>> SPERIAN FIRE offers firefighters a chance to win $250,000, as well as a number of other prizes, by trying on their new Warrior SCBA gear. Every firefighter is eligible to participate. Just try on the Warrior and listen to a brief product orientation. Firefighters will then receive a game piece with a unique code. They can log on to the Sperian Fire Web site, fill in contact information, and enter their code. Within minutes, they’ll know if they’re winners. Sperian Fire distributors will be visiting fire stations across North America with the Warrior and stacks of game pieces. Firefighters are encouraged to call their distributors, or call Sperian, to arrange a firehouse demonstration. The promotion runs through July 31 or until 100,000 game pieces have been handed out. Web site: www.sperianfire.com. (800) 682-0839.
>> PIERCE MANUFACTURING has launched an online portal for easier access to the Pierce® and Contender® fire apparatus stock truck program. Fire departments can visit the Pierce Manufacturing Web site to view Pierce and Contender stock fire trucks for sale. The new Pierce Web page will serve as an online catalog where customers can view photos, drawings, and descriptions of stock trucks in the program. It includes fire apparatus that are currently in production and available for customizing, as well as prebuilt fire apparatus ready for immediate purchase. Web site: www.piercemfg.com/StockTrucks.html.
Darch Fire Inc., located between London, Toronto, and Hamilton in Ayr, Ontario, has assumed responsibility in the province for Pierce® and Contender® by Pierce fire apparatus as an authorized Pierce dealer, with a sales and service office. Darch Fire has been in the fire service since 1993, specializing in emergency vehicle sales, parts and service, as well as offering an extensive line of fire and rescue equipment. Web site: www.darchfire.com. (800) 254-2049.
>> ELKHART BRASS’s 2007 Go Electric sweepstakes promoted the acceptance and use of water flow knowledge provided by electric equipment. The sweepstakes featured a monthly drawing for second prize, an Elkhart digital portable flowmeter, and a grand prize drawing for a Fire Department Instructors Conference class package. David Silverstein of the Maine (NY) Fire Department won the grand prize, which enabled him and a guest to attend the 2008 FDIC. The second prize winners were: Ed Wellman of the Central (Little Elm, TX) Fire Station (December); Jeffrey Pechmann of the Cheshire (CT) Fire Headquarters (November); Frederick Rotzien, Jiuslaw (Florence, OR) Rural Fire Protection District #1 (October); and Mark Manning, Double Oak (TX) Volunteer Fire Department, (September).
>> FIRE-DEX celebrates its 25th anniversary as a firefighting protective clothing manufacturer. In 1983, Fire-Dex opened an office in Cleveland and a welding glove manufacturing plant in Rome, Georgia. The business expanded with the addition of firefighter knit hoods and gear bags in 1984. The product line grew in 1988 with firefighting clothing, proximity clothing, and EMS clothing. In 1997, Fire-Dex built new offices and a manufacturing facility in Medina, Ohio. Product line expansion continued in 2001 with wildland firefighting clothing, and in 2003, urban search and rescue apparel. In 2007, Fire-Dex introduced FX Gear. Web site: www.firedex.com.
>> Phoenix Safety Outfitters has joined CRIMSON FIRE, inc., a manufacturer of fire trucks and other rescue vehicles, as a new dealer. Phoenix Safety will serve the entire state of Ohio from its home in Springfield. Phoenix supplies fire departments with firefighting gear, including turnout gear, stationwear, helmets and boots, breathing apparatus and accessories. It also offers a repair and refurbishment program, rental equipment program, and mobile retail store featuring on-site embroidery. Phoenix Safety is the largest NFPA 1851-certified independent repair center in Ohio. For more information, visit www.phoenixoutfitters.com, or call (800) 257-1875.
>> STREAMLIGHT, INC. announces its Bronze Helmet sponsorship of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). The nonprofit organization celebrates the lives of firefighters who have died in the line of duty, and assists their families and co-workers. Streamlight’s contribution will be used to fund various National Fallen Firefighters initiatives, including the organization’s annual memorial tribute, scholarships awarded to spouses and children of fallen firefighters, and counseling programs for agencies who have lost colleagues in the line of duty. Web site: www.firehero.org. (301) 447-1365.
>> E-ONE delivered three custom Quest pumpers with CAFS foam systems to the Biloxi (MS) Fire Department to replace fire apparatus destroyed by water damage during Hurricane Katrina. The department specified Class A and Class B foam tanks and a CAFS foam system, the first CAFS units in the department.
>> INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION has promoted kevin miller to general manager, Americas Sales & Services, responsible for all customer sales and service functions for Industrial Scientific Americas. Garth Miller was promoted to vice president, customer operations; he will retain responsibility for technical support, customer services, and iNet Fulfillment. Doug Velegol was appointed program manager, responsible for leading product development projects including product definition, feasibility, resource planning, and project execution and launch. He most recently served as director of services.
>> PELICAN PRODUCTS has named Don Jordan as chief financial officer. His more than 20 years of financial management experience will help support and drive major domestic and international growth for Pelican on three continents, as the company expands with several new sales initiatives in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Previously, he served in senior-level positions at several high-technology and service-oriented companies.
