BOISE MOBILE EQUIPMENT (BME) has partnered with SUTPHEN CORPORATION as part of the Sutphen dealer network program, becoming its official sales and service representative in the Western United States. The two manufacturers agreed that BME would be the official Sutphen dealer for fire apparatus sales in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. As a result, BME will fulfill orders for the manufacturing of Sutphen fire apparatus to fire departments in the western region. www.bmefire.com. www.sutphen.com.
C&S SUPPLY is giving away new firefighting equipment free to volunteer fire departments through its “Helping Hands” program, which gives a winning department $900 of credit to buy new firefighting equipment. The winning department can select its equipment from a wide range of C&S Supply products. Helping Hands starts when a volunteer fire department shares its story on the C & S Supply Facebook page. The department with the most “Likes” wins that month’s giveaway. It then selects its needed equipment on the C&S Supply Web site, selecting items that meet its specific needs. Learn more at http://cssupplyinc.com/helping-hands. (970) 663-4966.
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FRED GREEN was hired as the first-ever African-American chief of the Byram (MS) Fire Department. Green is a 25-year firefighter who began his career in the town of Clinton, where he spent 18 years and was the town’s fire marshal. He plans to focus on the department’s budget as one of his first tasks as chief.
TRAVIS WHITING was selected as the new chief of the Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada) Fire Department. Whiting had been a deputy chief with the department for the past two years. Whiting began his firefighting career with the City of Williams Lake. Before moving to Kelowna in 2015, Whiting was the senior manager for protective services with the Capital Regional District in Victoria. He replaces Jeff Carlisle, who retired as chief earlier this year.
ETHAN KLUSSMAN was named the new chief of the Liberty Township (OH) Fire Department (LTFD). A former battalion chief with the Kettering (OH) Fire Department, Klussman will be just the second full-time chief to serve the LTFD after former chief Paul Stumpf retired in September. Klussman has been a firefighter/paramedic since 1996 and is a graduate of the 2½-year Ohio Fire Executive program.
