The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) and PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC., an Oshkosh Corporation company, recently announced the 2016 winners of the annual “IAFC Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Volunteer Fire Chief Willard H. “Bill” Halmich, of the Washington (MI) Volunteer Fire Company, and career Fire Chief Harry Beck, of the Mesa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department (MFMD), are this year’s recipients. Winners (selected by a committee appointed by the IAFC) are honored for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, and contributions to the fire service as a whole. The awards are sponsored by Pierce. “Every year, I look forward to learning who the IAFC committee has chosen for these incredible honors,” says Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president of the Fire & Emergency segment and Pierce Manufacturing. “Both Chief Harry Beck and Chief Bill Halmich remind us all of the extraordinary impact that truly outstanding leaders have on the communities they serve, as well as on the advancement of the fire service. All of us at Pierce congratulate Chiefs Beck and Halmich!”

WATEROUS recently appointed Gregg Geske to the position of director, North American sales. In this new role, Geske will lead the North American Sales team and play a key role in the business relationships with fire apparatus OEMs. Geske will report to Dominick Monico, global executive director, sales, marketing, and business development.

FIRE-DEX has named Todd Herring director of marketing. Herring will have overall responsibility for product management, marketing, rationalization, promotion, and strategy for all Fire-Dex product lines. The company also recently introduced Larry Bucher as its T-50 regional sales manager, covering California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii.

The AKRON BRASS COMPANY, a unit of IDEX Corporation, recently sponsored and presented the Phillip L. Turner Fire Protection Scholarship, in conjunction with the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association (FAMA), to University of Maryland student Julie Bryant. Bryant plans to graduate this December with a bachelor’s degree in fire protection engineering, which she will continue to pursue at the masters level. In addition to her studies, Bryant is also a member of the Prince George’s County (MD) Fire Department, Station 11, Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad. David Durstine, Akron Brass’s vice president of marketing and FAMA president, states, “Julie’s persona epitomized the values, efforts, and behaviors that this award was designed to recognize. On behalf of Akron Brass, we wish Julie success and happiness with her future plans.”

GLOBE, DUPONT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES (DUPONT), and the NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL (NVFC) have announced the second round of winners in the 2016 Globe Gear Giveaway. The latest recipients of the 2016 Globe Gear Giveaway are the Glacier County (MT) Rural Fire Department and the Walker Lake (NV) Volunteer Fire Department. To be eligible to apply for the four sets of new Globe turnout gear, departments had to be all-volunteer or mostly volunteer, serve a population of 25,000 or less, be legally organized in the United States or Canada, demonstrate a need for the gear, and be a member of the NVFC.

Understanding your PPE and knowing its capabilities are important aspects of managing your PPE program and keeping you safe. The F.I.E.R.O. FIRE PPE SYMPOSIUM-to be held in Raleigh, N.C., March 20-22, 2017-can help you gain the knowledge you need to be a responsible caretaker of your department’s, and your, PPE. Learn more and register for the F.I.E.R.O. Fire PPE Symposium at ww

The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) and PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC., an Oshkosh Corporation company, recently announced the 2016 winners of the annual “IAFC Fire Chief of the Year” awards. Volunteer Fire Chief Willard H. “Bill” Halmich, of the Washington (MI) Volunteer Fire Company, and career Fire Chief Harry Beck, of the Mesa (AZ) Fire and Medical Department (MFMD), are this year’s recipients. Winners (selected by a committee appointed by the IAFC) are honored for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, and contributions to the fire service as a whole. The awards are sponsored by Pierce. “Every year, I look forward to learning who the IAFC committee has chosen for these incredible honors,” says Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president of the Fire & Emergency segment and Pierce Manufacturing. “Both Chief Harry Beck and Chief Bill Halmich remind us all of the extraordinary impact that truly outstanding leaders have on the communities they serve, as well as on the advancement of the fire service. All of us at Pierce congratulate Chiefs Beck and Halmich!”

