>> MIDWEST FIRE announced Darcie Johnson as its vice president of accounting and business manager and promoted Kelsey Theesfeld to assistant office manager. In her new role, Johnson will be responsible for leading the company’s departments of accounting, human resources, and information technology processes. Johnson has spent the last 10+ years at Luverne Truck Equipment and has served on the council and as treasurer for Beaver Valley Lutheran Church in Valley Spring, South Dakota. Theesfeld becomes the lead production cost analyst and assists with marketing, payroll, and licensing. Midwest Fire has been manufacturing high-quality fire tankers and pumpers since 1987. www.midwestfire.com.
>> ACTION TRAINING SYSTEMS (ATS) and the NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL (NVFC) have teamed up to provide 50 online training packages to all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer departments, for a total of nearly $250,000 worth of training. Through the ATS/NVFC $250K Training Giveaway, eligible departments can apply for a training package that provides 20 department members with free access to Firefighter I and Firefighter II online training for one year. To be eligible, applicants must be from an all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer fire department that serves a population of 25,000 or less and is legally organized within one of the 50 U.S. states. Visit www.nvfc.org/ats-giveaway or apply at https://nvfc.wufoo.com/forms/atsnvfc-250k-training-giveaway. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2014. www.action-training.com.
>> HOWARD COUNTY (MD) DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES honored members of its Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team for its actions on September 16, 2013, during the Navy Yard Shooting that took place in Washington, DC. The team of 11 personnel was comprised of firefighters, paramedics, police officers, 911 dispatchers, behavioral health professionals, and clergy. The responders from Howard County were awarded a unit citation for providing stress intervention and counseling to multiple crews and departments during those critical first hours after the shooting and in the days that followed.
>> FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC. named First Choice Fire & Safety as its dealer in North Carolina. First Choice, with President Mike Bordeaux and sales representative David English, has serviced the fire departments in the state for more than two decades. Ferrara Fire Apparatus manufactures a full line of fire, emergency, and rescue vehicles. The company offers the Ultra, Inferno, Igniter, Cinder, Ember, and Intruder custom fire chassis, pumpers, tankers, rear and mid-mount aerial ladders and platforms, rescues and incident command vehicles, and high-flow industrial apparatus. www.ferrarafire.com.
>> APOLLO SAFETY announced an expansion of its fire department services division, which will include extended offerings pertaining to gas detection equipment and training. Apollo Safety offers safety equipment and clothing ranging from eye and face protection to flame resistant rainwear/suits and headwear to footwear. That also includes hazardous storage and handling equipment, ARC safety equipment, janitorial supplies, and more. The cornerstone of the expansion will be gas detection systems. Apollo Safety offers a wide variety of portable and stationary gas detection systems including Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems, RKI, and GMI. Apollo Safety also provides on-site installation and training and 24/7 service. www.apollosafetyproducts.net.
>> PAUL CONWAY SHIELDS & EQUIPMENT has acquired Leo’s Gold Lion Products, Inc. Leo’s Gold Lion Products has been doing vehicle graphics for the past 71 years, specializing in gold leaf graphics and lettering for fire and rescue apparatus. They produce custom lettering, striping, stripe ends, fleur d’lis, scrolls, Maltese crosses, seals, department logos, U.S. flags, and cartoons made with traditional real leaf 23 karat gold and gilded by hand in the traditional time tested method. www.paulconwayshields.com.
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