With rapid growth in the community, Abilene (TX) Fire Department officials say the city needs a new fire station, reports ktxs.com.

They add that there’s a slight delay, about a minute off the average time, in getting to calls on the south side. The report says a new station would cost around $7.5 million, and officials say the funds would most likely come via bond.

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The potential Station 9 would be complete around summer 2025, and the current plan is to build it off of 707—on city-owned land, the report says.

Officials hope to get the ball rolling on the facility with the next bond election.

Technimount EMS (“Technimount”), an affiliate company of Technimount System and leading provider of mounting solutions for medical devices, is proud to introduce the Xtension Pro^TM Assistant – LP, a unique and innovative mounting system to secure multiple medical devices during Air Critical Care Transport.

The Xtension Pro Assistant – LP is a flexible mounting system for the management of multiple medical devices on cots which improves Air Critical Care Transport operations. It integrates Technimount’s universal mounting system widely used among Emergency Medical Services in North America, ensuring a seamless transition from air to ground emergency transport up to hospital environments. Designed in compliance with the highest industry standards for air transport, this system significantly improves the safety of patients and crews.

The Xtension Pro Assistant – LP was developed by Technimount Engineering (Technimount Design Inc.), Technimount System’s affiliated division responsible for new product development and product improvement. This innovative mounting solution integrates important features highly appreciated by Critical Care Transport teams, such as a two-sided open structure that facilitates lateral patient transfer from bed/stretcher to cot, while the medical equipment remains installed. It improves interchangeability between medical devices as configuration can be customized according to the type of transport or protocol. With the use of Technimount’s Red Quick Release Mechanism, the mobile structure can be easily removed from the cot, allowing the critical care team to be more efficient in managing equipment and to concentrate on what matters most, patient care.

“We had the opportunity to work closely with Air Critical Care Transport teams from the early stages of this project, which provided Technimount with first-hand insights that are essential in the development of innovative solutions that make a difference in their everyday practices.” said Carl Bouchard, President and CEO of Technimount System. “We were able to integrate all these insights to the expertise we have gained over the years working with emergency ground transport services and the result is the first mounting system that can transition from one application to the other, improving patient care and safety during transport.”

Compliant with FAA, 14 CFR 23, the Xtension Pro Assistant – LP has been successfully certified on Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and clearance for several deployments in North America is in process.

On the heels of a National Weather Service-issued flood watch lasting from Wednesday evening until Friday evening, Buffalo (NY) first responders are taking flooding precautions vis a vis the Buffalo River, reports wutv29.com.

When frozen, the river can act as a dam and dump floodwaters into nearby neighborhoods.

On Tuesday, the Buffalo Fire Department’s century-old Edward M. Cotter fireboat and the Buffalo Police Underwater Rescue Team tried to nip the problem in the bud by getting in the frigid waters and breaking up the ice, the report says.

The Cotter was cutting up ice downstream of the Bailey Bridge, while the rescue team dove in upstream to chainsaw triangles in the ice to break it up, according to the report.

Officials say the typical flood areas are at risk.

Apply Now for Turnouts and Helmets for Your Fire Department

MSA, DuPont Personal Protection, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up again in 2022 to provide volunteer fire departments with four sets of new, state-of-the-art Globe turnout gear through MSA and DuPont’s annual Globe Gear Giveaway program. A total of 52 jackets, 52 pants, and 52 helmets will be awarded to 13 volunteer fire departments in need in 2022 to increase firefighter safety.

To be eligible to apply, departments must:

• Be over 50% volunteer
• Serve a population of 25,000 or less
• Be located in the U.S. or Canada and legally organized under state/province law
• Be a member of the NVFC. MSA will provide complimentary memberships to the first 500 applicants.
• Demonstrate a need for the gear

View full program criteria and apply by June 1 at www.nvfc.org/gear.

Winners will be announced monthly between July and December. Stay tuned to the NVFC web site, Dispatch newsletter, and Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as the Globe Facebook page, for details.

Since 2012, 611 sets of turnouts and 156 helmets have been awarded to 134 departments through the Gear Giveaway program, valued at over one million dollars’ worth of life-saving gear.

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