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Posted: Mar 9, 2018

Omaha upgrades fire station alert systems

The new system will receive digital information from dispatch, displaying it on screens throughout the building along with an automated tone.

"It's an upgrade that has taken hold across the country, this is the latest and the greatest,” McCaw said.

In days past, each station would hear every call in their room and would determine if it was their jurisdiction. This system would be more specific, giving the first responders more sleep.

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Posted: Mar 9, 2018

South Bend Fire Department Getting Some Major Upgrades

That's why South Bend's fire department is building two new stations.

They found out the old and undersized Station 9 is located too far east to fully serve the River Park neighborhood.

"The fire department has been actively trying to relocate that station, really since the 90s,” said Skwarcan.

That new station will add an ambulance and a boat for faster response times. It's also going to be a lot safer for first responders.

"It will have a pull-through bay, so you don't have the danger of backing into the station on Mishawaka avenue, which is a really busy street."

Right now future station 9 is just an empty lot. Skwarcan says it won't be finished until 2019.

But station 4 is much closer to move-in ready. Possibly by mid-April, according to Skwarcan.

That new station is on Olive Street right next door to the current firehouse.

Skwarcan says it'll be around 8,000 square feet. Enough space to house two rigs.

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Posted: Mar 9, 2018

Fire officials: 1 person on ladder truck not enough

Andover firefighters are sounding the alarm about the Fire Department's aerial ladder truck, saying it is undermanned and creating a safety hazard to them as well as town residents.

Since $300,000 in overtime funding was cut by former Town Manager Buzz Stapczynski in 2009, the ladder truck has been operated by one person — the driver.

"For the firefighters, it's firefighter safety," said Fire Department Union President Eric Teichert. "It's also public safety. When you only have one guy on that truck it limits what they can do."

The ladder truck has a lot more on it than a ladder, however. The truck houses a host of equipment, including the Jaws of Life, a supplied air system, extra air bottles, supports for a car that was in an accident, drills, saws, salvage covers, and a force entry kit.

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Posted: Mar 9, 2018

Fire displaces family, damages home on Yakima's West Pierce Street

A Yakima family was displaced after a Thursday kitchen fire that caused some $45,000 in damage to their home and its contents. The fire at 43 W. Pierce St. was reported just before 2:30 p.m. Nearly 20 firefighters extinguished a fire in the kitchen within 20 minutes, despite thick smoke, according to a Yakima Fire Department news release.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 8:51:20 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Mar 9, 2018

Turnout Gear Covers

Made here in the USA, Groves Gear Guard Covers were designed to protect your department’s PPE gear from UV degradation and particulates from diesel exhaust which increases the threat of cancer. They are made of 8 oz. PVC Laminate UV Shield material that is abrasion-/tear-resistant and fluid-proof, stain-resistant, and can easily be cleaned. Other features of the Gear Guard Covers is they have antimicrobial and self-deodorizing fabric with antistatic properties and are flame-retardant. Departments can order these covers for any of the Groves Red Rack units (they may work for other locker systems if similar to Red Rack Lockers) as well as other Ready Rack products like the Work Table, SOS Racks, and Multi-Purpose Storage Systems.

For more information, visit https://www.readyrack.com/product/gear-guard-rack-covers/.

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