GRAND RAPIDS/WYOMING, MI—HME Ahrens-Fox will showcase three stainless steel pumps at FDIC 2019. Each will be offered under the Ahrens-Fox brand flag as the AF-2000SS, AF-1500SS, and AF-150SS respectively.

The Ahrens-Fox stainless steel centrifugal pumps introduce a new level of corrosion-resistant durability and performance, in a wide range of models, offering NFPA-compliant ratings from 2,250-gpm, 1,500-gpm, and 150-gpm for pump-and-roll capacity. The flagship AF-2000SS is engineered to deliver best-in-class torque ratings with quieter, more efficient operation. Each will feature a seven-year warranty.

“Hydra Technology for fire service is our exclusive design that optimizes an HME Ahrens-Fox apparatus to provide the ultimate in water hydra flow while providing superb serviceability for your maintenance operations”, said VP of Engineering Ken Lenz. “It has proven to be a great step forward in our efforts to position HME Ahrens-Fox as the premier vertically integrated fire truck manufacturer.”

The Ahrens-Fox Pump family will reside alongside the 11 HME Ahrens-Fox apparatus showcased within three locations at FDIC International 2019, which is the industry’s leading apparatus and equipment showcase event, taking place April 8-13, 2019, at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

For more information, please visit www.firetrucks.com.

Collision Control Communications, an Indiana company that specializes in Traffic Signal Preemption for emergency vehicles has published its first article. The article titled “Could traffic preemption reduce fire response times and save lives” went live earlier this month.

The article seeks to investigate the positive effects of traffic signal preemption for fire engines and the amount of time the devices would save the firetrucks in reaching their destination. Time that could be critical for their ability to save lives.

You can also visit Collision Control Communications at FDIC 2019 April 8^th through 13^th at Booth 9153 near the Pierce booth.

To read the full article, visit http://collisioncontrol.net/News/Could_traffic_preemption_reduce_fire_response_times_and_save_lives/.

For more information on Collision Control Communications visit http://collisioncontrol.net/

CODY, WY—After receiving a 911 call, dispatch sent a Lakeland (FL) Fire Department rescue unit to respond to a fall victim in a 55+ mobile home community. While en route, dispatch received additional information, and the responders learned this wasn’t an average citizen lift assist call. While taking a walk, the elderly citizen fell, sliding down a muddy embankment into a stream below. When learning of this unique rescue scenario additional resources, including an additional engine, were dispatched. “The rescue arrived first and determined the patient wasn’t injured, he just couldn’t get out of the situation he was in,” recounts Lieutenant Chilton. He immediately began thinking of resources they had that may help. Using a ladder wasn’t ideal because of the patient’s limited mobility and carrying the patient on a backboard would be strenuous on his team and traumatic for the patient. That’s when a light bulb went off, and he remembered the Binder Lift that had recently been added to his apparatus. “We were able to easily put it around him and used the handles to help him up the embankment” says Chilton. “It was a very simple, easy, and a safe way to get him out of there.”

Rescue Chief Shane Reynolds chairs the department’s physical health committee, and they are always on the lookout for ways to make lifting patients safer for their firefighters. After being introduced to the Binder Lift by Assistant Chief Hartzog, Reynolds knew this was the solution they needed. Though they had a soft stretcher device used for carrying or dragging nonambulatory patients, it fell short when used for lifting and assisting patients. “My goal is to give them a way to get better body mechanics when lifting all sized patients” said Reynolds. It is nearly impossible to lift with proper body mechanics when there is no handle to grasp, and unfortunately humans don’t come with handles. But now, Lakeland firefighters can bring their own.

About Binder Lift
The first Binder Lift was created in 2012 by Dan Binder to prevent his wife’s back from getting injured while performing her duties as an EMT-I. Today, we still have the same core focus of providing a safer way to lift for all fire and EMS personnel. Our products are manufactured right here in the USA by R&B manufacturing in Oakwood, Ohio. We are a family operated business that keeps our family values in the business environment. Give us a call, we’d love to chat.

For more information, visit http://www.binderlift.com/.