Lambeau Field 9/11 Stair Climb
Registration is open for the ninth annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb that takes place on the steps of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI, on Sept. 11, 2021. The event, which is co-sponsored by Pierce Manufacturing and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, isn’t just for first responders but for all who want to take part in honoring the 343 firefighters who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Last year’s event was held virtually because of the pandemic. The 2019 event’s record attendance of 2,700 residents, firefighters and local businesses raised more than $135,000 to directly benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
For more information, visit piercemfg.com/climb.
NFFF Launches Leadership Website
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s new “Legacies in Leadership” website contains a series of interviews that capture thoughts and advice from past and present fire service leaders to the next generation of fire service influencers. These trailblazers share their educational and entertaining “war stories.” They are the front-runners of the American fire service, who are paying it forward with what they learned during their service time.
Viewers will gain perspectives on how the fire service has changed and what the future might hold.
Among the videos that are featured on the website are interviews with the late Chief Alan Brunacini; Chief Dennis Compton, most recently of the Mesa, AZ, Fire Department; Bill Webb, who is the executive director of the Congressional Fire Service Institute; Chief Charles Hood of the San Antonio Fire Department; Dr. Denise Smith; and Congressman Steny Hoyer, who is the majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Video topics include segments on leadership, service and respect.
For more information, visit legaciesinleadership.com.
CHEMTREC HELP Awards
In honor of CHEMTREC’s 50th anniversary, five U.S. volunteer fire departments each will receive $10,000 courtesy of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and CHEMTREC through the 2021 CHEMTREC HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Awards.
Departments must meet the following requirements to be eligible:
- Be more than 50 percent volunteer
- Serve a population of 25,000 or fewer
- Have an income of no more than $250,000 for the most recently completed fiscal year
- Be located in the United States and legally organized under state law
- Demonstrate in the application essay the department’s need to receive the award
- The chief or individual who applies on behalf of the department must be a member of the NVFC
The application period is open until Sept. 1, 2021.
For more, visit chemtrec.com/emergency-responders/help-award.
Pierce Debuts First Electric Fire Truck
The first Pierce Volterra zero-emissions pumper was placed into service with the City of Madison, WI, Fire Department, which makes the vehicle the first electric fire truck that’s in service in North America. The Volterra is serving front line duty at Station 8, which is the Madison’s busiest fire station. The department is led by Fire Chief Steven Davis and comprises 14 fire stations that serve an area of nearly 100 square miles and a population of more than 250,000.
“Our electric vehicles designed around Oshkosh proprietary and patented technology will provide the environmental benefits fire departments request, without having to compromise on the leading-edge operational performance, functionality, safety attributes, customization, and the traditional configurations and styling customers expect from our fire apparatus,” says Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corp.’s executive vice president and president of Fire & Emergency.
For more information, visit piercemfg.com.
Brothers Helping Brothers Donation
Brothers Helping Brothers donated a used EMS stretcher and fastening system to the Winona, OH, Fire Department. The donation will help fire department crews to safely and efficiently move and transport patients. The stretcher, which is valued at $3,000, was donated to Brothers Helping Brothers by the Reading, OH, Fire Department.
Brothers Helping Brothers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was founded in Dayton, OH, in 2014. The organization helps to provide equipment and education to the small and rural firefighters of the United States.
For more information about the company, visit brothershelpingbrothers.org.
UAS Summit Series
The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) and Commercial UAV News are partnering to present the DroneResponders Public Safety UAS Summit series of educational training events for summer 2021.
The Global Public Safety Summit will be held during AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Aug. 16–18, 2021. The U.S. Public Safety Summit will be held during the Commercial UAV Expo at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Sept. 7–9, 2021.
The series will debut a format that features two separate tracks that are designed to educate and prepare first responder unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program managers and remote pilots at every experience level for public safety UAS operations:
The Public Safety UAS Program Management track is designed to provide proven strategies and best practices that will benefit UAS program managers who serve at law enforcement, fire service, EMS and other emergency response organizations.
The Public Safety UAS Operations and Tactics track will showcase how first responders use drones to overcome challenges and solve complex operations problems during real-world incidents. Group discussions will help to create an immersive learning experience.
For more information, visit airt.ngo or droneresponders.org.
This Month in Fire History
July 1, 1998, Hackensack, NJ—Auto dealer fire kills five firefighters
July 4, 2002, Gloucester City, NJ—Residential roof collapse kills three firefighters
July 5, 1973, Kingman, AZ—Doxol Gas Co. fire kills 11 firefighters
July 6, 1944, Hartford, CT—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus tent fire kills 168
July 6, 1994, Glenwood Springs, CO—South Canyon Fire kills 14 firefighters
July 9, 1953, Mendocino National Forest, CA—Forest fire kills 15 firefighters
July 23, 1984, Romeoville, IL—Union Oil refinery fire kills 17; losses worth $177 million
July 24, 1931, Pittsburgh—Little Sisters of the Poor home for the aged fire kills 48
July 26, 1990—Americans with Disabilities Act passes, greatly affecting safety codes
July 28, 1945, New York City—Fire after B-25 crash into Empire State Building kills 14
July 29, 1956, Sun Ray, TX—Shamrock Oil & Gas refinery fire kills 19 firefighters
Courtesy: NFPA
