Firefighting in the United States

Asurio General Manager Jack Coffelt Appointed to the NFPA 72 Standards Committee

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Firefighting in the United States, Safety, NFPA 72, Fire alarm system, Articles, National Fire Protection Association, Alarm device, NFPA 70E

BOULDER, Colo., July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asurio, Inc. (www.asurio.com), developers of the BirdDog Life Safety Inspection & Data Collection System, today announced that Asurio General Manager Jack Coffelt has been appointed to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems Committee (SIG-TMS). NFPA 72 provides the latest safety provisions to meet society's changing fire detection, signaling, and emergency communications demands. In addition to the core focus on fire alarm systems, the NFPA 72 committee also addresses requirements for mass notification systems used for weather emergencies; terrorist events; biological, chemical, and nuclear emergencies; and other threats.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asurio, Inc. (www.asurio.com), developers of the BirdDog Life Safety Inspection & Data Collection System, today announced that Asurio General Manager Jack Coffelt has been appointed to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems Committee (SIG-TMS).
  • NFPA 72 provides the latest safety provisions to meet society's changing fire detection, signaling, and emergency communications demands.
  • In addition to the core focus on fire alarm systems, the NFPA 72 committee also addresses requirements for mass notification systems used for weather emergencies; terrorist events; biological, chemical, and nuclear emergencies; and other threats.
  • Mr. Coffelt now serves as a technical committee member for NFPA 72 (fire alarm standards).

Cintas Fire Protection Division Partners with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Manufacturing, Defense, Other Health, Retail, Other Philanthropy, Other Professional Services, Other Defense, Fund Raising, Foundation, Professional services, Fitness & Nutrition, Philanthropy, General Health, Other Retail, Other Manufacturing, Health, Other Education, Education, Firefighting in the United States, NFFF, Occupational safety and health, Firefighter, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Safety

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) is pleased to announce its newest partnership with Cintas Corporations (Nasdaq: CTAS) Fire Division.

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  • The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) is pleased to announce its newest partnership with Cintas Corporations (Nasdaq: CTAS) Fire Division.
  • The funds from those events provide direct support to the families of fallen firefighters and supports programs of the FDNY.
  • The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation does an incredible job supporting the families and loved ones following tragedies while providing necessary educational opportunities to reduce future incidents.
  • Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to honor Americas fallen firefighters.

Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association Selects U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for 2021 Life Safety Advocate Award

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Friday, June 11, 2021
Firefighting, Fire suppression, Safety, Active fire protection, Amerex, Firefighting in the United States, Fire extinguisher, Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association, Fire suppression system

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association has selected Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama's 3rd congressional district for its 2021 Life Safety Advocate Award.

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  • CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association has selected Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama's 3rd congressional district for its 2021 Life Safety Advocate Award.
  • "The Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association appreciates all Rep. Rogers' efforts, and we congratulate him on this award."
  • The annual Life Safety Advocate Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing the safety of the public through innovative efforts, including legislative, educational, enforcement or other effective means.
  • Rep. Rogers was presented the award during an event on June 8, 2021, at Amerex Corporationa manufacturer of fire extinguishers and fire suppression systemsin Trussville, Alabama.

The Boot Is Back! International Association of Fire Fighters Launches 2021 Fill the Boot Fundraisers for the Muscular Dystrophy Association

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
AFL–CIO, Canadian Labour Congress, Firefighting in the United States, International Association of Fire Fighters, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Firefighting, Neurological disorders, IAFF, MDA, Muscular dystrophy, Trade unions, Muscular Dystrophy Canada

b'NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today kicks off over 2,000 Fill the Boot fundraising events in 2021 on National Boot Day, in partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).

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  • b'NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today kicks off over 2,000 Fill the Boot fundraising events in 2021 on National Boot Day, in partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).
  • To date, the partnership fundraising activities of over 300,000 fire fighters nationwide has raised $672 million over nearly seven decades.
  • Online donations may be made here .\n"For over 67 years, IAFF fire fighters have been resolute in our commitment to supporting MDA families.
  • MDA supports the largest network of multidisciplinary clinics providing best in class care at more than 150 of the nation\'s top medical institutions.

Multiple Firefighter Injuries in Recent Apartment Fires Point to Need for Fire Sprinklers

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Occupational safety and health, Firefighter, Articles, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Safety, Security, Geography of firefighting, Firefighting in the United States

On April 7th, four firefighters were injured while fighting a three-alarm fire at a West Windsor, New Jersey apartment complex.

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  • On April 7th, four firefighters were injured while fighting a three-alarm fire at a West Windsor, New Jersey apartment complex.
  • According to the National Fire Protection Association, firefighters are 11 times more likely to be injured in structure fires than in non-structure fires.
  • President Ray believes there is an apartment saved nearly every day across America because of fire sprinklers and firefighters.
  • These fires underscore the importance of the work of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and their Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.

