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Posted: Sep 8, 2017

Fire Station Aims to Prevent Firefighter Cancer Risk

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- The Pike Township Fire Department broke ground on what will be a brand new, state-of-the-art firehouse on Thursday. Incorporated into the design of this new facility will be many ways to help firefighters lessen their chances of developing cancer, as research has shown firefighters have an increased risk of cancer and cancer-related deaths.

Incorporated into the design of this new facility will be many ways to help firefighters lessen their chances of developing cancer, as research has shown firefighters have an increased risk of cancer and cancer-related deaths.


According to a recent CDC study, firefighters were found to have a greater risk of digestive, oral and respiratory cancers. In Pike Township, the number of current and retired firefighters with cancer diagnoses is about ten percent.


Recently, Pike Township put measures into place to lessen their employees’ exposure to two of the biggest carcinogens connected to fighting fires: truck exhaust and burning materials.


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Posted: Sep 8, 2017

County Plans 2 New Fire Stations

Maury County will begin seeking locations for two new volunteer fire stations in Hampshire and the Carter's Creek area.The county's building committee assigned Commission Chairman Michael Fulbright, Mayor Charlie Norman and Fire Chief Eric Hileman to form a special committee to begin the search for the potential sites."We went through the strategic planning process and these are two areas, as far as the safety concerns of the county, we wanted to focus on first,"

The county’s building committee assigned Commission Chairman Michael Fulbright, Mayor Charlie Norman and Fire Chief Eric Hileman to form a special committee to begin the search for the potential sites.


“We went through the strategic planning process and these are two areas, as far as the safety concerns of the county, we wanted to focus on first,” Fulbright said. “We want to bolster those areas and make sure we give them adequate fire coverage and give the people what they need.”


The two stations would decrease the response time to any fires or emergency situations in the two areas, cutting down volunteer response distances.


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Posted: Sep 8, 2017

Emergency Reporting and First Due Size-Up Announce Integration and Partnership to Serve Fire and EMS Department Operations

Bellingham, WA, 9/7/17 – Emergency Reporting®,  a leader in cloud-based Fire and EMS records management and prevention software, announced today an integration and partnership with First Due Size-Up, a cloud-based platform solving data problems for fire department operations. The relationship is designed to deliver critical fire prevention and risk assessment data to personnel in the field resulting in safer operations and better incident outcomes. 

Detailed fire inspection and prevention data is combined with data from the assessor, building department, RMS, Google and more  – on 100% of the residential and commercial buildings in a district - then visualized in a simple, quick-to-consume format delivered on every screen or device from Dispatch to MDTs (Mobile Data Terminals). This gives crews the information they need to make better decisions in seconds. 

Check out the explainer video: http://firstduesizeup.com/er-explainer/ and for more information please contact us here: http://firstduesizeup.com/emergencyreporting/ 

The integrated solution easily connects with the agency’s CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system to automatically provide responders in the field with the online and offline critical data they need before arriving on scene . The solution fits into any dispatch operation and is 100% device-agnostic as long as that device is integrated with the department’s dispatch process and CAD. 

 “Fire chiefs have been asking for better, more actionable data in the field for a very long time. There has just never been an easy, effective way to share or access data across agencies and data silos until now. We could not be more excited to help fire departments run safer operations around the country alongside Emergency Reporting Systems” said Andreas Huber, First Due Size-Up CEO. 

“Just the ability to easily access Assessor records provides great value,” said Ed O’Neill, Emergency Reporting Executive Director. “Add to that all the other types of data First Due SizeUp compiles and provides en route and you have an integration that can actually save lives. Our focus with our records management system has always been on efficiency, cost savings and safety, so this was a natural partnership for us to pursue.” 

 

About Emergency Reporting 

Emergency Reporting (ER) is a privately held Washington State corporation specializing in cloudbased records management software solutions for Fire/Rescue and EMS agencies of all sizes, DoD/military branches worldwide, and large entities with self-contained Fire & EMS services like NASA, nuclear power plants, hospitals and oil refineries. ER is known as the most trusted, easiest to use RMS. 

To request more information about our products, please fill out the short form at https://explore.emergencyreporting.com/information-request-form/, or visit www.emergencyreporting.com.  

 

About First Due Size-Up 

 First Due Size-Up (FDSU) is on a mission to end first responder injuries due to a lack of information. Headquartered in New York City, venture-backed FDSU’s cloud-based platform is solving the data problem for fire and EMS departments in 15+ states and partnered with leaders across the Fire and EMS Service to create a new standard in modern emergency response.  

To request more information or get in touch with the FDSU team, please contact us here: Read more

Posted: Sep 8, 2017

Ammunition goes off during car fire on I-405 in Bellevue

The Washington State Patrol says about 20 rounds of ammunition have gone off during a car fire in Bellevue. The car erupted in flames on northbound I-405 at SR 520 Friday at about 10:42 a.m. The fire has since been put out by firefighters at the scene. The four right lanes are blocked. Traffic is getting by in the express toll lanes.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2017 11:13:12 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7
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Posted: Sep 8, 2017

New Coxreels Idler Sprockets for the 1195 Series Reduce Rewind Speed and Increase Motor Torque

Coxreels introduces the all new gear reducing idler sprockets for the 1195 Series electric motorized hose reels. This new add-on benefits the user in reducing the rewind speed, increasing motor torque, and fitting an optional 3-way pin lock.

These high-quality, all steel, idler sprockets are chain sprocket assemblies with a corrosion protectiive coating that change the drive ratio of the motor-to-drum drive system. They are available in three ratios (1:2, 1:3, and 1:4) and each ratio will effectively slow down the rewind speed of the drum by a multiple of the ratio factor and will increase the effective motor torque by the same factor, providing the necessary safety and control during rewind of large, 2” diameter hose.

Coxreels idler sprockets are mounted on zinc plated steel axle and rotate on two self-lubricated bronze bearings.

The electric rewind versions of the 1195 will now come standard with 1:3 gear reduction and the model number has changed accordingly. Non-reduced models will be available if requested for use with electronic speed reducers.

For more information, visit www.coxreels.com.

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