LAKEVILLE, MINN. [July 11, 2022] – ImageTrend, Inc. is excited to announce the finalists for the seventh Hooley™ Awards. The Hooley Awards recognize innovators and thought leaders, honoring their involvement, creativity and passion, and were founded to acknowledge their contributions in innovation and excellence. There are three categories: Innovation, Service and New Frontier.

The Innovation Award recognizes those who are serving in a new or innovative way to meet the needs of their organization, including developing programs or solutions to benefit providers, administrators or the community.

Innovation Award Finalists:

Captain Anthony Maro, Collier EMS Training Department, Collier County EMS

Collier County EMS developed a way to track social service needs in the community, such as homelessness, substance abuse, senior service needs and DCF concerns, and connect these people with the resources they need.

Captain Brandon Grinstead, Orange County Fire Authority

Using his passion for data, Captain Grinstead worked to establish guidelines to transport hypoxic patients during the pandemic to best care for them.

Chief Frank Simone, North Las Vegas Fire Department

Chief Simone used integrated data to help his department take care of patients during a paramedic shortage.

The Service Award considers how data is being used to further the safety of their community or reach community goals, and acknowledges the fact that data is boundless and can be used in any number of ways for the benefit of society.

Service Award Finalists:

Michael Scadden, Idaho Falls Fire Department

Scadden and the Idaho Falls Fire Department worked with the Idaho Falls Police Department to influence changes in legislation to promote and improve the mental health and the well-being of its members through a Peer Support Team.

Timothy Seplaki, New Jersey Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services

Seplaki was a key contributor to creating the “Five Minutes to Help” program that teaches EMS providers how to connect patients with substance use disorders to recovery resources.

Michael Poynter, Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services

Poynter formed a partnership between Camp Hero and Nature Reliance School to bring the outdoors to first responders that desperately need a break.

The New Frontier Award recognizes those that are going above and beyond the call of duty and breaking new ground or serving in a humanitarian way.

New Frontier Finalists:

Peggy Huddleston, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Huddleston helped create a Mass Casualty Worksheet within ImageTrend Elite™ that activates when patients are involved in a mass casualty incident.

St. Paul Fire Department

The St. Paul Fire Department installed saunas in all their stations and are conducting research to determine whether saunas help reduce the risk of cancer in firefighters.

Nashville Fire Department

The Nashville Fire Department deploys mini-ambulances on the weekends to reduce response times, reduce strain on larger equipment and free up Medic Units for emergency calls elsewhere in the county.

“The initiatives that all nine of this year’s finalists have helped lead are impressive and truly inspirational in the ways they’re able to give back to their communities and support those they work with every day,” commented Joe Graw, President and COO of ImageTrend. “We’re proud to honor their hard work and dedication.”

The winners of the 2022 Hooley Awards will be announced on Wednesday, July 20 at the 14th annual ImageTrend Connect Conference. Follow ImageTrend on Fac

By Alan M. Petrillo

An Arizona electric utility is installing a series of wildland fire-detection cameras in a remote area of its transmission line corridor to allow it to identify sparked wildland fires and also monitor transmission equipment that was damaged by wind or storms.

Salt River Project (SRP), a community-based, not-for-profit public power utility and the largest electricity provider in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, serving approximately 1.1 million customers, also provides water to about half of the Valley’s residents, delivering more than 244 billion gallons of water (750,000 acre-feet) each year, and manages a 13,000-square-mile watershed that includes an extensive system of reservoirs, wells, canals, and irrigation laterals.

SRP is piloting a Smoke Detector Pilot Project that will act as a camera and smoke detector early-warning system for wildland fires that occur near the utility’s transmission line towers in the Tonto and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. The project, which is expected have an impact on wildland fire preparedness and protecting a portion of the Valley’s watershed, is the first of its kind in Arizona.

The smoke detectors and cameras, which have been used in CA and Europe, are SmokeD models, made by a manufacturer in Warsaw, Poland, says Floyd Hardin, SRP’s fire management officer. Besides detecting the initiation of wildland fires, the SmokeD units will capture physical changes on the utility’s 500-kilovolt (kV), transmission towers that transmit energy to the Valley from power plants located in eastern AZ.

About 120 miles of SRP’s high-voltage power lines are located on U.S Forest Service land located in the northeastern part of the state. SRP is setting up two test areas with 12 cameras to capture images of a portion of the 500-kV transmission towers every 10 minutes, Hardin points out. The solar-powered infrared cameras can work at night and capture images up to 10 miles out with a 360-degree view.

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), the cameras can learn their surrounding environment, report changes, and provide alerts when identifying smoke from wildland fires or changes to structures, Hardin says. The cameras can also alert SRP to issues such as downed lines, downed towers, or damaged equipment.

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REV Group, Inc., announces Rudy Simmons has joined as Senior Director Global Sourcing and Supply Chain for REV Ambulance Division which includes Wheeled Coach^®, Road Rescue^®, Horton^®, AEV^® and Leader^® emergency vehicle brands.  Simmons will report directly to Rob Vislosky, Chief Supply Officer, with matrix reporting to Anoop Prakash, REV Ambulance Division President.

In addition to managing the Ambulance Division supply side, Simmons will lead the spend management across several key categories such as medical equipment, hardware, flooring, HVAC, wheels, tires and support metals and body build sourcing.

Prior to joining REV Group, Simmons was Senior Director, Global Sourcing at Autocar Trucks, where he was responsible for leading multi-product platforms of specialty truck vehicles that included EV (electric vehicles), Diesel, and turbo-powered units.  In addition to previously working at REV Group from 2012 to 2017, Simmons held positions with FreightCar, Danaher, APEX Tool, and Eaton Corporation in global supply chain leadership, category leadership, quality management, plant management and materials management.

“As we mature our procurement and supply chain capabilities, I am delighted to welcome Rudy to our team,” said Rob Vislosky, Chief Supply Officer, REV Group. “With his extensive experience within the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle OEM and Aftermarket Industries and his background managing all aspects of Procurement, Sourcing, and Supplier Quality, Rudy is a great addition to the team.”

Simmons is APICS CPIM certified and a Certified Quality Engineer from ASQ and holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Clemson University.

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About REV Group, Inc.

REV Group companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. They provide customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, and transit buses), commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers), and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles). REV Group’s diverse portfolio is made up of well-established principal vehicle brands, including many of the most recognizable names within their industry. Several of REV Group’s brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. REV Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol REVG. Investors-REVG