CO2Meter, Inc. will present an educational session on carbon dioxide gas, its effects, and how to monitor for it to the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association (FFCA) on January 20, 2016 at the Fire Rescue East Conference in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Following a recent series of CO2 related injuries and deaths, the FFCA requested that CO2Meter, Inc. provide an educational seminar on monitoring CO2 gas indoors. Although the State of Florida already has regulations in place, many local municipalities are either unaware of the code, or are unaware of the dangers of non-compliance.
Many businesses use tanks of compressed carbon dioxide. A leak somewhere in the CO2 delivery system can result in dizziness, faintness and, in extreme conditions, unconsciousness or death. While the majority of CO2-exposure incidents occur in bars and restaurants, the growing craft brewing and legal cannabis cultivation industries have added pressure to state regulators and fire departments to create standardized safety regulations. These regulations are designed to warn employees, customers and emergency first-responders if indoor CO2 levels are at hazardous levels.
"CO2Meter appreciates the opportunity to work directly with the Florida Fire Chiefs Association," said Josh Pringle, Director of Marketing & Sales of CO2Meter, Inc. "These are the people directing their departments operations, as well as training for first responders on scene when an incident occurs. They are also, in most cases, the face of their department in their jurisdictions. And, of course, as a Florida-based company, they are the local departments protecting our families and friends too," Pringle added.
CO2 monitors measure carbon dioxide levels where the CO2 is stored and utilized. Modern facilities use large tanks of liquid carbon dioxide and hundreds of feet of hose to deliver the odorless and colorless gas to its intended location - carbonated beverage dispensing systems, fermenting tanks, and grow rooms, for example. If a leak in the system occurs, the CO2 monitor will warn employees and guests that a potential hazard exists before a buildup of carbon dioxide gas reaches a potentially dangerous level.
"Discussing regulations with the Florida Fire Chiefs Association is an opportunity for CO2Meter to learn as much if not more from these industry experts than what we will share. Opening a dialog and offering our professional experience to these fire officials is an invaluable opportunity for everyone to walk away with more knowledge and a better understanding of what we can all do to prevent injuries and fatalities," added Pringle.
Since 1958, FFCA has served the chief fire executive of career, combination and volunteer departments. Today, membership includes any individual involved in fire and emergency services from the chief fire executive to the firefighter. It serves these members by advancing the profession of fire and emergency services through proactive
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Posted: Jan 11, 2016
Barnstead (NH) Fire Rescue has recently taken delivery of an all new HME, Incorporated Model 34 Type III Wildland. Built on an International 7400 four-door, 4x4 chassis, the truck features 27-inch pump house which incorporates HME Hydra Technology™ with a Darley JMP-500 500-gpm pump. It is powered by a MaxxForce 9 330-hp engine. The Type III also uses a Darley 1-1/2AGE 180-gpm auxiliary pump. Its UPF polypropylene tank carried 500 gallons of water. Additional features include a FoamPro 1600 class A foam system, Hannay booster reel, galvanized tank cradle, and an NFPA-compliant ladder complement.
Salesman: Glenn Davis
Dealer: Lake Regions Fire Apparatus, Inc.
Dealer Location: Ossippee, NH
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Posted: Jan 11, 2016
By Alan M. Petrillo
Tenders (tankers) do the work of hydrants in rural areas and towns where water isn't accessible through pressurized water mains. So when the Richfield (WI) Volunteer Fire Company needed to replace a tanker it had purchased 27 years previously, it turned again to the company that built that earlier vehicle, U.S. Tanker Co.
Richfield's fire protection area for fire, rescue and emergency medical services (EMS) covers 36 square miles of primarily residential occupancies in the incorporated village of Richfield, eight square miles of the town of Erin, and three square miles of the town of Polk, for a total population of more than 11,000 residents. The department operates out of two stations with two paid full-time and one paid part time firefighter, along with 62 volunteer firefighters. There are no hydrants in the district, with the exception of an industrial park with its own pressurized water system and at city hall.
John Schmitz, Richfield's deputy chief, says streams, ponds, lakes, and the pressurized water system at city hall are the places where the department's rigs can fill up with water. "There also are some industrial and commercial facilities that have enough water storage for their needs that can give us a supply when needed," Schmitz says.
The specs that Richfield wrote for its new fire truck were pretty straightforward, Schmitz observes, and resulted in the contract for the vehicle being awarded to U.S. Tanker. "We built them a 3,000-gallon tanker on a Kenworth T800 chassis with a 500-horsepower diesel engine and an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission," John Woltman, president of U.S. Tanker, says. "We also put on a Hale HP400 portable pump plumbed to the tank that will deliver 400 gallons per minute (gpm)."
Schmitz points out that Richfield also included a one-inch booster reel with 300 feet of forestry hose on it in its specs. "We intended to use it when we have to get off on the side of a highway or in a ditch line alongside a road so we can do pump and roll and take care of grass fires," he says.
The tanker also carries a 3,000-gallon portable water tank in a Zico electric tank rack; two E.J. Metals 10-inch round dump valves behind the rear axle, one on each side of the truck; and a 10-inch square Newton dump
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