SYMTRON SYSTEMS, INC. completed an advanced live fire training system at the Washington, D.C. Fire Training Academy. Installed in a newly constructed, three-story burn building, the facility has six propane-fueled fire simulations-storage, electrical, gas meter, living room, kitchen, and bedroom-and provides two flashover effects. The computer-controlled system allows for the creation of advanced fire scenarios. Fire, heat, and smoke can spread from room to room. If trainees apply insufficient extinguishing agent to the fire, the fire automatically reflashes. Emergency stop buttons and gas-detection systems that can automatically extinguish the fire and ventilate the training compartment enhance safety.
AMERICAN LAFRANCE donated the use of 25 ambulances to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the 17-day event, the vehicles augmented the available fleet of the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command, which consists of local and federal agencies involved in Olympic security. Most of the vehicles were MedicMaster Sprinter ambulances.
SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS has begun delivering replacement apparatus to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). In the collapse of the World Trade Center, as many as 54 Seagrave apparatus were lost-some of which were reported to have helped save firefighters who took refuge in the cabs. The initial delivery includes two custom pumpers; a tractor-drawn aerial; and a 100-foot, rear-mount aerial with a full-body custom mural. The 23-foot illustrated mural, designed and donated by Seagrave employees and similar to the 9/11 memorial flag-raising image, was applied to both sides of the body to depict a front view of the flag raising on one side and the back view on the other. All New York replacement units will carry a custom bronze-cast medallion mounted to the cab front depicting the Statue of Liberty with New York City in the background. The medallion’s inscription reads “Dedicated to New York’s Bravest-9-11-01.”
Seagrave management announced that the company, on behalf of its employees, will donate a complete custom pumper to New York as one of the replacement units.
DYN-OPTICS donated a model 955 Fire Finder II infrared fire detector to Squad 41 of the Fire Department of New York in memory of the six firefighters the squad lost in the September 11 terrorist attack.
READING BODY WORKS received an order to build, install, and paint 55 custom bodies for FDNY. The dual-wheel panel bodies with panel assembly have increased width to obtain a full-width panel assembly and are customized with special 12-inch-deep grip strut bumpers with smooth steel risers. Standard features include two-sided, A60 galvannealed steel construction and Lectro-LifeT immersion priming protection, automotive-quality rotary locks for tools and equipment security, stainless-steel bolt-on hinges for compartment doors, and double-paneled compartment doors.
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY and the GARLAND GROUP donated a new cooking range to the Cranston (RI) Fire Department in memory of Edward ‘Eddy’ Day, an FDNY firefighter who died in the September 11 tragedy at the World Trade Center in New York. Day was the brother of Bill Day, the university’s executive director of industry/vendor relations. Eddy Day served with Ladder 11 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and at press time was among the members still missing.
The EMERGENCY FILM GROUP donated $23,000 to the families of firefighters who died in the September 11 World Trade Center disaster. The donation was made to the Uniformed Firefighters’ Association Widows’ and Children’s Fund and represents a portion of the sales proceeds of the company’s counterterrorism training programs following the incident.
WHEELED COACH delivered seven of 14 new ambulances ordered by the Detroit (MI) Fire Department’s EMS Division. The units are built on Ford F-350 platforms and have custom consoles designed to fit radio and mobile data equipment, special storage for the Thumper CPR device, supplemental oxygen cylinders, air horns, and Magnum 441 sirens.
THE WILL-BURT COMPANY named Jeffrey Evans president and chief executive officer. Evans joined Will-Burt in 1994 and most recently served as president and chief operating officer.
LUVERNE FIRE APPARATUS delivered 12 heavy-duty pumpers to the Chicago (IL) Fire Department. The four-door, flat-roof HD Series pumpers feature Spartan Motors Gladiator chassis.
Luverne also delivered five heavy-duty pumpers to the Tulsa (OK) Fire Department. The four-door, 10-inch raised-roof HD Series pumpers feature Spartan Motors Gladiator chassis.
EMERGENCY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT, INC. announced the following new mailing and contact information: Emergency & Disaster Management, Inc., Airport Center, 5959 West Century Boulevard, Suite 501, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Phone: (310) 649-0700. Fax: (310) 649-1126. E-mail: gjk@emergency-management.net. Web site: www.emergency-management.net.
FIRE-DEX, INC. appointed Brett Rictor western regional sales manager.
THERMO GASTECH plans to move to a larger facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico, by the end of June 2002. The 60,000-square-foot, ISO-certified facility will almost double the company’s space, accommodating all new and current products.
A COMPAIR breathing air center was recently installed at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. facility in Princeton, Indiana. The plant employs 2,000 and has its own fire station to handle possible emergencies. The breathing air center is model BAC06HE3, has a 6,000-psi compressor, can fill SCBA rated at 4,500-psi, and can fill three SCBA at a time.
DUPONT announced the alignment of its businesses in five market- and technology-focused growth platforms and the creation of a Textiles and Interiors subsidiary. The growth platforms are DuPont Electronic & Communication Technologies; DuPont Performance Materials; DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies; DuPont Safety & Protection; and DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition.