WATEROUS recently appointed Gregg Geske to the position of director, North American sales. In this new role, Geske will lead the North American Sales team and play a key role in the business relationships with fire apparatus OEMs. Geske will report to Dominick Monico, global executive director, sales, marketing, and business development.

FIRE-DEX has named Todd Herring director of marketing. Herring will have overall responsibility for product management, marketing, rationalization, promotion, and strategy for all Fire-Dex product lines. The company also recently introduced Larry Bucher as its T-50 regional sales manager, covering California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii.

The AKRON BRASS COMPANY, a unit of IDEX Corporation, recently sponsored and presented the Phillip L. Turner Fire Protection Scholarship, in conjunction with the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association (FAMA), to University of Maryland student Julie Bryant. Bryant plans to graduate this December with a bachelor’s degree in fire protection engineering, which she will continue to pursue at the masters level. In addition to her studies, Bryant is also a member of the Prince George’s County (MD) Fire Department, Station 11, Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad. David Durstine, Akron Brass’s vice president of marketing and FAMA president, states, “Julie’s persona epitomized the values, efforts, and behaviors that this award was designed to recognize. On behalf of Akron Brass, we wish Julie success and happiness with her future plans.”

GLOBE, DUPONT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES (DUPONT), and the NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL (NVFC) have announced the second round of winners in the 2016 Globe Gear Giveaway. The latest recipients of the 2016 Globe Gear Giveaway are the Glacier County (MT) Rural Fire Department and the Walker Lake (NV) Volunteer Fire Department. To be eligible to apply for the four sets of new Globe turnout gear, departments had to be all-volunteer or mostly volunteer, serve a population of 25,000 or less, be legally organized in the United States or Canada, demonstrate a need for the gear, and be a member of the NVFC.

Understanding your PPE and knowing its capabilities are important aspects of managing your PPE program and keeping you safe. The F.I.E.R.O. FIRE PPE SYMPOSIUM-to be held in Raleigh, N.C., March 20-22, 2017-can help you gain the knowledge you need to be a responsible caretaker of your department’s, and your, PPE. Learn more and register for the F.I.E.R.O. Fire PPE Symposium at ww

By Alan M. Petrillo

The Monkey Island (OK) Fire Protection District had a problem it needed to solve. It had outgrown its small rescue truck, which was carrying too much equipment and not meeting the department’s rescue needs.

The fire district’s response area is small-6.5 square miles-but its population fluctuates wildly depending on the time of year, growing from 2,000 in the winter to around 30,000 during a typical July 4 weekend.

Chief Carl Tesreau says the response area is mostly a resort retirement community with citizens’ average age of 62 years old. “We have a wide variety of coverage, from household trailers to million-dollar homes,” he says. “Our district includes an 11-story high-rise building; a four-story, 120-room hotel; and a convention center being built that abuts a 36-hole Professional Golf Association (PGA) golf course. So we have a lot of tourist traffic during the season.”

1 The Monkey Island (OK) Fire Protection District bought this 2008 KME custom rescue-pumper with a Hale 1,500-gallon-per-minute (gpm) pump, 750-gallon water tank, and Hale FoamLogix 5.0 foam system from Jon’s Mid America. (Photo courtesy of Monkey Island Fire Protection District.)

Tesreau says the fire district was running a Ford F-550 rescue truck but had outgrown the rig because it had been loaded down with too much equipment. “We wanted a rescue-pumper in its place,” he observes. “We had bought a used truck from Jon’s Mid America in the past (a quint), so we knew them to be reliable and to have quality apparatus on hand.”

Jim Keltner, president of Jon’s Mid America, concurs that Monkey Island Fire Protection District was a prior customer, having purchased a 1990 LTI 75-foot aerial ladder quint six years earlier with a 1,750-gallons per minute (gpm) pump and a 400-gallon water tank.

2 This 1990 LTI 75-foot aerial ladder quint with a 1,750-gpm pump and 400-gallon water tank was previously purchased by Monkey Island Fire Protection District from Jon’s Mid America. (Photo courtesy of Monkey Island Fire Protection District.)

