Fire Rescue EMS Equipment Articles and Reviews

| 01/11/2012

Nash Community College is proud to sponsor “Beyond Hoses and Helmets” in January of 2012. “Beyond Hoses and Helmets” is an educational training course designed by practicing chief officers that delivers real world expertise through an interactive educational experience. The United States Fire Administration and the National Emergency Training Center provided technical support in the development of course material and supporting documents. Read More...

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Willie Wimmer | 10/14/2011

How well do you know your apparatus? I would be willing to bet that all of you do not know it as well as you think you do. You all go out to do your morning, nightly or weekly checks. You circulate a little water, check all the lights, check the fluids, and make sure it is stocked. Well, that does not stop the department from paying numerous unnecessary bills due to improper maintenance and equipment exercising. How often have you actually looked up the manufacturer’s recommended daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance and performed those as suggested. I am willing to go double or nothing on that bet and say negative ghost rider with a big 10 ... Read More...

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Fire Service Plus, Inc. | 04/29/2011

Our mission at Fire Service Plus, Inc. is committed to saving lives, property and protecting the environment by manufacturing the most environmentally friendly firefighting agents in the world employing green agent technology. Read More...

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SpillKleen® | 04/29/2011

The SpillKleen ® Chemical Spill Kit, is a convenient laboratory spill kit with everything the emergency responder, EH&S professional, or employee who routinely uses chemicals, needs to neutralize, absorb, and render safe most small, routine chemical spills, including acids, bases, mercury spills, and spills with explosive vapors. Read More...

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Clear Collar | 04/29/2011

ClearCollar ™ allows first responders, doctors and nurses in the field to assess injuries without removing the cervical collar, reducing the risk of undetected injuries. Post-trauma, changes in the neck may be a primary indicator of thoracic injury and can develop into life threatening conditions. Read More...

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Kimball Johnson | 04/29/2011

In recent years, the big brother of all terrain vehicles (ATV) known as the utility vehicle (UTV), have seen a rapid rise in use by emergency services organizations across the country. Fire, police and EMS are now seeing a wide variety of uses and applications for these UTV vehicles, including wildland fire fighting, emergency medical evacuation from remote locations, police search and rescue operations, crowd control, and SARS urban interface, to name a few. Read More...

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| 04/29/2011

“Ask Ernie” is a meeting place for “You” our readers, who have questions about vehicles / apparatus and safety concerns. We have a well trained board of technicians (members of EVT TechTalk) to field questions as they come in. Eventually “Ask Ernie” will add sections which can include equipment and the challenges you face. This means the answers can come from the person who created the part or a particular brand of vehicle. We want to hear from you! To submit your questions for Ernie, e-mail: askernie@carolinafirejournal.com . Read More...

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David Pease | 10/14/2010

When I attend fire conferences and shows, I am always on the lookout for new and innovative equipment that would be good to evaluate and write about. I look for things that would make your life as a rescuer easier and safer. While attending the South Carolina Fire and Rescue Conference this past June, I came across a small piece of equipment that I thought was interesting and served a purpose for some of those in the fire and rescue field. Read More...

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David Hesselmeyer | 10/14/2010

I recently met Mr. John Paparone from Environmental Solution, Incorporated (ESI) at the Buies Creek Fire Department. ESI manufactures and distributes products that clean spills, for example, after motor vehicle crashes. They also sell products that clean vehicles. These products are also environmentally sound in that they reduce hazardous wastes. Read More...

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Dr. Ronald F. DeMeo | 10/14/2010

Committed to improve emergency preparedness and safety, fire and rescue departments across the U.S. have continuously searched for new personal-protection equipment (PPE) that provides greater protection from an ever-growing list of nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, bomb and ballistic threats as well as infrared radiation and heat. As a frequent lecturer at the world’s top security conferences, I have witnessed firsthand the archaic nature of the field of radiation protection and the need for fire and rescue departments to deploy practical solutions. Historically, even health care workers in hospitals and medical clinics have lack... Read More...

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David Pease | 07/25/2010

When you read this, summer will be upon us. We will have already suffered through several close to record-breaking heat waves. With vacations and the heat, it is just hard to get folks to train much during the summer months. The first weekend in June, we did a heavy vehicle rescue class in Lumberton through Robeson Community College, and it was hot then. We stopped several times during the practical work to make sure everyone was able to cool down and get hydrated. If you are training this summer, make sure you provide some shade for cooling your folks down, plenty of water and Gatorade, and keep an eye on folks so you can catch a problem be... Read More...

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David Pease | 07/25/2010

Gloves Several years ago, TechTrade introduced the Pro-Tech 8 fire glove. They soon realized the politics of the large companies and how NFPA committees can work. The glove was a sensation and the firefighters were in awe. Then, do to this political process, they had to stop production of the glove. They soon introduced the Titan fire glove and the Pro-Tech 8X extrication glove. The Titan was a heavier more advanced glove than the Pro-Tech 8 glove. After all the smoke cleared, and NFPA cleared the original gloves, TechTrade went back to working on the original glove again. Read More...

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Steve Baird | 07/25/2010

Nearly all fire stations have a few items in common; apparatus bays, restrooms, decontamination, storage, at least one office, and an outdoor BBQ area. The challenge is that they are all moving targets based on the needs of the surrounding community. Budget constraints, current and planned equipment, functionality, response times, as well as personnel likes and dislikes, all exert influence on the station design. If you do not control the growth of your community, are not told what your budget will or won’t be, are grateful when you acquire or inherit another piece of equipment, and never know for sure what your line up is from year to year, ... Read More...

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David Hesselmeyer | 04/26/2010

This month I will be starting something new here in my tenure with the Carolina Fire Journal as I review different firefighting items. Hopefully, this will assist you in researching products to make your work in firefighting easier. Product Review Cairns 1044 Fire Helmet Recently, I tested and got familiar with the Cairns 1044 fire helmet. Cairns has been making fire helmets for many years, and makes helmets that range from manufactured leather to standard 660 helmets — many call “salad bowls.” Read More...

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MIKE COFFEY | 04/26/2010

I come again to you, the respected readers of this blessed periodical, in hopes to attempt to open eyes and expose those of you looking for “new” ways to train. We’ve all heard the term “Back to Basics” for a while now, and to be honest, I’m tired of it. Read More...

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