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Posted: Jul 12, 2017

New Custom Flags Available Exclusively from TheFireStore

Fire department flags

TheFireStore, the leading source for firefighting equipment and supplies, is proud to now offer fully customizable flags to its dedicated firefighting clientele.

With over 20 unique, distinct styles to choose from, the custom flags feature vibrant colors, are available single or double sided, and with or without fringe. Constructed of durable Nylon, each flag comes with grommets, which enables it to be flown from a flag pole.

“We are well-aware that firefighters take great pride in displaying their department or company logo, and these flags are excellent ways to do just that, either at the station or at home,” said TheFireStore Merchandising Specialist Jeff Cole.

The top-quality custom flags are expertly crafted by Annin Flagmakers, the country’s leading manufacturer of American flags, state flags, armed-forces flags, international flags, and more. As a family-owned company for six generations, Annin Flagmakers is the most-respected flag-making company in the U.S. They’ve been widely recognized for their unmatched production capacity that services specialty-flag retailers, mass-market retailers, and organizations and associations.

As a direct reflection of their leadership in the production of American flags, Annin Flagmakers has become a leading manufacturer of custom flags and banners nationwide. With their four Reggiani high-speed digital presses, they operate the most state-of-the-art digital printing, flag, and banner facility in the U.S. They utilize a unique, three-step process to ensure each custom flag is created with unsurpassed quality: Custom-formulated acid dyes are jet-penetrated into the Nylon, and then steam set to activate the color and block the pigment into fabric. The entire process culminates with durable, weather-resistant Nylon fabrics.

Cole worked with TheFireStore’s Creative Services Manager, Rebecca Harkins, to determine the look and feel of the designs that are currently offered, basing them off the TheFireStore Graphics Department’s most popular embroidery designs, some of which are Maltese Crosses, firefighter scrambles, and Thin Red Line-themed designs. This allows fire departments to purchase flags that match their unique department or company logos.

To get started working on yours today, be sure to visit TheFireStore.com.

About TheFireStore and Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc.
TheFireStore, a division of Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc., offers product lines from more than 400 manufacturers. Witmer Public Safety Group's motto is Equipping Heroes™, and this continues as they extend their commitment to provide the industry's best equipment and supplies to the professional men and women who serve to ensure the public's safety. For additional information, please call (800) 852-6088 or visit TheFireStore.com.

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Posted: Jul 12, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Ferrara Rescue-Pumper

Belvedere (SC) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2017

Camp Point (IL) Fire District Gets $1.1M Grant

Camp Point Fire Protection District is among 10 fire departments across the state set to receive more than $1.1 million in federal funding for firefighter resources. Camp Point Fire will receive $5,240 of the Department of Homeland Security funds awarded through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
The program provides first-responder organizations with the ability to obtain emergency-response equipment, personal protection equipment, firefighting and emergency vehicles and training in an effort to strengthen the nation's overall level of preparedness.

"Firefighters in communities throughout Illinois risk their lives and run toward danger when others run away. We owe it to them to make sure they have the best equipment and training," said U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, who worked with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to secure the funding.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2017

Critical Part of Firefighting Operations Warehoused In Colorado

It is the part of the firefight that most people don’t see but it’s critical. It’s the team behind the scenes, organizing and inspecting the tools fire fighters need on the front lines.
Sitting in an enormous warehouse in the Federal Center in Lakewood is what some with the Forest Service refer to as the “Home Depot” of firefighting equipment.

There are 15 warehouses or what are referred to as “caches” across the nation. The Colorado Cache in Lakewood normally supplies to five states in the Rocky Mountain region but fires burning in the Southwest are creating a strain on inventory.

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Posted: Jul 11, 2017

Wythe County (VA) Secures Grant for New Ambulance

Fire and Rescue crews across the area are struggling to afford new or replacement equipment. So governing bodies, like in Wythe County, are helping to find grant funding. It's because things like ambulances are becoming way too expensive for Rescue Squads to afford.
In Wythe County, County staff secured a grant earlier this year for the Wythe County Rescue Squad to get a new ambulance.

Now, another grant is coming in to replace an ambulance at the Lead Mines Rescue Squad.

The county said the issue with financing new ambulances isn't a lack of funding or support.

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