Arkansas

E-ONE-Western Greene County Fire District, Paragould, pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 330-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,030-gallon tank; UPF Poly ll color fill towers. Sold by: Clint Harper, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL. Delivery in April.

Connecticut

4 Guys Fire Trucks-Squantz Fire Company, New Fairfield, pumper. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax-XS 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,500-gallon tank. Sold by Jon Cares, Granite Fire Apparatus, Pelham, NH. Delivery in June.

4 Guys Fire Trucks-Ridgefield Fire Department, pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; two 30-gallon foam cells; Hale FoamLogix 5.0 dual agent foam system; Onan 10-kW generator. Sold by Jon Cares, Granite Fire Apparatus, Pelham, NH. Delivery in April.

Florida

E-ONE-Florosa Fire Control District, Mary Esther, eMAX custom pumper. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; eMAX 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 780-gallon tank; UPF Poly ll color fill towers. Sold by: Bob Wray, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL. Delivery in June.

Illinois

Alexis-Ashton Fire Protection District, top-control pumper. HME 1871 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Darley LDMX 1,500-gpm pump; polypropylene 1,500-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; Command Light KL451A light tower; Harrison MAS 10-kW generator. Sold by Frank Ottenheime, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL. Delivery in August.

Smeal-Signal Hill Fire, Bellville, pumper. Spartan Metro star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 380-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; Harrison 10-kW generator; Command Light KL450 light tower. Sold by: Rick O’Hara, FAST, Lincoln, IL. Delivery in August.

Ferrara-Danville Fire Department, MVP pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; Command Light Knight 2 light tower; Harrison 10-kW generator. Sold by Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL. Delivery in October.

Ferrara-Hoffman Estates Fire Department, aerial platform. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins ISX15 600-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 100-foot aerial platform. Sold by: Bill Neuner, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL. Delivery in June.

Pierce-Northern Tazewell Fire Protection District, Washington, pumper. Saber cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; Will-Burt Chief NS2.3 light tower; Harrison 6-kW generator. Sold by Greg Hinkens, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. Delivery in May.

Alexis-Park Forest Fire Department, pumper. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Darley PSM 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; Will-Burt night Scan light tower; Harrison MAS 10-kW generator. Sold by: Dirk Jordan and Kevin Hunter, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL. Delivery in August.

Indiana

Sutphen-Chesterton Fire Department, pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 750-gallon polypropylene tank; 304 stainless steel fire body; Smart Power 10-kW generator; Command Light light tower. Sold by Chris Martin, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH. Delivery in May.

Pierce-Fishers Fire Department, two pumpers. Saber FR cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1

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Pierce-Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, Genoa, IL, pumper. Arrow XT cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Husky 3 Class B foam system; Harrison 6-kW generator; Dealer: Greg Hinkens, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. (Photo by Ron Heal.)

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Pierce-Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, Genoa, IL, pumper. Arrow XT cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Husky 3 Class B foam system; Harrison 6-kW generator; Dealer: Greg Hinkens, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. (Photo by Ron Heal.)

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Pierce-Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, Genoa, IL, pumper. Arrow XT cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Husky 3 Class B foam system; Harrison 6-kW generator; Dealer: Greg Hinkens, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. (Photo by Ron Heal.)

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KIMTEK Targets Improved Fire, EMS, and Police Rescues with New Facility

KIMTEK Corporation, a Vermont-based maker of MEDLITE® and FIRELITE® transport skid units, celebrated the opening of its second production facility in September 2015. Attended by company employees, vendors, community members, and special guests representing the fire and rescue manufacturing industry, the event marked an expanded focus on fire, emergency medical service (EMS), and police rescue markets by the company founded in 1984 by Kimball Johnson. Johnson holds numerous U.S. patents and founded the Westmore (VT) Fire Department, for which he also served as chief.

According to Johnson, the new facility triples the space now available for company operations. The original facility will continue to house office and warehouse space as well as provide additional room to expand the company’s new product design and engineering pursuits. KIMTEK office headquarters have been relocated to the Orleans facility.

Special guest and speaker, Paul Darley, president and CEO of W.S. Darley & Co., delivered remarks at the ceremony, applauding the 10-year relationship between the two companies, and specifically noted that KIMTEK Corporation has grown significantly in a market that has not grown much in the past 10 years. “We’re very pleased to be a small part of your success and growth,” said Darley. “I’m a big believer that culture is what sets aside a company from all the others. You need a culture with a leader, such as Kimball, who gets it, who understands people, understands his customers, understands his employees, and understands where the market is going. And with the innovative, high-quality products produced here, he has actually created new markets.”

Johnson said the strong relationship with the Darley team has helped KIMTEK become the company it is today. He also spoke of his appreciation of company employees, some of whom are relatives but all of whom he thinks of as family.

Johnson purchased the Orleans facility to expand production of the company’s full line of MEDLITE and FIRELITE transport skid units. According to Johnson, among the advantages of the new and bigger facility is a streamlined, spacious production area, improving workstation assembly and packaging efficiency.

After 31 years in business and expansion into a large, new manufacturing facility, KIMTEK is poised for even greater growth. “Our new space means we can indeed better explore new products serving new markets,” Johnson said. “New units custom-designed for military and law enforcement applications are in the works right now.” The company expects to conduct field tests on these and other prototypes in development in 2016.

HONEYWELL AND DUPONT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES announced that Honeywell First Responders and DuPont™ Kevlar® have teamed up to award 20 firefighters, EMS, and hazmat responders with an expenses-paid scholarship to attend the FDIC International 2016.

This scholarship will provide financial support for 20 firefighters to attend classroom training, seminars, and the trade show, beginning Tuesday evening and ending Saturday after the show. Candidates may register for the scholarship program at: http://app.snapapp.com/fdic-2016-scholarship-program.

“Restrained budgets often force fire departments to reduce the number of attendees to the FDIC show, which may impact their ability to learn about the technologies and techniques that can expand their fire department’s abil