E-ONE, Inc., a member of the REV Group, has recently completed a CBRN incident vehicle for delivery to China. The CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear) vehicle is designed for quick response teams in contamination incidents that involve chemical, biological, radioactive, or nuclear substances.

The vehicle is a 17-foot combo rescue built on a four-door European chassis. It is designed with a safe cabin to accommodate three people. The safe breathing room includes a positive pressure air filtration system that prevents contaminated air from getting into the cabin to safeguard occupants. "The vehicle is designed to meet China's CCC certification requirements. Our factory certified technician will conduct complete operator and maintenance training in China," said Sam Itani, E-ONE Vice President International and Government Sales.

The CBRN incident vehicle is equipped with multiple compartments to carry the necessary tools and equipment for detection and decontamination. These tools and equipment have been included in this recuse purchase with items such as NBC decontamination HazMat patient kit, gas and radiation detectors, and portable HazMat decontamination shower.

CBRN rescues are custom built on various chassis. An 18-foot combo rescue has also been designed on a 4x2 E-ONE chassis that includes a custom medical cab to meet CBRN incident response with the same safe cabin and positive pressure air filtration system. For further information on the E-ONE Rescue products, visit www.e-one.com

As a leading manufacturer of first responder vehicles, E-ONE engineers and manufactures mission-critical vehicles including aerial ladders and platforms, command and communication apparatus, custom and commercial pumpers/tankers, Water Master vacuum tankers, industrial trucks, and aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles.  The company sells its products world-wide and is headquartered in Ocala, Florida. E-ONE is an ISO 9001 registered and CCC certified manufacturer.

REV Group, Inc., is a $2+ billion manufacturer of industry-leading motor vehicle brands. Products include ambulances, fire trucks, shuttle buses, transit buses, yard trucks, street sweepers, luxury motorhomes and wheelchair accessible vehicles. REV owns 26 brands, employs more than 6,000 people in 16 different manufacturing facilities in the U.S., and produces more than 20,000 specialty vehicles annually. REV Group recently moved its corporate headquarters from Orlando, Florida, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For more information, about REV, visit revgroup.com.

Thanks to its durability and high quality, the Lamor Seahunter has gained international popularity and is used in many European countries for many commercial purposes. It is manufactured in Norway, Spain, and Finland.

The Lamor Seahunter can serve as a multiple use commercial platform or powered vessel. Each hull is designed to be connected together either at port, starboard or bow with simple lockable pins, or it can be used individually. It is ideal for working in marinas, swamps, and transporting passengers along shorelines and rivers.

The catamaran-shaped hull is manufactured in rotomolded thermo plastic (PE), which ensures durable and low maintenance surface. The hull can be equipped with up to a 50HP outboard engine. Additional options available include a steering console with hydraulic steering, electric start, trim/tilt, propeller protection guard, anti-skid material on all flooring, manual davit, tow bar, rear entry ladder, side ladder, cleats, railings, sun cover and trailer.

The Lamor Seahunter can carry up to seven passengers and is easily transported on trailers, in trucks, containers etc. The hulls can also be stored on top of each other.  Its hull weighs less than 1,000 pounds.

Dan Beyer, General Manager of Lamor USA Corporation said: ”I have successfully used the Seahunter in oil spill response operations and since my passion is fishing and hunting, I realized its value in transporting supplies, including 4 wheelers, and people to and from their sailboats in marinas, as well as a general work platform in secluded harbors, lakes, and bays.”

For additional information, go to www.lamor.com.  

By Chris Mc Loone

In his keynote, “Everyone Can Be a Hero,” Steve Pegram, chief of the Goshen (OH) Fire Department and ISFSI president, related his wife Mollie’s pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis and her path to recovery from it. It was no easy experience, and he shared with attendees how various people in his life—whether family, friends, fire service brethren, or his community—came together to help him and his family when they were in need after he and his wife had dedicated their lives to helping others. Mollie Pegram is here today because she received a lung transplant.

During his presentation, Pegram introduced attendees to his closest friends, some of whom we knew as leaders in the fire service and some whom we got to know very well by the end of his speech. As Mollie grew sicker and lost her ability to do what she most wanted to do in life—“She wanted to be a mom,” Pegram said—these people played larger and larger roles in their lives.

The presentation was very moving as Pegram traced his and Mollie’s journey from a cough, to her literally dying, to her being brought back, and to her receiving two new lungs. It was a journey that included eight hour round trips from Goshen to Cleveland for Mollie’s care. It involved family and friends coming together to help raise money for Mollie’s care and her lung transplant. They waited, and as days became weeks, and weeks became months, Mollie was on the brink of singing paperwork for a last resort to keep her alive as they waited for a lung donor. As she was signing the paperwork, she got the call—her lungs would be en route. When she got the word, Pegram said it was one of the only times he saw her cry throughout her ordeal.

As his presentation concluded, Pegram reminded everyone to remember their faiths, their friends, and their families and that everyone can be a hero. The heroes in his case were his family, friends, and community and ultimately the donor whose lungs have given Mollie Pegram the ability to be a mom again. Pegram encouraged everyone to become organ donors—allowing everyone in the room to be a hero without even leaving their seats.