The REMEMBRANCE RESCUE PROJECT was created in July 2011 from Rescue 4, a Fire Department of New York (FDNY) apparatus used during 9/11, to serve as a mobile memorial which honors and remembers the events of 9/11 and all fallen firefighters throughout the country. The project is a registered Not-For-Profit, and funds generated are used to restore the Rescue and fund activities for children of firefighters lost in the line of duty throughout the United States. Mutual Aid Box Alarm System—Illinois has provided secure storage for the Rescue in its 70,000-square-foot Readiness Facility. The project is operated by volunteers with the assistance from host fire departments throughout the country. www.therrp.org.
ALLIED SPECIALTY VEHICLES (ASV) appointed Peter Guile as chief executive officer (CEO). Guile replaces Randall Swift, who has been appointed CEO of Heil Trailer International, Co. Swift will remain as chairman of the ASV’s board of directors. Guile most recently served as CEO of E-ONE, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ASV, and held a board position with ASV. ASV designs and manufactures fire trucks, ambulances, terminal trucks, street sweepers, fracturing trailers, school buses, and recreational vehicles under their respective brands. www.alliedsv.com.
E-ONE received an order for a new HP 100 ladder and two custom Cyclone II pumpers from the Little Rock (AR) Fire Department (LRFD). The three-truck order consists of the LRFD’s second HP 100 ladder and two of the department’s first top-mount pumper configurations. LRFD apparatus committee members walked the E-ONE plant floor to garner ideas from customer units in process when designing their highly custom apparatus. The result was the addition of vista roofs on the pumpers for additional storage and internal compartments to safely house paperwork and binders. www.E-ONE.com. (352) 237-1122.
The NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION’s Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund Committee awarded the Salina (KS) Fire Department’s (SFD’s) HazMat Response Team (HMRT) the 2012 Warren E. Isman Educational Grant. The $5,000 grant will allow the SFD HMRT to attend the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference. The SFD HMRT is a dual fire and EMS service providing fire suppression, EMS, hazmat, and technical rescue response that responds to an average of 130 hazmat-related incidents a year. The grant is available to any established incident response team from a fire department, police department, or other public-funded program. www.nfpa.org.
ALL TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS has announced a new trade-in program that will enable municipalities and facilities that currently own older radar speed displays and variable message signs to upgrade those signs to take advantage of current technology and features. The equipment traded in can be from any manufacturer, not just All Traffic Solutions. In exchange for the old sign and a commitment to two years of the SmartApps Traffic Suite service, customers will receive a new model sign that is lighter and more flexible. www.alltrafficsolutions.com.
The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS FOUNDATION awarded Dustin M. Lofy, a firefighter/EMT IV with the Pewaukee (WI) Fire Department and a volunteer firefighter/EMT IV at the Richfield (WI) Fire Department as the recipient of the inaugural Chief Charles A. “Chet” Henry Memorial Scholarship Award. This annual scholarship was established in memory of Henry, who died on June 25, 2011, after a long period of declining health. Henry began his fire service career in 1963 with the Harrisburg (PA) Fire Department, rising through the ranks to become chief. He then was selected to serve as the first state fire commissioner in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. www.iafcf.org.
The PSTECH REVIEW Web site has been launched as a free resource for helping public safety agencies find, evaluate, and compare software and technology services. There are more than 7,000 software and services companies providing solutions to the public safety market; this Web site streamlines the search process and includes solution listings and information; detailed ratings and reviews; advanced search options; articles, interviews, and white papers; webinars and guest speakers; discussion groups. www.PSTechReview.com.
