E3 CONNECT combines traditional rescue tool functionality with modernization of WiFi

IDEX Fire & Safety’s proprietary Captium™ Cloud works with E3 CONNECT to help departments track maintenance and avoid tool downtime

Shelby, N.C. (June 21, 2022) – Leveraging a history of innovation and the connectivity of WiFi, HURST Jaws of Life® is launching E3 CONNECT, an evolution of its eDRAULIC® 3.0 line that adds automated performance alerts and centralized reports to help departments manage and optimize rescue tool readiness.

“E3 CONNECT brings firefighters the speed, power and performance they’ve come to expect from HURST Jaws of Life extrication tools, plus helps fire departments avoid tool downtime,” said Britt Hawkins, marketing manager for HURST Jaws of Life. “Tool use documentation is automatic with E3 CONNECT, reducing manual data entry, inspection time and potential downtime so rescue crews can be ready any time.”

HURST Jaws of Life, part of IDEX Fire & Safety, integrates E3 CONNECT with IDEX Fire & Safety’s Captium™ Cloud, a smart vehicle platform, to detect, record and report on tool performance and potential issues. Information on such events as roll warnings, submersion (fresh and saltwater), tool drops, and battery condition are captured and reported to the department. E3 CONNECT allows the tool user to more easily comply with new NFPA requirements for reporting and maintenance tracking through the Captium pre-recommended inspection checklist; it informs users of upcoming preventative maintenance schedules, assists in requesting service appointments with HURST Jaws of Life service partners, and provides a centralized location for documentation of the maintenance service performed.

E3 CONNECT builds on the 2021 launch of eDRAULIC 3.0, which features a smart tool dashboard that provides the tool operator with live, visual and easy-to-see tool feedback in three key areas: roll warnings, which assist the operator with cutter positioning; power level indicator, which alerts the user to real-time power level, so they can reposition the tool for another cut; and a battery charge status indicator, ensuring the operator is aware of runtime in real time. E3 tools also offer more power than their predecessors through a user-controlled turbo function and a new, saltwater compatibility. The 2019 launch of the HURST Jaws of Life eDRAULIC Watertight Extrication Tool (EWXT) line were the first battery-powered tools completely operational when submerged in fresh water.

HURST Jaws of Life introduced the industry’s first rescue tool in the 1970s and revolutionized the industry again in 2010 with the first battery-powered rescue tool line. E3 CONNECT continues the company’s tradition of innovation.

“In 1972, HURST Jaws of Life brought the industry the first extrication tool, and we’re proud that we’ve continued to elevate the rescue tool industry ever since,” Hawkins said. “It’s a testament to our spirit of innovation that in our 50th anniversary year we’re bringing first responders another first, and another solution, that helps ensure they’re ready to make the rescue at the scene.”

To learn more about E3 CONNECT, visit jawsoflife.com. For more information on IDEX Fire & Safety’s Captium Cloud, visit captiumconnect.com.

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The San Jose Fire Department recently showed off its new Station 37 to the public.

Station 37 officially opened on May 10 and serves the south area of the Willow Glen community and the north area of the Cambrian community, the city’s website says.

The new facility is an 8,100-square-foot, two-story station that contains two apparatus bays, separate crew and captain’s offices, an open kitchen, dining and living room plan, exercise room, and five two-bed capacity dormitories with private restrooms.

The building was designed for energy savings with numerous occupancy sensors. It is the second facility in the City of San José that was designed and built adopting the City’s new standards of Zero Net Carbon (ZNC). This new building eliminates the use of natural gas, and all heating and cooling systems as well as the water heater and stove are energy efficient electric appliances.

Besides the ZNC, this facility has 82 Photovoltaic Panels, over the roof and the parking structure, generating a total of 25kW in solar power. The exterior architecture enriches the area and the red tower and four-fold apparatus bay doors signify the presence of the Fire Station to the community.

Fire Station 37 was built using Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety, and Infrastructure Bond (Measure T) funds approved by voters in 2018. The building was designed by IBI-Group Architects, and their subconsultants. It was constructed by Gonsalves & Stronck Construction Company as the General Contractor. The project was completed on schedule and within the approved $8.8 million budget.

Strategic Location, Opening This Week, Will Improve Service Outcomes for All Residents

FREDERICK, Md. – Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner would like to assure the community that the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services is committed to prompt and efficient emergency response to the people who live in, work in and visit Frederick County.

To ensure the fastest service, the division, under the sound leadership of Chief Tom Coe, routinely evaluates response times to ensure the needs of our growing community are met. As part of that process, DFRS leadership determined that a paramedic response vehicle should be located at the new Northgate Fire Station when it opens this week at 37 Thomas Johnson Drive.

The unit is currently housed independent of any fire station at a county-owned facility at 340 Montevue Lane. The first due response areas for multiple paramedic units have been evaluated and adjusted to ensure response times and the delivery of professional service to all areas of the County including the west side of the City of Frederick. Recent allegations that there will be a denial or reduction in service to residents and businesses on the west side of the City of Frederick are inaccurate.

The Northgate station is strategically placed near medical facilities on Thomas Johnson Drive and near the interchange of U.S. Route 15 and Christopher’s Crossing. The location offers improved response times in the rapidly growing communities in the northwestern portion of the City of Frederick while continuing to provide service within response standards to all parts of the city.

Executive Gardner and Fire Chief Coe assure the people of Frederick County that no one will be denied service or receive diminished service as a result of this relocation or the adjustment of service areas. Based on the number of service calls received by the division, the new location bases the paramedic unit where it can more efficiently serve a larger geographic area, thereby improving outcomes for all residents.

A severe storm left a path of destruction in La Plata early Friday morning, including damage to the fire station.

The La Plata Fire Station had multiple garage doors blown in and some apparatus windshields were smashed, reports KTVO. An equipment storage pole barn was leveled; it was strewn across a nearby field, as well as across Highway 63, the report says. In addition, a couple of city buildings and some residences were damaged.

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An electric company official says about 500 customers lost power.

The storm passed through northeast MO—where the damage was mainly limited to—around 3 a.m. and carried winds stronger than 60 mph.

The good news is that no injuries were reported.