In response to the devastating floods that areas of Louisiana in 2016, the board of directors of Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation approved lifesaving equipment grant awards to Louisiana public safety departments.

To celebrate these donations, which are valued at more than $177,000, and to honor the community’s first responders, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation hosted an equipment dedication event at Ferrara Fire Apparatus on Wednesday, April 12.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation was established in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. With the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment, and educational opportunities to first responders and public safety organizations, our Foundation has given more than $24 million to hometown heroes in 46 states and Puerto Rico, including more than $377,000 in Louisiana.

Robin Sorensen, Firehouse Sub’s Co-Founder and Board President, presented at the awards. A guest speaker was be Butch Browning, Louisiana State Fire Marshal. In addition, local Mayor’s, Parish President’s and Sheriff’s were in attendance. Ferrara is pleased to be a part of this noble event recognizing our local first responders.

More info: www.ferrarafire.com

FoxFury® Lighting Solutions, LLC, a leader of innovative, portable lighting tools, introduces the Rugo™, a rugged go-anywhere light for photo and video use. This powerful, compact LED light is powered by a rechargeable Quick Swap™ Power Pack and can mount to action cams, DSLRs, drones, tripods and other devices. Its Tri-Lens™ allows the user to adjust the light beam, which dramatically improves image quality in low and no light conditions.

The Rugo™ was carefully crafted to be a rugged go anywhere light and opens up new photo and video opportunities. Its user-friendly design features a Rechargeable Quick Swap™ Power Pack to be implemented to extend shoot times and capabilities.

"The Rugo™ goes anywhere your camera can go and opens up new possibilities. Its versatility and power enable it to help get shots previously thought impossible with a compact light source," said Antonio Cugini, Director of Marketing for FoxFury Lighting Solutions.

Jim Weigle joined the W.S. Darley & Co. team on April 4, 2017 to assist in the growth of the company's industrial and special hazards business. Jim has 50 years of diversified fire industry experience, including Vice President of International Sales & Marketing for E-One, Vice President of Marketing for Classic Fire and adviser-instructor for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior.

He holds an AD in Fire Protection Technology and BS in Education from Oklahoma State University, BS in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the University of Florida. Jim served in the Elmira Heights (NY) Fire Department as firefighter, lieutenant, and 2^nd assistant fire chief.

He will be working closely with distributors, OEMs, and their dealer networks as well as end-users to offer innovative and integrated solutions for industrial and special hazard fire problems.

He can be contacted at jimweigle@darley.com

Whelen Engineering announced that its Firehouse Siren Series is Listed to applicable Underwriters Laboratory (UL) standards and requirements by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). UL’s standards are recognized globally as crucial indicators of product reliability and safety.

The UL Listing allows the Firehouse Series to meet stringent city and town enforcement codes for the installation of any electronics assembly cabinet inside of a building. While some local authorities only require a UL Listing for components, others require a UL Listing for the entire operating system.

The battery operated Firehouse Siren Series system consists of a speaker assembly and electronics cabinet. It provides an economical alternative for powerful omnidirectional tone warning without compromising quality.

Available with one to four speaker cells, all models include a speaker array, electronics cabinet, pole top bracket, and 50' cabling, all assembled and tested before shipping.

Firehouse Siren Series systems feature field-serviceable 400-watt EZ-PULL^™ speaker drivers and local control push-buttons. Models have six standard public warning tones - Wail, Whoop, Attack, Hi-Lo, Alert, Airhorn.

For more information on the Firehouse Siren Series, visit www.whelen.com/firehousesirens.

Emergency Reporting, a leading provider of Fire & EMS records management software headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, is pleased to announce the release of its InspectER™ software, designed to provide access to critical data anytime, regardless of connectivity, during inspections. For fire inspectors, this means doing the inspection only once. For fire marshals and operations personnel, it means sharing data rather than using two different products that don’t sync. This affordable app is available now from iTunes, Google Play, and Windows Store.  

“We continually provide customers with the latest capabilities in the Fire & EMS software that runs their entire agency or department. InspectER™ is the latest product upgrade to further increase inspection efficiency, productivity and safety – for both fire department personnel and their constituents – as well as increase the efficiency of managing personnel workloads, which is normally very time-consuming,” said Executive Director Ed O’Neill.

InspectER™ features include:

• Access occupancy and building information in the field, 24/7, whether online or not
• Synchronize your data quickly (minutes vs. days)
• Capture photos for each inspection observation
• Read or edit occupancy and building information while conducting or reviewing inspections
• Conduct custom inspection activities on your mobile tablet device just like you can when online

“More than 100,000 users around the world routinely vote on the products and services they need most and this is another example of one we were happy to provide,” said O’Neill.

“Products that work well in the field are a requirement for our customers,” said O’Neill. “We pride ourselves on having the best customer support team in the industry but our customers generally don’t need them. The same is true for InspectER™ – it’s highly intuitive,” he continued.

To inquire about InspectER™or other Emergency Reporting products or services, e-mail sales(at)emergencyreporting(dot)com or call 844-752-6066 opt. 2.

About Emergency Reporting
Emergency Reporting is a privately held Washington State corporation specializing in secure, Cloud-based reporting and records management software solutions for Fire & 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. With more than 100,000 users around the globe, Emergency Reporting is considered the most trusted and easy-to-use provider of Fire & EMS reporting management software.

For more information, see http://www.emergencyreporting.com.