of the standard. First published in 2013 and again in 2018, the standard defines minimum performance requirements for sophisticated thermal imaging equipment and is adopted throughout the world.

While there are no physical changes to the Mi-TIC cameras as a result of the latest edition, the most notable changes are specific to testing requirements and software. Those include spot temperature measurement moving from “TI BASIC” to “TI BASIC PLUS”; updated test matrices for both stand-alone and integrated thermal imagers; an amended spacial resolution source target used for testing; and a revised region of interest figure used for testing.

“We are very excited to continue building on to our over 40-year legacy of designing and manufacturing state-of-the-art thermal imaging cameras that allow firefighters to operate safely in the most demanding and dangerous of environments,” Darren Wolfe, Global Product Manager for Thermal Imaging, said in a press release.

The Gray’s Creek (NC) Volunteer Fire Department recently celebrated the grand opening of its Station 18, located at 6975 Fire Department Rd.

The former station, which sits across the street from the new building, was built in 1972, the department’s inaugural year.

“Our volunteer fire departments are vital to the safety and wellbeing of rural and unincorporated communities,” Chairman of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Charles Evans said in a press release. “We value their service to protect the lives and property in this community.”

Construction on the new facility began Sept. 19, 2019. It sits on four acres of land and is 16,000 square feet, more than triple the size of the old building. The department received a $2 million, 40-year loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development to finance the building.

“We dedicate this building, not only to the firemen to give them a safe environment to work out of, but also to the citizens of Gray’s Creek,” said David Pulliam, President of the Gray’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 18 Board of Directors.

The Mountain Home (AR) Fire Department (MHFD) is ready to part ways with its 1984 Grumman Aerialcat 104-foot ladder truck, but the department has not found anyone willing to take the apparatus, reports ktlo.com.

MHFD is expecting a refurbished 2015 Sutphen ladder truck in July from Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus in Union Grove, Ala. Once that apparatus arrives, MHFD will take the Grumman, part of the department’s fleet since 1987, out of service.

Brindlee Mountain employees will then take the Grumman back to Alabama upon delivery of the Sutphen and attempt to sell it for $5,000 on behalf of the city. Officials say if no buyer is found after 30 days Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus will most likely begin selling off individual parts to any Grumann Aerielcats still in service.

Grumman Emergency Products closed in 1992, making replacement parts difficult to find for the Aerialcat. When the Sutphen was purchased in May 2020, it was believed that the department’s Aerialcat was one of only three still on duty in the United States.

In addition, the Aerialcat weighs 67,000 pounds—thus it can’t be driven on public roadways unless it is being used as an emergency vehicle.

The 2015 Sutphen had been in service with a fire department in New York until earlier this year; it’s in the process of being refurbished and repainted. Officials will inspect the truck in early July and expect to have it in Mountain Home around July 10.

A fifth-wheel trail was destroyed Tuesday night after firefighters say a child was playing with fire. Grant County Fire District 13 responded to the Rimrock community for the reported trailer fire. The trailer was a total loss, according to fire district 13. Firefighters determined a child playing with fire caused the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2021 8:39:06 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne