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Posted: May 7, 2018

Bristol (UK) Fire Apparatus Blocked by Parked Cars

The crew from Southmead fire station were called to an incident of arson by the police at just after 3am on the morning of Bank Holiday Monday, May 7, but they had to reach the fire on foot, because the fire engine could not fit through the streets.

The incident happened in the Bishopston area of the city, but thankfully was only a minor fire, and no one needed rescuing or was injured.  

Police officers called Avon Fire and Rescue Service to the scene of a fire where someone had piled up rubbish and set it on fire.

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Posted: May 7, 2018

Dorchester (SC) Celebrates Fire Apparatus Arrival

After a brief ceremony and blessing, three members of the department stood in front of the shiny red vehicle and aimed fire hoses at it, then county officials and firefighters together pushed the $435,638 truck into its bay. 

 

Until last year, the Ladson Road station was home to the headquarters of Old Fort Fire Department. But in an effort to create countywide fire protection in the growing county, Dorchester County and the 46-year-old department merged.

 

Dorchester County Fire-Rescue was formed in 2013 by the merger of several rural and volunteer departments throughout the county. Before that, there were 11 separate fire departments in the county.

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Posted: May 7, 2018

Snohomish County Crews rescue injured climber on Saturday at Index Town Wall

An injured climber was rescued at Index Town Wall after falling 20 feet on Saturday. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue unit and Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue responded at 10:45 a.m. May 5. Fire District 26 personnel made first contact with the climber, who had sustained a serious back injury from a 20-foot fall, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2018 1:02:59 PM - SOURCE: Monroe Monitor
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Posted: May 7, 2018

USFA: Las Vegas On-Duty Death

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Captain Thelonious "Theo" Adams, 54, of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue on May 1, 2018.

Captain Thelonious “Theo” Adams succumbed to injuries sustained as a passenger in a fire apparatus rollover in October of 2003. Adams was paralyzed from the neck down in the crash that occurred while the apparatus was responding to a false alarm call on Halloween night.

Tribute is being paid to Captain at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 35 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

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Posted: May 7, 2018

REV Group Fire Division Launches Decontamination and Biohazard Mitigation Options for Fire Trucks

REV Group

REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a manufacturer of industry-leading specialty vehicle brands, has launched an enhanced suite of options for E-ONE, KME, and Ferrara fire trucks, designed to help mitigate contaminants brought inside the cab and to promote a better environment for firefighters.

Having a variety of choices allows fire departments to select from multiple features for their trucks that can help crews remove contaminants from gear and keep equipment out of the cab. These features include:

  • Use of seating surfaces that promote a cleaner environment inside the cab, including vinyl, which is easy to wipe down, or fabric with an anti-microbial and anti-pathogenic protective barrier
  • Use of non-SCBA seats to help prevent contamination from air packs entering the cab
  • External transverse compartment across the back of the cab to store SCBA’s on pull-out boards for easy access. Transverse body compartment configurations are available to do the same that can be used with custom or commercial chassis products
  • Compartments over the front wheels on custom cabs with exterior access only for storing bunker gear
  • HEPA air filtration unit for inside a custom cab that will circulate the air, removing particulates. Having a separate HEPA unit results in no loss of performance with the cab HVAC system
  • A ¾ inch GHMT (garden hose) outlet on the pump panel, plumbed from the pump, provides a pressure regulated and temperature controlled water supply for gross decontamination of firefighters
  • Integrated system for automated dispensing of disinfectant inside the cab, reducing first responder exposure to harmful pathogens. This built-in design provides consistent and reliable delivery of disinfectant

REV Group Fire brands E-ONE, Ferrara, and KME are committed to engineering and building fire trucks that can help prevent firefighters from being exposed to contaminated SCBA's, PPE and other equipment that are often stored inside the cabs of fire apparatus today.

“Building on  our legacy of cab structural integrity, and our  structural safety factor on aerials, this suite of options and technologies is the next step to ensure we are working to providing the safest trucks in the industry to firefighters,” said Jay Johnson, Vice President of Product Management & Marketing and After-Market at REV Group’s Fire Division.

More: https://www.revgroup.com/

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