 | Plymovent
3/14/2011 7:47:10 PM Cancer is the second leading cause of death among firefighters. Toxins and diesel fumes from idling apparatus are one of the hazards the fire service faces that can be remedied with Plymovent's Exhaust Capture and Removal System. In this week's edition of Equipment Review, FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks takes an inside look at Plymovent's Magnetic Grabber and Pneumatic Grabber systems.
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| Crimson Fire to Supply Fire Apparatus to Bomberos de Chile
3/14/2011 1:27:26 PM Crimson Fire, Inc., a Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) company, has been awarded a multiple-year, international contract to build and deliver custom, high-performance fire apparatus for use by multiple fire departments throughout the country of Chile. |
| Firefighter Response System Granted U.S. Patent
3/9/2011 11:52:31 AM Advanced First Responder Solutions (AFRS) of Salem, Oregon announced today the granting of a patent from the United States Copyright and Patent Office for their Firefighter Response System. |
 | Green and Clean Fire Engine Showcased at Hermosa Beach
3/4/2011 10:14:04 AM Hermosa Beach Fire Department will receive an exclusive preview of the world's first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled fire engine. |
| FEMA Grant Pays For California Fire Department's AED's
2/22/2011 8:24:10 PM The San Miguel Fire District will add 20 Automatic External Defibrillators to its life saving arsenal. The funds from the FEMA Fire Grant will allow the District to place the AED’s on Brush, Truck, Rescue, OES and Staff vehicles. |
| Union Links Fire Death to Cuts
2/22/2011 9:16:32 AM A windswept, five-alarm fire that killed an elderly Brooklyn woman Saturday could have been contained much faster with more men on duty, union officials charged yesterday. |
| Sacramento Agencies Donate Fire Fighting Apparatus to Mexico
2/20/2011 5:58:15 PM Two Sacramento fire agencies are combining efforts to donate retired vehicles and other apparatus to the town of Jalostitlán, Mexico. The donation is part of a long standing relationship between fire departments in the Sacramento region with Mexican counterparts. |
| Menlo Park Fire Department Experiments With Helmet Camera
2/18/2011 6:10:04 PM The Menlo Park, California Fire Department is experimenting with using a helmet camera when they respond to fires. Video from the small camera attached to a helmet could provide valuable information to firefighters from one fire that they can use the next time they respond to a fire. |
 | CAL FIRE Using Webcams To Assist With Fire Detection and Attack
2/15/2011 12:01:23 AM A new partnership has been formed between the University of California San Diego, CAL FIRE, and San Diego County that is helping CAL FIRE/San Diego County FIre Authority to monitor the rural areas of San Diego, California for wildfires. The project, known as FireSite, is using webcams to show firefighters, Incident Commanders and dispatchers a real time, 360 degree view of areas that were previously difficult to view. Join FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks for a look at this revolutionary system, which its developers hope to offer one day to fire departments and agencies across the United States. |
| Safety Alert and Recall Issued for Blaze Fighter Glove
2/8/2011 10:27:32 AM The Glove Corporation, a manufacturer of structural firefighting gloves and a participant in the SEI Certification Program, today notified SEI that it was discontinuing its manufacturing operations. Subsequent reports in the New York Times and other publications have confirmed that the company has ceased doing business. On January 14, 2011, The Glove Corporation initiated a voluntary recall of one of its product lines, the Blaze Fighter glove. The Glove Corporation has informed SEI that it is unable to replace or offer a refund for the gloves. |
