Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, and Industrial Group announced the addition of Kyle Huston as Product Manager, Municipal Products for Elkhart Brass. In his new role, Kyle will be responsible for overseeing our complete portfolio of municipal products, including handline nozzles and ground appliances, from idea phase to end of life. Kyle will be central in the development of new products and will work closely with our customers to assure their unique requirements are met.

Kyle holds an Associate’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rhodes State and a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Tech. In addition, Kyle processes a great deal of mechanical engineering experience, having most recently been an engineer at Medix Specialty Vehicles designing ambulances. Prior to his time at Medix, Kyle served as Project Leader at Honda North America leading the manufacturing planning of Powertrain Division products. He also served in the U.S. Navy Seabees for six years.

Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, & Industrial is a leading global provider of safety solutions to the firefighting industry. Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, & Industrial is comprised of 4 industry leading brands: FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, and R•O•M. The combination of these brands allows us the opportunity to offer our customers the best of high performing, technology leading, safety related products. Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, & Industrial provides integrated systems of monitors, valves, foam proportioning, scene lighting and electronic controls for the global emergency market. For more information on Safe Fleet visit www.safefleet.net.

Plans to add more showers at the Longview Fire Department’s 38th Avenue station will put firefighters “back in service quicker to respond to emergency calls,” Longview Fire Chief Jim Kambeitz said about an upcoming remodel. The work — scheduled to begin in two weeks — will decrease lag time between when firefighters are waiting to wash up after returning from a call and responding to the next emergency.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 8:10:40 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Warmer and dryer temperatures push all of western Washington farther towards wildfire danger. That’s why a North Sound conservation district offers a program that helps homeowners learn how to reduce the risk of losing property to wildfire. The Whatcom Conservation District paired with Washington Department of Natural Resources firefighters to assess a community south of Bellingham on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 6:44:39 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Manchester Township moved closer toward a plan to create a paid fire service through setting funds aside for a fire truck, reports Jersey Shore Online.

Plans are also made to agree to volunteer firefighters use of the fire truck, as needed.

Mayor Ken Palmer and the council reported on a recent meeting of volunteer fire service representatives and other municipal officials.

Goodyear firefighters have begun using their new facility, Station 181, which will be formally dedicated during a virtual ribbon-cutting later this week, reports Litchfield Park Independent.

The ceremony will stream live on the city’s Facebook page, @goodyearazgov.

The 15,855-square-foot station is the second new fire station to open in Goodyear this year. The first was the 12,587-square-foot fire station that was dedicated with a virtual ribbon-cutting March 3.

Each fire station features a decontamination corridor that allows firefighters to decontaminate their turnout gear, a vestibule that reduces their exposure to cancer-causing contaminants by separating the clean residence side from the “dirty” business side, and a second decontamination corridor that allows firefighters to rid their bodies of contaminants.