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Posted: Nov 27, 2018

Vancouver Fire Department crews finalizing new homes

Among the most noticeable problems were the resounding echoes throughout the stations. But it wasn’t anything that several acoustic boards couldn’t solve. The kitchen also needed a few cabinets removed to make more working space for firefighters trying to cook and eat at the same time.

Capt. Tom Schell described his experience at Station 2 the same way.

“There’s lots of little things, little bugs, you don’t realize or expect until you start living here,” Schell said. “I think most of those were worked out.”

Architectural hiccups aside, Schell said the new stations are night and day as compared to the other eight in Vancouver’s Fire Department. Schell came from Station 3, which was built out of an old house.

He and others stationed at the new $15 million facilities have had to adjust to the new way of doing things. The sleeping quarters, for example, are now individual rooms. Schell said he misses the camaraderie of the dorm-style sleeping quarters.

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Posted: Nov 27, 2018

Newburgh Gets $950,000 Grant To Replace Aging Ladder Truck

With the manufacturer of both trucks out of business, replacing parts sometimes means having them custom fabricated by another company.

“Literally we get one fixed and the other one breaks down,” Ahlers said.

So Ahlers and the city’s firefighters were nothing short of grateful as they gathered in the city’s Grand Street main firehouse for a major announcement: the awarding of a $950,000 state grant to replace Ladder 1, the most-used of the department’s two ladder trucks.

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Posted: Nov 27, 2018

New FDIC International MATCH! Program Brings Key Buyers, Exhibitors Together

FDIC International Match program

Clarion UX Fire & Rescue Group, formerly PennWell Corporation, is introducing a new key buyer program at FDIC International (April 8-13, 2019). The key buyer program called “MATCH!” connects decision making fire and rescue service personnel with exhibitors who provide products and services that address the immediate needs of their department and the communities they protect.

Qualified attending participants for FDIC International’s MATCH! Programs will include authorized buyers made up of high-ranking fire officers, committee members, and chairs with purchasing authority and power who have demonstrated an immediacy of purchase.

In exchange for participating in the MATCH! program, these key buyers will receive an elevated attending package with exclusive perks, privileges and services. This will include exclusive access to innovative matchmaking technology and a personal Program Manager, Chris Marinaro, who will assist them with securing pre-arranged meetings with exhibiting companies based on mutually matched interests.

“The MATCH! program is a best practice that we’ve adapted from other Clarion UX events to address the common concerns we hear from our customers including; not enough time to explore the show floor and trouble finding new vendors,” said Eric Schlett, Senior Vice President of Clarion UX Fire & Rescue Group.

This personalized approach gives key decision making attendees full control of their schedule and a more efficient way of doing business, assisting them with securing meaningful meetings and generating awareness of new products and suppliers they may not have previously been aware of.

“These programs are just a start to our team’s strategic commitment and significant investment in programs that continue to deliver ROI and add value for our customers at both EMS Today and FDIC International,” Schlett said.

To find out more details or see if you qualify to participate in the MATCH! programs at FDIC International, go to:


• Attendees: www.fdic.com/event-information/match.html
• Exhibitors: www.fdic.com/exhibition/match.html

About Clarion UX Fire & Rescue Group

Clarion UX’s Fire & Rescue Group provides critical cutting-edge firefighting and emergency medical service news, education, equipment and hands-on training. Through our industry-leading publications, digital media and events Clarion UX’s Fire & Rescue Group covers the latest developments and standards in apparatus and equipment, clinical breakthroughs, and training for firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and those professionals serving in the Fire & EMS Industries. We at Clarion UX Fire & Rescue hold ourselves to the strictest of standards, ensuring that our service to the first responders equals the industry's tireless service to us all while maintaining our long-standing mission to "Train and Inform the Fire & EMS Industry."


About FDIC International

FDIC International offers 34,000+ Fire & Rescue professionals from 65+ countries around the world, quality world-class instructors, classrooms, workshops, H.O.T. evolutions and the most innovative products and services available to the industry displayed by over 800 exhibiting companies. The FDIC Experience is more than your traditional trade show it’s about the learning and sharing with your peers formally and informally through hallway conversations, developing life-long friendships and recharging your passion for the indus

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Posted: Nov 27, 2018

Chesterfield Fire Truck Rear-Ended While Working Crash: 'This Is Happening Too Often'

This latest crash comes after Hanover firefighter Lt. Brad Clark was killed, and three other firefighters were injured, when the driver of a tractor-trailer drove into their firetruck as they were working a crash on I-295 during Tropical Storm Michael on Oct. 11.
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Posted: Nov 27, 2018

East Pierce Fire and Rescue celebrates bond passage

Although the 2018 midterm election results weren’t certified until yesterday, East Pierce Fire and Rescue celebrated the likely passage of their bond measure during the Nov. 20 Fire Commissioners meeting. As of Monday, Nov. 26, the 20-year, $80 million bond measure was passing with 60.25 percent of the vote.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2018 1:43:04 AM - SOURCE: Enumclaw Courier Herald
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