COMPANY • ASSOCIATION NEWS
BOISE (ID) MOBILE EQUIPMENT has been awarded a contract for more than $4 million to construct 71 fire trucks for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
ERICSSON GE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, Lynchburg, Virginia, has entered into a long-term agreement with INTRAPLEX INCORPORATED to provide superior levels of performance and voice clarity required by users of simulcast trunked radio systems. ERICSSON will incorporate INTRAPLEX digital multiplexers into its turnkey systems.
3M Clean Extinguishing Agent (CEA) 410 (perfluorobutane), intended as an alternative to Halon 1301, is now listed by Underwriters Laboratories. The product is best suited for fixed total flooding systems to protect against explosions and Class A. B, and C fires and is recognized by NFPA Standard 2001 for use in occupied areas.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Squad has selected LIFEPORT, INC.’s AeroSled Transporter for incidents involving patient extrication, according to the Vancouver, Washington company. The company also reports that Arabian Helicopters Ltd. has been appointed as an authorized distributor and service facility for its air medical interiors for fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft.
