Ron Truhler Joins Safe Fleet As Strategic Account Manager
Safe Fleet: Fire, EMS, and Industrial (FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, ROM) announced the return of Ron Truhler as a Strategic Account Manager.
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Peter Kosciewicz Promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing at Witmer Public Safety Group
Peter joined WPSG in October 2008 as Chief Marketing Officer and has been a cornerstone of WPSG’s leadership team for over 15 years.
NY Emergency Services Officials Say Proposed OSHA Changes Too Burdensome on Departments
More training, newer vehicles and equipment, more inspections, more paperwork, and other requirements would drive up costs for departments.
Cleveland Firefighters Contend with Out-of-Date Radios
Mayor Justin Bibb asked City Council to urgently approve $18 million in contracts that will replace firefighters' radios and hundreds of others used by police and EMS.
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Kansas City (MO) Firefighters Use Ropes to Descend Into Cave to Rescue Man, Woman
Rescue crews from the fire department used ropes to descend between 2,000 and 2,500 feet into the caves, where they found the man and woman.
Wautoma (WI) Area FD Receives Grants for White Helmets and Gas Meter
The Wautoma Area Fire Department received grants from the Community Foundation of Wisconsin and the WE Energies Foundation.
Haverhill (MA) FD Receives Donation of High-Powered Cutoff Saw
The tool will be used for ventilating a burning structure and rescue operations, like cutting open vehicles involved in accidents.
Firefighting Equipment Stolen from U.S. Forestry Trucks in Grants Pass (OR)
Thieves stole firefighting equipment from U.S. Forestry trucks parked overnight while firefighters rested after the Applegate Fire.
Homewood (AL) and Mountain Brook (AL) FDs Agree to Share Equipment
This agreement serves as a vital safety net if equipment fails catastrophically due to accidents or total losses.
Mt. Pleasant (MI) FD Gives Technical Assistance in Grain Bin Rescue
Rescue team members entered the corn bin, removed corn around the victim and installed a shoring container.
Farm Bureau Donates Grain Bin Rescue Equipment to Williamsburg County (SC) FD
The cost of the grain bin equipment was $4,440.
Riverside (OH) FD Receives Grant for Hazardous Materials Equipment
The grant included absorbent pads, pillows, and socks, plug and patch kits for drums, tanks, and pipes, non-sparking tool kits, and more.