HURST JAWS OF LIFE® is partnering with SHUR-SALES & MARKETING, a multidivisional independent manufacturers’ representative firm focusing on the industrial safety and firefighting equipment marketplaces, to provide extended sales support for the Rocky Mountain region. Shur-Sales & Marketing’s Fire-Fighting Equipment Division will support Hurst Jaws of Life customers in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. The Shur-Sales & Marketing team will concentrate their efforts in the field, demonstrating products to end-users, answering questions, alleviating concerns and ultimately directing orders through Hurst Jaws of Life’s network of distributors. www.jawsoflife.com.
HONEYWELL FIRST RESPONDER PRODUCTS (HFRP) announced that its PRO-Warrington Model 4200 Hybrid boot has received the 2010 Recognition Award for Best New Protective Gear by Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine. The award recognizes manufacturers for innovation in delivering new and improved products that will significantly impact the fire service. The PRO-Warrington Hybrid boot, introduced in October 2010, is lightweight, durable, and athletic—three attributes that customers and end-users cited as most important. www.honeywell.com. (800) 688-6148.
ROSENBAUER AMERICA has appointed Garrison Fire & Rescue Corp. of Palenville, New York, as its Eastern New York Authorized Sales & Service dealer. For more than 30 years, Garrison Fire & Rescue has been family-owned and operated, providing sales and service of a full line of fire equipment and rescue supplies. Garrison was one of the first fire apparatus dealerships in New York State to offer mobile service capabilities and their modern EVT staffed fleet continues to set the standard in the region. Garrison Fire’s long-term employees have nearly 400 years of combined firefighting experience. www.honeywell.com.
TRUE NORTH donated $5,000 to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation from the 2010 sales of its limited edition Alpha™ Jacket. True North pledged $100 for every jacket sold for the 2010 “Help a brother or sister, and get a truly warm feeling in return” campaign to help wildland firefighters. The limited edition Alpha™ Jackets have the Wildland Firefighter Foundation logo embroidered on the right shoulder and are part of True North’s DragonFur® Nomex fleece jackets. Wildland Firefighter Foundation’s main focus is to help families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their families. www.truenorthgear.com.
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