“They came to us because they wanted a used vehicle that had been gone through from head to toe,” Keltner says. “They wanted a vehicle that was finished and ready for them. The Monkey Island firefighters spent time with us, telling us what they wanted in the new pumper, and we found them a vehicle that fit their needs perfectly after we did some cosmetic and maintenance things to the rig.”

Keltner adds that Monkey Island Fire Protection District “had a pretty great need for additional compartmentation on a rescue-typevehicle, which led us to show them several rescue-pumpers.” The district representatives chose a 2008 KME custom rescue-pumper, he notes, based on its configuration and compartment space.

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1 The Monkey Island (OK) Fire Protection District bought this 2008 KME custom rescue-pumper with a Hale 1,500-gallon-per-minute (gpm) pump, 750-gallon water tank, and Hale FoamLogix 5.0 foam system from Jon’s Mid America. (Photo courtesy of Monkey Island Fire Protection District.)

Tesreau says the fire district was running a Ford F-550 rescue truck but had outgrown the rig because it had been loaded down with too much equipment. “We wanted a rescue-pumper in its place,” he observes. “We had bought a used truck from Jon’s Mid America in the past (a quint), so we knew them to be reliable and to have quality apparatus on hand.”

Jim Keltner, president of Jon’s Mid America, concurs that Monkey Island Fire Protection District was a prior customer, having purchased a 1990 LTI 75-foot aerial ladder quint six years earlier with a 1,750-gallons per minute (gpm) pump and a 400-gallon water tank.

2 This 1990 LTI 75-foot aerial ladder quint with a 1,750-gpm pump and 400-gallon water tank was previously purchased by Monkey Island Fire Protection District from Jon’s Mid America. (Photo courtesy of Monkey Island Fire Protection District.)

“They came to us because they wanted a used vehicle that had been gone through from head to toe,” Keltner says. “They wanted a vehicle that was finished and ready for them. The Monkey Island firefighters spent time with us, telling us what they wanted in the new pumper, and we found them a vehicle that fit their needs perfectly after we did some cosmetic and maintenance things to the rig.”

Keltner adds that Monkey Island Fire Protection District “had a pretty great need for additional compartmentation on a rescue-typevehicle, which led us to show them several rescue-pumpers.” The district representatives chose a 2008 KME custom rescue-pumper, he notes, based on its configuration and compartment space.

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1 The Monkey Island (OK) Fire Protection District bought this 2008 KME custom rescue-pumper with a Hale 1,500-gallon-per-minute (gpm) pump, 750-gallon water tank, and Hale FoamLogix 5.0 foam system from Jon’s Mid America. (Photo courtesy of Monkey Island Fire Protection District.)

Tesreau says the fire district was running a Ford F-550 rescue truck but had outgrown the rig because it had been loaded down with too much equipment. “We wanted a rescue-pumper in its place,” he observes. “We had bought a used truck from Jon’s Mid America in the past (a quint), so we knew them to be reliable and to have quality apparatus on hand.”

Jim Keltner, president of Jon’s Mid America, concurs that Monkey Island Fire Protection District was a prior customer, having purchased a 1990 LTI 75-foot aerial ladder quint six years earlier with a 1,750-gallons per minute (gpm) pump and a 400-gallon water tank.

2 This 1990 LTI 75-foot aerial ladder quint with a 1,750-gpm pump and 400-gallon water tank was previously purchased by Monkey Island Fire Protection District from Jon’s Mid America. (Photo courtesy of Monkey Island Fire Protection District.)

“They came to us because they wanted a used vehicle that had been gone through from head to toe,” Keltner says. “They wanted a vehicle that was finished and ready for them. The Monkey Island firefighters spent time with us, telling us what they wanted in the new pumper, and we found them a vehicle that fit their needs perfectly after we did some cosmetic and maintenance things to the rig.”

Keltner adds that Monkey Island Fire Protection District “had a pretty great need for additional compartmentation on a rescue-typevehicle, which led us to show them several rescue-pumpers.” The district representatives chose a 2008 KME custom rescue-pumper, he notes, based on its configuration and compartment space.

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