| Fire Departments Receive Pet Oxygen Masks in Clark County
4/13/2011 12:15:15 PM Thanks to a donation from a local business, Clark County and fire departments in all area cities are equipped with oxygen masks to help save pets’ lives at house fires. |
| Pet Oxygen Masks Coming to Clark County Fire Department
4/12/2011 2:34:25 PM The Clark County Fire Department and all area fire departments will receive a donation of 175 pet oxygen mask kits on Wednesday, April 13, 10 a.m., at Fire Station 18, 575. E. Flamingo Road. |
| Fire Commissioner Cassano Announces Expansion of "Modified Response" Program
4/8/2011 11:45:42 AM Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano announced the expansion of the Department’s “Modified Response” program into Brooklyn and Staten Island, effective this week, following a successful pilot program in Queens that reduced accidents involving FDNY apparatus by 32 percent. |
| NFPA Issues New Safety Alert Regarding Antifreeze in Sprinklers
4/8/2011 11:14:31 AM The National Fire Protection Association‘s (NFPA) Standard Council has issued four Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) that address the use of antifreeze in fire sprinkler systems. |
| Sublimity Fire District Receives Federal Grant
3/29/2011 1:25:01 PM On Friday, March 28th 2011, the Sublimity Fire District was notified that it had been awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant($29,392) to purchase nearly 7,500 feet of fire hose (a mixture of supply and fire attack hose). |
| Crimson Fire Introduces New Classic Series
3/25/2011 11:48:16 AM Crimson Fire, Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom and purpose-built fire apparatus, is introducing a high performance, durable and affordably priced product line known as the Classic Series at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC), which opened today in Indianapolis, IN. |
| Ferrara Begins Installation of EPA2010 MaxxForce 13 Engines in Inferno & Igniter Fire Chassis
3/25/2011 11:42:01 AM Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., America's premier custom fire apparatus manufacturer, has begun installing EPA2010-compliant MaxxForce 13 diesel engines in its Inferno and Igniter heavy-duty custom fire chassis. MaxxForce engines are designed, engineered and built by Navistar Engine Group. |
| NFPA Welcomes Dennis Mathisen & Timothy Travers
3/23/2011 5:41:32 PM The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has hired two new regional fire sprinkler specialists, Dennis H. Mathisen of Roseville, Calif. and Timothy P. Travers of Whitman, Mass. to work in their respective regions to increase the number of jurisdictions requiring home fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes. |
| Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition to Receive Fire Safety Leadership Award
3/23/2011 5:33:31 PM The Congressional Fire Services Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation have selected the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition as the recipient of the 2011 Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award. |
| CSFI & NFFF to Co-Sponsor 9-11 Memorial Stairclimb
3/15/2011 11:51:11 AM The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will co-sponsor a 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb on April 6th at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, DC. |
