Firefighting

SignVideo by Sorenson Launches Partnership with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Services, Enabling First Emergency Service of Its Kind to Be Fully Accessible to the Deaf

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Communication, Partnership, Firefighting, Sign language, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, BSL, SALT, Language, Deafness, Game Over (video game), Emergency, LFRS, News, Safety, Language industry

This allows people who are Deaf to communicate with LFRS staff in their preferred language – sign language, regardless of their location.

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  • This allows people who are Deaf to communicate with LFRS staff in their preferred language – sign language, regardless of their location.
  • “I have used SignVideo by Sorenson twice in the last few months and on both occasions found the service very good,” said Kevin Hubbard, a community educator for LFRS.
  • This pivotal development enables individuals who are Deaf to place emergency calls to the 999 service through the assistance of a Sorenson interpreter.
  • "Sorenson is proud to partner with Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Services to make their service fully accessible to people who are Deaf,” said Jorge Rodriguez, CEO of Sorenson.

Pacific Park Retires Original Sea Dragon Via Helicopter, Debuts All-New, Improved Sea Dragon Swinging Amusement Park Ride

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
Santa Claus, Retirement, Friends, Inkie, Movement, Black Hawk, Marketing, Port of Hueneme, Pacific Ocean, Firefighting, City Museum, Business, LTL, Santa Monica Pier, Love, Ocean Wave (sidewheeler), LED, Family, Car, Amusement park, Sea Dragon, Sea Dragon (roller coaster)

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The original Sea Dragon ride opened with Pacific Park on May 26, 1996, and after carrying more than 12 million guests, took its last ride via heavy-duty helicopter from Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier and landed at the Port of Hueneme in Ventura County into retirement on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

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  • The new Sea Dragon lights up the evenings with LED energy-efficient lights lining the ride car and 40-feet tall ride supports.
  • The ever popular, classic Sea Dragon is a swinging ship ride with two lifelike dragonheads making passengers feel as if they're caught in the turbulent waters.
  • Pacific Park's custom, all-new Sea Dragon ride is designed and built by Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc. in Wichita, Kan.
  • Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, LA's only admission free amusement park, offers 12 amusement rides, 14 midway games, an oceanfront food plaza and beachside shopping.

Kerecis Announces New Fish-Skin Burn Products

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Friday, January 20, 2023
Alternative Medicine, Medical Supplies, Health, Surgery, Other Health, General Health, Biotechnology, Burn, Birmingham City University, Royal Army Medical Corps, Motion, Hand, Burns, Patient, RAMC, Cell, Skin, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Firefighting, HI, Multimedia, Surgeon, 3D, Dicarboxylic acid, 3D printing, Nursing, Medical device, Medical imaging, Kerecis

Kerecis, the company pioneering the use of fish skin and fatty acids for tissue regeneration and protection, today announced the release of two new products for the burn market, GraftGuide Mano™ and GraftGuide Micro™.

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  • Kerecis, the company pioneering the use of fish skin and fatty acids for tissue regeneration and protection, today announced the release of two new products for the burn market, GraftGuide Mano™ and GraftGuide Micro™.
  • Unlike similar burn products, once GraftGuide Mano has been applied, patients can begin physical therapy.
  • The GraftGuide products are regulated as medical devices and consist of a full-thickness fish dermis that has been processed using Kerecis’ proprietary EnviroIntact™ method.
  • Kerecis will be hosting an educational session on fish skin in the treatment of complex burn wounds on January 22, 2023, at the Boswick Burn and Wound Care Symposium in Maui, HI.

Glazed Aluminum Door and Window Systems from Insulgard Security Products™ Certified by UL to meet the ICC 500-2020 Standard and FEMA P-361-2021 Guideline

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Monday, March 21, 2022
Storm, International Building Code, Wind, Multimedia, Community, Aluminium, Certification, Fenestration, Environment, Guideline, UL, Government, LLC, Industry, FEMA, Tornado, Firefighting, Standard, ICC, Product, Solution, Weather, Medical device, Bottled water, Phosphorus, Online shopping

UL applauds Insulgard's actions to make sure that their TTH600 window system and TTH350 door systems comply with the requirements of ICC 500-2020.

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  • UL applauds Insulgard's actions to make sure that their TTH600 window system and TTH350 door systems comply with the requirements of ICC 500-2020.
  • Introduced in 2018, the STORMDEFEND TTH600 window system was the first fully glazed window system to earn UL certification to ICC 500-14 meeting FEMA P-361-15 guidelines.
  • Later introduced in 2020, the STORMDEFEND TTH350 door system was the first glazed aluminum door to earn UL certification to ICC 500-14 meeting FEMA P-361-15 guidelines.
  • Insulgard Security Products designs, manufactures and markets architectural security products and systems built to resist ballistic, forced entry and severe weather events.

