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Posted: Jan 6, 2017

Passenger Rescue Drone Airborne

Passenger Rescue Drone Airborne 'by 2020' According to a report the passenger drone completes its first low-level flight in November 2016. This has been developed over fifteen years ago and used by military for rescue. Where in June another passenger drone -184 made by Chinese company Ehang, received an approval for test flights in Nevada.
The Urban Aeronautics Air Mule, that formerly Air Mule or Mule, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) codename Pereira.  This unmanned flying object designed by Rafi Yoeli and built by Tactical Robotics LTD, which is a subsidiary of URBAN AERONAUTICS LTD. As it was reported, a flying object that is safer than helicopter and can be used on evacuations from buildings and places with minimum access.

Developers’ Urban aeronautics believes the dark green drone with internal rotors rather than propellers (on helicopters) could evacuate people from hostile environments or safe military access.   For me this is another vehicle like Black – Hawk or X- Hawk that is being use by military. According to a report in 2004 this vehicle’s concept was started and at June of 2008 a scale –down technology with a new flight control system flew by Panda.    Then after every year this vehicle was improved and used for different purpose at the testing stage and improvement was done year-by-year accordingly Later on the name was changed and worked on hover control system, free hovering and low –speed flight maneuvers. Full flight envelope testing, finally changes on the Design, flight stability including speed and safety, and the sensors (laser, GPS, climate sensor was added), the flight control system, and Ground control with communication devices.
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Posted: Jan 6, 2017

Long-Awaited Fire Truck Upgrade

The paid on-call department took delivery of the $504,000 pumper/rescue truck just prior to Christmas. It is the department's first new truck in 10 years. Sipe said the department hopes to have all the equipment on board and all training completed so the truck can go into service by the end of the month.

All of the department’s firefighters will be trained to drive the truck and operate its electronics and the side-mounted pump. There’s a lot of new technology on the vehicle, so it’s important to have everyone properly trained before the truck rolls, Sipe said.

The Spring Lake Fire Department could have replaced its 1988 pumper five or six years ago.

“But we kept pushing it back because it ran so good,” Sipe said.

That allowed funds from a millage to build up enough to cover the cost of the new truck, and helps when it comes time — at least 5-6 years down the road — to replace the next truck.

During its last annual maintenance, inspectors determined that the frame on the truck now being replaced was starting to crack, so the department began the process of getting the new truck.

Once a decision was made on the needs of the department and community, a contract was signed and the new truck’s construction began about 10 months ago, Sipe said.

Officials decided to go with the rescue/pumper, though slightly smaller actually has more capacity to serve most of the Spring Lake department’s needs.

The smaller truck will be easier to maneuver in driveways, yet its water tank is only slightly smaller than the truck it is replacing. Because of new technology, the water tank is molded around storage areas, giving the department places to hold emergency medical supplies and a booster wheel with a smaller hose already attached to fight grass fires.

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Posted: Jan 6, 2017

Millersville Fire Dept To Get New 2017 E-ONE Fire Engine

Millersville Fire Dept To Get New 2017 E-One Commercial Fire Engine MILLERSVILLE TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) - The Millersville Commissioners voted to approve the purchase of a new 2017 E-One commercial fire engine tonight, according to the Millersville Fire Department.

“We are so thankful that we have such a great group of elected commissioners”

This purchase will be replacing a 1992 E-One fire engine.

The Millersville Fire Department is a full service City funded fire department that covers the City of Millersville.

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Posted: Jan 6, 2017

No. 1 Fire Station Prepares for New Home

Construction is expected to be completed in the spring on the new three-bay fire station on St. Louis Street at Myrtle Street and the fire department's administration building adjoining the fire station in the Wayhaven Subdivision on Kissinger Street at Hubert Redburn Drive.

The current Fire Station No.1 located on Broadway will be torn down and plans call for that area to be made into an extended parking lot for the West Plains Civic Center, Fire Chief Tim Bean said.

The cost of these projects is $1.55 million and is being paid for through the voter-approved one-half cents capital improvement sales tax that was extended for 11 years in 2012, according to city administrator Tom Stehn.

The contractor for the two buildings is Gentry Construction Company of Houston, Mo.

Once the administration building is completed the offices at the main fire station on Broadway will be moved to the new administrative offices and the fire station there will then be known as the No. 1 station.

The administration building has 3,000 square feet and will house a classroom, exercise room, bedrooms for on-duty firefighters, a day room and kitchen.

The offices of Chief Bean and Assistant Chief Roy Sims will be located in the administration building.

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Posted: Jan 6, 2017

Honeywell FDIC 2017 December Scholarship Recipients Announced

Honeywell and DuPont™ Kevlar® have combined to award 20 deserving firefighters and first responders with a full-paid scholarship - including travel and accommodations - to attend to FDIC International 2017, the industry's premier safety and training event. Recipients will receive airfare, lodging and a food stipend.

Scholarships were awarded based on:

- Distinguished leadership, dedication to their community, and outstanding implementation of best practices
- Passion for knowledge, training and improving department techniques and safety
- A history of attending training seminars/classes and implementing best practices from his/her training that benefit the department

Scholarship Recipients gain from the experience:
See - Innovations and new methods from fire industry experts and trainers.
Learn - Advance your knowledge base. Improve your techniques.
Change - And update your approach to response, rescue, and department and community safety.


Congratulations December Recipients:

Dan Gatz
De Pere Fire Rescue, nominated by Chief Al Matzke

Brian Minton
Williston Fire Department, nominated by Chris Gillies

Lieutenant Robert (Bobby) Drake
Hanover Fire-EMS Department, nominated by Eddie Buchanan

Captain Jason Dolph
Anchorage Fire Department, nominated by Alex Boyd

Pat Taaffe
St. Johns County Fire Rescue nominated by Heath Steen and Michael A Pedigo


See September's recipients
See October's recipients
See November's recipients

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