YARDLEY, PA—Zico has added another new addition to its line of premix container brackets, introducing the QUIC-MOUNT Rectangular Quart & Half-Gallon Premix Holder, Model QM-PMH-RQHG. Model QM-PMH-RQHG secures 3-11/16-by-5¼-inch rectangular quart and half gallon cans from popular brands like STIHL, allowing you to safely store premix fuel beside your saws in the compartment where you need it most. Made with heavy-duty steel and aluminum. Powder-coated yellow for maximum durability and can protection. Bracket lowers risk of tipping, denting, leaking, and puncturing inside the compartment and keeps your supplies easy to locate. Bracket mounts to nearly any flat surface. Hang the bracket from the compartment wall to save space on the shelf below. See it firsthand at FDIC 2018, Booth #1738. For more information, visit www.ziamatic.com.

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 SAFER Grant application period is now open and will close on Friday, April 27 at 5:00 p.m. ET. We recommend that you start your application today by reviewing the FY 2017 SAFER Application Technical Assistance Tools. These tools were produced specifically to help potential applicants plan their FY 2017 SAFER applications.

Please make sure that you have thoroughly reviewed the FY 2017 SAFER Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), prior to beginning your application. The SAFER Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) should also be reviewed as they provide more detailed information and explanations. As you being to develop the narrative portion of your application, the Self-Evaluation tools will be beneficial as the peer reviews will use them when scoring your application. If you are applying for a Recruitment and Retention Activity Grant, the Request Details Description Instructions will be extremely important when completing the application.

NESQUEHONING, PA—KME Fire Apparatus, a manufacturer of fire apparatus, has announced the use of a fully digital gauge and instrument cluster. The 12.3-inch color display is entirely driver-focused—presenting information directly in front of the driver. The gauge cluster is available on any Panther, Predator™ and Severe Service™ chassis model.  The gauge cluster is set to make its public debut at FDIC International 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 26. The digital gauge display replaces traditional gauges and indicators with digital screens designed to provide a driver with the most pertinent information at a glance. The high-resolution display features easy-to-read graphics and a wide range of display options. The option is available on any custom chassis cab, and its impact on the interior atmosphere of the cab is substantial. The display can take the appearance of a traditional analog gauge or show animated text, scales, bar charts or symbols, or it can switch over to video images either automatically or on demand. The digital dash display features:

• High-resolution 12.3-inch color touchscreen display
• Automatic adjustment to light condition
• Flexible options for dashboard designs• Multipurpose information display
• Optional appearance of animated text, charts and symbols or the traditional analog gauge
• Video feed accessed automatically or on demand

“KME offers this innovative feature in our custom chassis to provide a completely new and enhanced driver experience,” said Bruce Nalesnik, KME Chassis Product Manager. “The design of this display provides a crisp and clean driver dash area. Equally exciting are the possibilities for future options that can be integrated into this display, such as live video, maintenance alerts and schematics.”  The first unit with the digital instrument cluster option installed is the Wooster (OH) Fire Department’s PRO™ Pumper, which will be on display at FDIC 2018.  For more information, visit www.kmefire.com.

From April 1 – April 30, 2018, Olympic Hot Tub hosts its annual “Heroes” event to honor and support the Washington State Fallen Firefighters Foundation (WSFFF). Olympic Hot Tub will donate a portion of each Hot Spring Spa, Finnleo Sauna, Freeflow Spa and Covana Automated Gazebo sold in the month of April.

Don Riling, president of Olympic Hot Tub, launched the annual “Heroes” event in 2017 as a way to give back to the community his company has been a part of for over forty years. Each year Olympic Hot Tub selects a beneficiary that honors or celebrates local heroes, first responders or teachers. This year’s recipient, WSFFF directly assists the firefighter’s family after the loss of a Washington state firefighter.