Incident Management Startup Kintaba Launches “Milestones” to Document Significant Moments During a Major Outage or Security Breach in Real-Time

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
Data management, Security, Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Software, Computing, Operating systems, Milestone, Schedule, Firefighting in the United States, Facebook, Incident management, Computer security

Kintaba , the incident management platform built by ex-Facebook engineers, today launches Milestones, a new feature enabling companies to document significant moments during a major outage or security breach in real time.

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  • Kintaba , the incident management platform built by ex-Facebook engineers, today launches Milestones, a new feature enabling companies to document significant moments during a major outage or security breach in real time.
  • After the incident is resolved, the milestones timeline then becomes the source of truth for proper incident analysis.
  • We built Kintaba to give companies of all sizes, across all industries, the tooling for best-in-class incident management like what youd see at companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook, said Cole Potrocky, CTO and Co-Founder of Kintaba.
  • Milestones works by giving incident responders the ability to record significant moments without having to fill out a bunch of data input forms found in most incident management tools.

Omnigo Software Acquires Incident Response Technologies, Inc., Makers of Rhodium Incident Management Product Suite

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Chemistry, Business software, Disaster preparedness, Enterprise modelling, Firefighting in the United States, ITIL, Incident management, Rhodium, Atoms

DALLAS, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Omnigo Software, a leading provider of public safety, incident, and security management solutions, has acquired Incident Response Technologies, Inc. (IRT), makers of the Rhodium Incident Management Suite, a leading provider of incident management solutions in North America.

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Omnigo Software, a leading provider of public safety, incident, and security management solutions, has acquired Incident Response Technologies, Inc. (IRT), makers of the Rhodium Incident Management Suite, a leading provider of incident management solutions in North America.
  • Omnigo Software is the leading provider of public safety, incident reporting, and security management solutions for law enforcement, education, healthcare, gaming, hospitality, and other enterprises.
  • IRT's flagship product, the Rhodium Incident Management Suite, is currently in use throughout the United States and Canada by Police, Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, Campus Security, and other organizations.
  • For more information on the Rhodium Incident Management Suite, visit IRT's website at http://www.irtsoftware.com

Kintaba Launches ‘Automations’ to Seamlessly Manage the Incident Response Process to Major Outages

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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Consulting, Security, Professional services, Software, Networks, Internet, Data management, Business software, Firefighting in the United States, Disaster preparedness, Enterprise modelling, ITIL, Incident management, Business

Kintaba , the incident management platform built by ex-Facebook engineers, today launched Automations, a new feature that helps teams automate decision-making during major incidents and outages.

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  • Kintaba , the incident management platform built by ex-Facebook engineers, today launched Automations, a new feature that helps teams automate decision-making during major incidents and outages.
  • Thats a big differentiator for how Kintaba views the world: Incident Response should be an open, company-wide initiative and Automations makes that more attainable for our users.
  • According to Atlassians State of Incident Management 2020 Report , 97% of respondents say it is important to improve their organizations incident response process next year.
  • It lets companies and teams implement best-practice incident response processes without the overhead, creating a seamless workflow for more effectively responding to major outages.

xMatters Releases Platform Advancements to Deliver Increased Automation and Adaptability Across the Incident Management Lifecycle

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Internet, Data management, Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Software, Business software, Disaster preparedness, Enterprise modelling, Firefighting in the United States, ITIL, Incident management, Incident, Business, Information technology management, Service industries

Technology teams can also benefit from continuous improvement throughout the incident management lifecycle to prevent incident recurrences leaving more time for product innovation.

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  • Technology teams can also benefit from continuous improvement throughout the incident management lifecycle to prevent incident recurrences leaving more time for product innovation.
  • Incident response automation and incident management is quickly evolving to keep pace with digital operations teams.
  • New xMatters platform advancements further enable this adaptive approach by applying increased automation to the phases within the incident management lifecycle.
  • Download the xMatters State of Automation in Incident Management report, infographic and xMatters vision for adaptive incident management here: A New Era of Incident Management: Adaptive
    xMatters helps enterprises prevent, manage and resolve technology incidents.

FireScope, a Matrix42 Company, and CloudGenera Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Cloud Migrations

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Supply chain management, X Window System, FIRESCOPE, Firefighting in the United States, Wildland fire suppression, Simple Desktop Display Manager, Cloud computing, IT infrastructure, Inventory, System software

This partnership provides unique asset and application visibility to users by integrating FireScope's Secure Discovery & Dependency Mapping (SDDM) into CloudGenera's Management Platform.

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  • This partnership provides unique asset and application visibility to users by integrating FireScope's Secure Discovery & Dependency Mapping (SDDM) into CloudGenera's Management Platform.
  • The FireScope SDDM solution, which offers service-aware intelligence to critical business assets, augments CloudGenera's Management Platform by strengthening its application inventory capabilities.
  • "As organizations migrate data and assets to the cloud and make decisions regarding capacity and workload placement, it is critical to know how the assets are interconnected," said Kevin Ledford, CloudGenera COO.
  • "FireScope and CloudGenera help organizations reduce cloud expenses, optimize resources and reduce risk associated to security and service delivery."