A small house fire broke out around 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Kennewick that left one firefighter injured. This happened on the 700 block of N. Johnson St. Kennewick police closed down the street for a few hours while firefighters worked to contain the fire. The fire started in the wall next to the chimney, no word yet on what caused it.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2019 3:24:06 AM - SOURCE: FOX 41 Yakima

A single wide trailer received extensive damage after a fire in Pinehurst. Firefighters responded to Grubich Road early Saturday morning and found the trailer fully engulfed with fire spreading to a second nearby trailer. The second trailer received minor damage and was quickly handled before firefighters moved on to the main fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2019 5:11:08 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

With the acquisition of Scott Safety, Detcon, Oldham, Simtronics and GMI, 3M has become one of the largest manufacturers of gas and flame detection products. These global brands bring together more than 100 years of industry experience across a wide range of innovative gas and flame detection solutions. Today we are pleased to highlight three of our latest and most innovative gas detection solutions; our enhanced PS200 multi-gas monitor, our reusable Protégé Single Gas (SG) monitor, and our hand-held GT-Fire meter.

“These products, combined with the popular Protégé ZM, provide us with a comprehensive offering into the fire industry” said Nick Wood, Global Product Marketing Manager – Gas Detection at 3M. “Each product has a focused application of use and have been designed to support the safety needs of the fire fighters we are proud to serve.”

The PS200 is our most popular multi-gas detector and it now comes with some impressive product enhancement features. One such improvement is as a powerful new datalogging capacity that will enable users to capture all relevant calibration data within a 6-month period. This increased capacity improves access to relevant data over a longer time whilst enabling quicker decisions to be made. Another helpful addition is the new quick-press field calibration mode which will save fire fighters time by simplifying the field calibration process. Users will also be able to visualise STEL / LTEL readings on-screen and log these in our software package to improve compliance monitoring.

Lastly, we have added a bundle of user experience upgrades including a quick information press when off; configurable confidence beeps; and increased user control around calibration due dates, dead-band configurations, and resolution settings (H2S). These features combined will enhance performance; improve ease-of use; and importantly enrich the overall user experience.

Come visit our booth #2222 at FDIC! - For more information visit: https://gasdetection.3m.com.

 

ABOUT 3M GAS & FLAME DETECTION

3M Gas & Flame Detection is comprised of former IST companies, Detcon, Oldham, Gas Measurement Instruments (GMI) and Simtronics, along with the gas and flame business of Scott Safety. The five legacy companies have come together to form one unified company with a unified vision for providing end-to-end solutions and the most comprehensive portfolio of gas and flame detection products in the many industries it serves. For more information visit https://gasdetection.3m.com.

Above: US Digital Designs's FDIC International 2018 booth

Next week (April 8-13), during FDIC International’s annual trade show gathering of fire service industry professionals, US Digital Designs will offer ample evidence why, since its release more than 15 years ago, its Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System has taken the fire safety industry by storm, becoming the system of choice for fire agencies around the globe.

At FDIC booth No. 4232, USDD will also take the opportunity to demonstrate its latest station alerting peripherals, the OmniAlert Strobe Speaker and the G2 Room Remote 2 integration with the Axis video doorbell—both of which offer visual and audible alerting announcements during an automated dispatch. In addition, USDD will showcase its FSA Mobile Alerting App, among other peripherals.

“We’re very gratified that USDD’s G2 Fire Station Alerting System continues to earn the most trust and business in public safety,” said Dominic Magnoni, USDD’s Vice President and General Manager. “We’re also proud that, in our more than 15 years serving the fire service industry, we’ve replaced every major station alerting system manufacturer. There now are more than 4,000 Phoenix G2 systems in North America alone, and no customer has ever replaced our system with another. This is owing to its exceptional value, quality performance, mission-critical reliability—not to mention our extraordinary customer support service and word-of-mouth referrals.”

Benefits of the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System:

Following are some of the principal reasons the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System has had such widespread acceptance and success. The system:

• Helps stations shave valuable seconds—even minutes—off of response times, helping meet or exceed NFPA 1710 recommendations.
• Delivers automatic dispatch alerts simultaneously to one or multiple stations in less than a second, helping to reduce and/or eliminate dispatcher “on-hold” time.
• Dispatches alerts to fire stations automatically, thereby reducing dispatcher stress and workload, freeing up dispatchers to communicate with callers and manage the dispatch process more successfully.
• Increases firefighter situational awareness and mental preparedness by using clear, consistent station alerting vocals, helping first responder units react more quickly and efficiently.
• Reduces cardiac stress, anxiety, optical shock and sleep deprivation among firefighters. The ramped tones and zoned alerting only notify required stations and/or individual units.
• Decreases homeowner insurance rates by offering higher-quality area fire protection, which can contribute to a lower community ISO Public Protection Class rating.

For more information on the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System and its peripherals, visit US Digital Designs at FDIC International in booth 4232, stationalerting.com or call +1-602-687-1730. Also, for a copy of the brand-new 2019 USDD product cata