Code 3(r), Inc. introduces the 500 Series Compartment Lights -- a thin, versatile interior lights perfect for an ambulance, commander's vehicle, or as extra interior lighting for an apparatus.

The 500 Series Compartment Lights are a 1/2" thick, rectangular flat panel interior light with side rocker switch.

The lights feature an aluminum and plastic frame with a frosted lens for a consistent light spread.

The 500 Series Compartment lights come in 42, 108, and 138 LED models. Mounting screws are included.

Sizes include 7" x 3.5", 7" x 5.75", 18.25" x 3.5", and 14.75" x 5.75". They are 10-30VDC and are CE and RoHS certified. There is a 3-year warranty. 

For more information, visit www.code3esg.com.

The first argus® Mi-TIC S thermal imaging cameras are now being shipped to customers.

Avon Protection acquired argus and their world-leading thermal imaging products in October this year and are now shipping products to first responder and fire customers worldwide.

The Mi-TIC S the safest, lightest and easiest-to-use thermal imaging camera on the market. As the world’s smallest thermal imager to feature a large-format, high-resolution display, it is also the most advanced thermal imager for firefighters ever developed.

The camera provides a crystal clear image with a superb dynamic range: you can clearly view extremely high temperatures up to 1100ºC (2000ºF) and at the same time see very low temperature objects, which is ideal for casualty searches.

With a thumb-operated green on/off button and superb start up time of 5 seconds, the Mi-TIC S is simple to use.

Every Mi-TIC S is supplied with a unique dual use desktop/in-truck charger station which securely retains and charges both the thermal imager and a spare battery. The charger stations can be daisy-chained together, up to a maximum of 6 units.

Designed for everyday use, the Mi-TIC S is lightweight, simple to use, very robust and with the new additional features as standard offers exceptional value for money.

ABOUT AVON PROTECTION

Avon Protection is a world leader in CBRN PPE and respiratory protection, providing complete solutions for air, land and sea based personnel in military, law enforcement, first responder, firefighting, and industrial sectors worldwide.

New additions to our product range include world-leading thermal imaging cameras for first responders and firefighters.

Their customised services include consultancy in specialist risk management and disaster recovery together with a range of tailored training packages through Avon Training and Consultancy, allowing them to deliver truly end-to-end procurement solutions to a global market.

They have been supplying respirators to the UK Ministry of Defence and other NATO allies since the 1920s, and they are the primary supplier of CBRN personal respiratory equipment to the United States Department of Defense, providing respiratory equipment to the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces. Additionally, they are the market leader among LE and SWAT users in the U.S.

More at www.avon-protection.com and www.argusdirect.com.

Geneva (IL) Fire Department, pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engine; Waterous CMU 1,500-gpm two-stage pump.

Despite vehement opposition from two board members, Sturtevant trustees Tuesday approved paying the Village of Mount Pleasant $17,000 for 2015 South Shore Fire Department equipment purchases Sturtevant couldn’t afford at the time.

At a Sturtevant Finance Committee meeting last month, committee members voted 2-1 to deny Mount Pleasant the payment. Committee chair Trustee John Johnson disagreed with that decision and conferred with village attorneys to have the matter placed on the village board agenda for a full discussion. Trustees Chris Larsen and Chris Wright – the other members of the Finance Committee – believed Johnson went against both village ordinance and standard operating procedure of the village board.

After SC Johnson announced they were donating $324.000 to the fire department, both Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant saw their costs for 2016 equipment purchases go down considerably so Mount Pleasant asked Sturtevant to forward the $17,000 in 2016 that Sturtevant didn’t pay in 2015.

“I don’t see why this $17,000 is so important that we’re breaking our normal procedure,” Larsen said during the 20-minute discussion that got heated at times. “I am waiting to be convinced, and I just don’t see it.”

But Johnson said Sturtevant has a responsibility to pay the $17,000 now that the village can afford it because of SCJ’s gift to South Shore.

“The $50,000 in the budget was all we could afford at the time, but this gift means we can afford it in 2016,” he said.

In a nutshell, the consolidated fire agreement signed in 2009 includes a formula for financial responsibility for equipment purchases. If only one village approves one or more purchases, that village becomes fully liable for the costs of those items.

The full cost of South Shore equipment came to $1.2 million, and Sturtevant’s portion – around 18 percent – came to about $68,000. When the full Sturtevant board approved the 2015 municipal budget, there was $50,000 marked for those items. Mount Pleasant went forward with the purchases anyway and covered the difference per the contract.

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