QBE North America Marks Fire Prevention Week 2021 With Tips for Businesses

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Monday, September 27, 2021
Insurance, Language, Policy, Motor vehicle declared out of service, Multimedia, QBE, S&P Global Ratings, LinkedIn, Firefighter, Workplace, Twitter, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Service, Fire, National Fire Protection Association, Risk, Firefighting, View, QBE Insurance, Risk assessment, Risk management, Maintenance (technical), Personal protective equipment, Instrumentation, Office supplies

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Fire Prevention Week 2021 will take place October 3-9 and insurance leader QBE North America is offering tips to help businesses prevent fires and mitigate losses if a fire does occur.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Fire Prevention Week 2021 will take place October 3-9 and insurance leader QBE North America is offering tips to help businesses prevent fires and mitigate losses if a fire does occur.
  • QBE North America's Risk Solutions teams are experts in risk and delivering loss prevention and loss protection services.
  • Part of QBE Insurance Group Limited, QBE North America reported Gross Written Premiums in 2020 of $4.775 billion.
  • QBE and the links logo are registered service marks of QBE Insurance Group Limited.

OTC: ILUS, ILUS International (Ilustrato Pictures International Inc), Appoints Experienced Senior Product Manager for Fixed Fire Systems

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Fire suppression, Firefighting, Active fire protection, Building automation, Fire protection, Fire suppression system, Wildfire suppression

One of ILUS current acquisitions, BCD Fire, is a supplier and installer of fixed fire systems and life safety equipment and ILUS is also assessing fixed fire system options in the United States.

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  • One of ILUS current acquisitions, BCD Fire, is a supplier and installer of fixed fire systems and life safety equipment and ILUS is also assessing fixed fire system options in the United States.
  • ILUS has recently appointed Pawel Zbrozek as its Senior Product Manager for Fixed Fire Systems.
  • In the short term, the Senior Product Manager for Fixed Fire Systems will beresponsible for completing the testing and certification of ILUS Water-Mist Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems and Battery Compartment Suppression Systems.
  • In addition to its kitchen and battery fire suppression systems, ILUS is also developing water-mist fire suppression systems for transformers, engine compartments, buses, and trains.

Pelican Products' Recent Cause Marketing Campaign Yields Positive Results in Support of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Occupational safety and health, Firefighter, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Firefighting, Articles, Safety, Security

"We have aligned our charitable giving programs around 'Supporting the Heroes Who Protect Us'," stated Sharon Ward, Director of Corporate Communication at Pelican.

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  • "We have aligned our charitable giving programs around 'Supporting the Heroes Who Protect Us'," stated Sharon Ward, Director of Corporate Communication at Pelican.
  • "Due to their strong ties to Pelican's brand heritage and the valuable service they offer the firefighting community, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a perfect partner for our philanthropic efforts."
  • "The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation would like to thank Pelican for their unwavering commitment to our organization.
  • Pelican is proud to continue its support of our heroes and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Asurio President Top Myers Inducted Into National Fire Sprinkler Association Hall of Fame

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Firefighting, Active fire protection, Fire suppression, Fire, Fire protection, Fire sprinkler, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA, Sprinkler, Sprinkler fitting, Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

BOULDER, Colo., July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asurio, Inc. ( www.asurio.com ), developers of the BirdDog Life Safety Inspection & Data Collection System, today announced that Asurio President Top Myers has been inducted into the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) Hall of Fame.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asurio, Inc. ( www.asurio.com ), developers of the BirdDog Life Safety Inspection & Data Collection System, today announced that Asurio President Top Myers has been inducted into the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) Hall of Fame.
  • The National Fire Sprinkler Association introduced the Fire Sprinkler Hall of Fame in 1989 as a way of commemorating individuals who have contributed substantially to the fire sprinkler industry or to the efforts of NFSA in promoting fire life safety.
  • He has served on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 25 committee since the day it was founded more than 30 years ago.
  • Mr. Myers is a life member of both the Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

British Columbia to receive federal assistance with ongoing wildfire situation

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Emergency management, Firefighting, Fire prevention, Natural disasters, Natural hazards, Articles, Hazards, Ecological succession, Wildfire, Alberta wildfires, British Columbia wildfires

OTTAWA, ON, July 20, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, have approved a formal Request for Federal Assistance from the Province of British Columbia to support their efforts to combat wildfires and augment federal resources already on the ground.

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  • British Columbia is currently experiencing a wildfire season well above the seasonal average and has deployed all available provincial and local resources to respond to fires across the province, particularly in the southern and central parts of the province.
  • The Government Operations Centre is working to coordinate the federal response to the wildfire situation in British Columbia and across the country.
  • Officials are working closely with federal and provincial partners to coordinate this assistance.
  • Wildfire Service to help them fight forest fires, and now that British Columbia needs more help we will be there.

Professional Private Wildland Fire Service Resources Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Local, State and Federal Agency Partners

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Emergency management, Ecological succession, Fire prevention, Wildfire, Articles, Firefighting, Nature, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, B&B Complex fires

The largest is the Bootleg Fire in southeast Oregon with a perimeter larger than the footprint of New York City.

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  • The largest is the Bootleg Fire in southeast Oregon with a perimeter larger than the footprint of New York City.
  • Approximately 40 percent of the 2,000 personnel on that fire are Professional Private Wildland Fire Service Crews.
  • "We supplement local, state and federal agencies during fire season to ensure the safety of communities in the path of wildfire."
  • In fact, the US Forest Service expects demand for resources to outpace availability.