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  • August 2011

    • August 2011

    “As we approached the scene, I saw a green light coming from the car – it was a rifle laser light aimed at us.”
    Safety & Health

    Close Calls: Firefighters Become Targets of Gunshot Violence

    Dec. 5, 2014
    In this two-part column, we have looked at the differences between when we know at the time of the run that there is the potential for violence and when we do not know. We looked...
    THE ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA, FIRE DEPARTMENT, on behalf of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, recently took delivery of six Rosenbauer bomb squad vehicles purchased under a federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant. Receiving units are the Arlington County, VA, Prince George’s County, MD, and Montgomery County, MD, fire departments; Metro Transit Police; Virginia State Police; and Loudoun County, VA. Each 27-foot vehicle is mounted on a Spartan Metro Star ER chassis and features an interior command center, 20-kilowatt generator, 6,000-watt light tower and a camera mounted on a 25-foot telescoping mast.
    Apparatus

    New Deliveries 8/2011

    July 11, 2011
    THE ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA, FIRE DEPARTMENT, on behalf of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, recently took delivery of six Rosenbauer bomb squad vehicles purchased...
    EMS

    Fire Law: Legal Factors in EMS Judgment Calls

    July 7, 2011
    Earlier this year, the city of Detroit, MI, overhauled the dispatch procedures used by its EMS system to give dispatchers discretion to refuse ambulance service to certain callers...
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    EMS

    EMS: Taking a Swipe at Fire-Based EMS

    July 7, 2011
    As we all know, it has become fashionable to attack fire departments and firefighters. I wrote about this in my September 2010 column, headlined “Firefighters – From Heroes to...
    INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC has introduced iNet InSite, a plug-and-play docking station solution for its portable gas detectors. iNet InSite broadens the availability of iNet, the company’s “Gas Detection as a Service” solution. It is designed for end users who own their gas detectors and have the means of servicing and maintaining them, but are challenged with gaining the necessary visibility into their overall gas detection program to improve the safety of employees. Subscribers of iNet InSite receive unlimited user access to iNet Control – a web-based application accessible from any PC web browser – and iNet DS docking stations at no additional charge. The docking stations require no local software or server installation and are designed to work within the most stringent corporate IT network security policies. iNet Control users can schedule automated events such as calibrations, bump tests and instrument firmware upgrades, as well as set up alarm thresholds and other custom settings. The application provides practical insight for gas detection programs using trends, metrics, alerts and custom reports.
    Equipment Mounting & Reels

    iNet InSite

    Industrial Scientific Corp.
    June 28, 2011
    INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC has introduced iNet InSite, a plug-and-play docking station solution for its portable gas detectors. iNet InSite broadens the availability of iNet, the company...

    More content from August 2011

    HURST JAWS OF LIFE has introduced the JL-500 5,000-psi cutter, featuring a blade design engineered to address the larger diameters and stronger metals being encountered by rescuers today. The cutter’s forged shock-resistant steel blades offer greater cutting capability near the fully open position where it is needed most and eliminates the tendency of the tool to rotate into the passenger compartment. The blades feature three distinct cutting angles that are crucial when cutting the ultra-high-strength press-hardened Boron sheet metal and Martensite Boron Steel found in large-diameter A, B and C posts of modern vehicles. With maximum compressive forces in the near-open position, as the JL-500 blades begin to close, the press-hardened Boron sheet metal and Martensite steel cracks and fractures. As the cutter continues to close, blade angles change, resulting in improved draw of the post material to the strongest cutting area at the rear of the blades.
    Structural Collapse

    JL-500 Rescue Cutter

    Hurst Jaws of Life
    June 28, 2011
    HURST JAWS OF LIFE has introduced the JL-500 5,000-psi cutter, featuring a blade design engineered to address the larger diameters and stronger metals being encountered by rescuers...
    ZIAMATIC CORP. (ZICO) has introduced the QUIC-RELEASE strapless cylinder bracket, Model QR-D-2. Place a D cylinder in the self-locking bracket and press back through the latch to lock it into place; no straps are required. The heavy-duty backspring holds the cylinder snugly against the latch and prevents rattling. To release the cylinder, slightly press it toward the backplate, squeeze the levers to disengage the latch and allow the backspring to push the cylinder forward. The bracket is designed to hold standard aluminum, jumbo aluminum and steel D gas cylinders with or without most regulators and is made with durable, easy-to-clean stainless steel. The bracket has three holes for mounting vertically or horizontally as well as solo or side by side and fits within the dimensions of virtually all current “strapped” models.
    Cleaning & Laundry

    QUIC-RELEASE

    Ziamatic Corp.
    June 28, 2011
    ZIAMATIC CORP. (ZICO) has introduced the QUIC-RELEASE strapless cylinder bracket, Model QR-D-2. Place a D cylinder in the self-locking bracket and press back through the latch...
    PIERCE MANUFACTURING has introduced a Type 1 wildland/urban interface firefighting vehicle that incorporates the patented Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) technology. The new apparatus offers enhanced emergency response performance in regions where housing is adjacent to undeveloped wildland vegetation. The apparatus features a wheelbase as short as 162 inches as well as high chassis angle of approach and departure for improved maneuverability, and all-wheel drive is available for off-road performance. The vehicle offers 200 cubic feet of storage space for rescue and EMS equipment. The PUC wildland/urban interface vehicle is available on all Pierce custom chassis.
    Apparatus

    Wildland Apparatus

    Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.
    June 28, 2011
    PIERCE MANUFACTURING has introduced a Type 1 wildland/urban interface firefighting vehicle that incorporates the patented Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC) technology. The new...
    ALCO-LITE has introduced the SURESTEP access ladder, encompassing a self-retracting system to provide fast, effortless access to the top of the rescue truck. The ladder is equipped with cast aluminum steps and stainless-steel hardware for increased durability and knurled handrails for increased safety and stability. It is designed with a manual tracking system for rigidity and ease of operation and features a black powder coat finish, polished stainless stanchions and cast aluminum caps. The ladder is field repairable with factory parts and manufactured per a department’s width and length request. It meets or exceeds NFPA 1931, Standard for Manufacturer’s Design of Fire Department Ground Ladders.
    Heavy Rescue

    Surestep

    Sam Carbis Solutions Group / Alco-Lite, LLC
    June 28, 2011
    ALCO-LITE has introduced the SURESTEP access ladder, encompassing a self-retracting system to provide fast, effortless access to the top of the rescue truck. The ladder is equipped...