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Posted: Mar 4, 2016

Task Force Tips Acquires AMKUS Rescue Systems

Task Force Tips, Inc. has announced the acquisition of AMKUS Rescue Systems, of Downers Grove, Illinois. As a leader in the development and delivery of high performance firefighting products to emergency responders worldwide, TFT is proud to carry on the traditions of quality, service, and dependability that have been the hallmark of the AMKUS organization since 1971.

With new product innovation and a continued commitment to the support and growth of TFT’s distribution partners as a primary initiative, all engineering, service and manufacturing operations will eventually transition from the Illinois location to a new facility in Valparaiso.

While AMKUS Rescue Systems will maintain its own unique identity with its own distribution network, field managers, and marketing message, it will share TFT's extensive research, development and new product innovation resources. Task Force Tips's passion for developing products that save lives and protect property is a perfect fit for the continued expansion of the AMKUS Rescue System's product line and the shared commitment to emergency service professionals to provide innovative new products and world-class service and support.

For more information, visit www.tft.com or www.amkus.com.

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Giles County Volunteer Firefighters Face Multiple Problems

Posted: Mar 4, 2016

Giles County Volunteer Firefighters Face Multiple Problems

William Richard Saunders, of Blacksburg, formerly of Fairfax, VA died peacefully in his home on February 28, 2016. He was 60 years old.The son of Grace (Beth) Richards and Robert Saunders, Will was raised in Fairfax, VA alongside his five sisters and brothers: Jacqueline Barton, Robert Saunders, Elizabeth Cook, Donald Saunders, and Barbara Saunders.

A county official said the county’s volunteer firefighters are working with equipment that no longer meets federal safety standards.

A firefighter who gets hurt would be “out of luck” because the most of the county’s fire departments don’t carry workers’ compensation insurance for their firefighters, according to Walt Bailey, chairman of the Virginia Fire Services Board who recently co-authored a report on the state of the county’s emergency services.

The county has channeled money into Giles County’s 10 volunteer fire, medical and rescue nonprofits for more than a decade, but officials have not maintained financial oversight. The Pearisburg squad hasn’t been audited in at least 15 to 20 years, said County Administrator Chris McKlarney.

Donated Naperville Fire Truck Spotted in Cancun

Naperville residents traveling to Cancun, Mexico, on spring break might spot a familiar sight from home: The city's donated fire truck, complete with the Naperville Fire Department logo still on the side door. Cancun Fire Chief Thomas Hurtado stopped by Tuesday's Naperville City Council meeting to thank city officials for the ladder fire engine, which he said his department received in October.

The engine is a 25-year-old ladder truck that Naperville City Council agreed to donate in 2014, according to city reports. Naperville retired it in 2012.

The city had tried to sell the truck without success when Cancun officials approached Naperville leaders and asked if they might donate it. The city's hotel district is full of high-rise hotels that the ladder truck could help serve, according to city reports.

The fire engine traveled via truck to Miami and boarded a cargo ship to Cancun, according to city reports. Travel expenses were paid for by the City of Cancún and the Municipality of Benito Juarez of the State of Quintana Roo, México.

Hurtado said he hopes a few Naperville firefighters will visit Cancun to help train that city's firefighters. He also would like Cancun firefighters to visit Naperville and learn additional techniques.

Lathrop Manteca (CA) Fire District Accetps Type 1 Fire Truck

The color might make it stand out a bit from the rest of the apparatus being driven by Lathrop Manteca Firefighters.But its symbolism makes it seem right at home.This week the Lathrop Manteca Fire District took possession of a fully equipped Type 1 Fire Engine from the California Office of

With a price tag of nearly $300,000, the engine – which is also designated as a Type 3 Urban Search and Rescue unit that would be crucial in the event of a major earthquake – will be housed at Station 34 on River Islands Parkway but could be shuffled around to other sites as needed.
As part of the agreement with the State of California, the district is responsible for all maintenance and repairs under $100. If it is used for immediate response in the local community, the gas must be paid for by that agency. When it gets called up to respond to a wildland fire or other major incident, the fuel will be provided by Cal OES, and all of the hours of the firefighters responding will be reimbursed by the state.
While having another engine is valuable, just being presented with one, Madoski said, is a testament to the type of training that has become standard in Lathrop for its firefighters – which are tasked with providing urban coverage to mainland Lathrop as well as staffing a pair of rural stations, a stretch of the San Joaquin River and a plethora of industrial and commercial spaces.

Multiple apartment complexes in Everett lack fire alarms

The owners of 19 apartment complexes in Everett are being ordered to install fire alarms on their buildings. Those notifications are going out over the next few weeks. City officials plan to inspect 30 additional complexes, Fire Marshal Eric Hicks said Thursday. The new safety campaign follows the fatal New Year's Eve fire at the Bluffs apartments along W.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2016 12:36:22 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

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Task Force Tips Acquires AMKUS Rescue Systems

Giles County Volunteer Firefighters Face Multiple Problems

Donated Naperville Fire Truck Spotted in Cancun

Lathrop Manteca (CA) Fire District Accetps Type 1 Fire Truck

Multiple apartment complexes in Everett lack fire alarms

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