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Posted: Nov 21, 2016

ISOP Raises More Than $41K for Citizens for Fire Prevention

On November 16, 2016, during the 24th annual Independence Gala held at Hyatt at the Bellevue in Center City, the Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) raised more than $41,000 for Citizens for Fire Prevention’s smoke detector program. Since 2012 ISOP has raised approximately $270,000 for the program.
 
During the gala, ISOP honored Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg as the organization’s 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award winner.
 
“I am honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award,” Greenberg said. “As the Insurance Society of Philadelphia remains committed to future of our industry, I can think of nothing better than to direct the $10,000 charitable donation accompanying this award to the society’s scholarship program.”
 
Greenberg chose to donate his $10,000 award to ISOP’s 100th Anniversary Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund benefits students at local colleges studying insurance and risk management. In addition to Greenberg’s donation, proceeds from the Independence Gala contribute to the ISOP 100th Anniversary Scholarship Fund.
 
“Philadelphia is home to three of the top five ranked collegiate insurance and risk management programs in the U.S.,” said Dianne Salter, chair of ISOP. “We are thrilled to provide an opportunity for students to pursue their education in a broad and rewarding field like insurance. We thank Mr. Greenberg for his generous support. He has played a large role in building our industry, and we honor his long career and the trail he has blazed for future generations of insurance professionals.”

More: http://www.insurancesociety.org/

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Posted: Nov 21, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-

Photographer Tim Olk took this picture of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department's current Squad 1a and its newly delivered Squad 1a.

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Posted: Nov 18, 2016

Fire Engine Donated to Hunter Huss High

Their firefighter training is stepping up a notch.The Crowders Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has donated a red fire engine to the Firefighter Academy program at Hunter Huss High. Students in the program, which is in its fourth year, will use the donated rig to get hands-on experience and professional credit while learning what it takes to become a firefighter.
It’s the first truck the program has been able to call its own.

“We’ve been attempting to get a truck for the last four years,” said Chief Jerry Swift, the program’s instructor, who has also worked as a firefighter at several departments in the state. “Now we have the real thing. Students can actually put their hands on it just like a real firefighter does.”

The 1990 model truck is worth more than $150,000, Swift said. It came loaded with working lights, sirens and other equipment. It also has a storage tank that can hold 1,000 gallons of water on the rear of the truck.

Crowders Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department decided to donate the aging truck because it would no longer pass required tests for rural fire protection. The department put the truck in service in 2011 along with a sister truck that still runs. Firefighters delivered the truck to the school Oct. 26.

"We delivered the truck to some extremely happy students that will get a lot of use out of the truck for many years to come," said Matt Becton, the department's assistant chief. "We are glad that we could help this program because these students are the future of the fire service."

Huss is one of 43 high schools in the state that offer firefighter training. Students can take 21 firefighter safety courses across three certification levels, with each becoming more advanced. The Huss program is sponsored by the Gastonia Fire Department.

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Posted: Nov 18, 2016

Local Firefighters Join Battle against NC Mountain Wildfires

Lt. Candler Thornton of the Knightdale Fire Department learned the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 12, that he would be deploying to fight a wildfire in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Thornton had about two hours to get ready.

Then he joined another Knightdale firefighter and three from the Eastern Wake Fire Department for the drive to Lake Lure, 30 miles southeast of Asheville. The five-man team and an Eastern Wake engine arrived at the Lake Lure command post for a briefing about 1 a.m. Sunday.

The Knightdale-Eastern Wake team were among dozens of firefighters from the Triangle who joined colleagues from around the state in the battle against one of the largest wildfires burning through a mountainous region suffering from a prolonged drought. They went in response to a request from the N.C. State Emergency Operations Center for 100 engine companies and brush trucks to fight the Lake Lure fire, which threatens the village of Chimney Rock and surrounding homes and cottages.

“These fires continue to threaten homes and businesses in the western part of our state, as well as the safety of the people who call that area home,” Wake County Fire Services Director Nick Campasano said in a statement Tuesday. “Wake County is actively doing its part to help our colleagues get these fires under control.”

Forty-one firefighters from 13 fire departments in Wake County have gone to Lake Lure, said Darrell Alford, the deputy director and chief of operations for Wake County Fire Services. They took with them five fire engines, 10 brush trucks and one support vehicle, Alford said. Those who deployed are a mixture of volunteer and professional firefighters.

“It bodes well for Wake County in supporting our neighbors to the west,” Alford said. “It shows we are the capital county and we just responded well to the call. It shows a good brotherhood helping out neighbors.”

Like others from Wake County, Thornton, Knightdale’s Evan Guinn and Eastern Wake Fire Department’s Capt. Brian Bunn, Henry Stubblefield and Matt Toler are scheduled to be deployed for seven days. They spent Sunday and Monday clearing brush and debris around homes in the Broad River area in case the fire switches directions.

Officials said Monday that the fire was more than 3,400 acres in size and 15 percent contained, and that calm weather had reduced its spread.

“Coming from my end, I do feel like it’s getting better,” Thornton said Tuesday. “Visibility has been bad – today it’s much better. It’s easier to breathe, and temperatures feel pretty good.”

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Posted: Nov 18, 2016

Firefighters Christen New $550,000 Truck

Ships are christened by busting a bottle of champagne on their bow. In Hutchinson, the tradition is to christen the first department's new truck at a "wetting" ceremony. Such a ceremony took place this past Tuesday night, Nov. 8, when the department's $550,000, 2016 Rosenbauer rescue/pumper truck was officially added to the department's roster of equipment.

Ships are christened by busting a bottle of champagne on their bow. In Hutchinson, the tradition is to christen the first department’s new truck at a “wetting” ceremony.

Such a ceremony took place this past Tuesday night, Nov. 8, when the department’s $550,000, 2016 Rosenbauer rescue/pumper truck was officially added to the department’s roster of equipment. The ceremony involved using a fire hose to spray the new truck a stream of water from an existing in-service truck, Engine 7, Fire Chief Mike Schumann said.

The small ceremony was conducted at the fire station with some of the firefighters and their families present. Everyone in attendance took turns “wetting” the new engine.

The 2016 Rosenbauer replaces a 2001 Pierce Saber rescue truck and also pushes the department’s Engine No. 3 into “backup” status.

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