Monday, May 12, 2008

Pierce Awarded $23.5 Million Order from U.S. Army 

Pierce Manufacturing received a second delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command for the production of an additional 50 Pierce Hewatt vehicles valued at $23.5 million....

Fire-Dex Announces Challenge Winners 

Lt. Gene Marcheschi of the Blue Island Fire Department (Ill.) is the grand prize winner of the "Take the Fire-Dex Challenge" and recipient of the "Heat of the Battle" custom chopper....

City to Drop Charges if Police Chief Quits 

Sea Isle City (N.J.) has a tentative agreement with suspended police chief William Kennedy, in which Kennedy would retire immediately and the city would drop departmental charges against him....

Grant Aims to Retain Volunteer Firefighters 

To counteract the rapid decline in volunteer firefighters in Pennsylvania, the federal government presented a $660,052 grant to the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department; $570,000 is to fund initiatives geared toward recruiting and retaining firefighters. ...

Firefighter Hurt in Brush Fire 

Sandycreek fire chief Tom Burkhardt was injured during a brush on April 22 in Franklin (Pa.)....

Emergency Burn Bans in New York 

Jefferson and Lewis counties (N.Y.) issued emergency burn bans on Tuesday, April 22, according to WNYF News....

Broward County Appoints Director, Naples Firefighter Retires 

Charles "Chuck" Lanza has been appointed director of the Broward County (Fla.) Emergency Management Division, while after a 23 years of service, six as fire chief, Jim McEvoy will retire from the Naples Fire Department (Fla.) on July 8....

One Chief Retires, Two are Hired 

Chief Jesse Gregson retires after a 31-year career; Brent Saunders becomes the first full-time chief of the O'Fallon Volunteer Fire Department; Burney Baskett is the next fire chief of South Padre Island, Tex....

Council Exonerates Chief Cox 

Bryant (Ark.) fire chief Randy Cox was cleared of all allegations after a two-month investigation. ...

Eggertsville Hose Company Turns 100 

Eggertsville Hose Company, the oldest fire company in Amherst, N.Y., celebrates its 100th anniversary....

No Winner Yet in SCBA Sweepstakes 

As a “thank you” to firefighters for their input, support and initial field trials of the Warrior SCBA, Sperian Fire launched the $250k Warrior Try-On sweepstakes at FDIC....

In Service Opens Nominations for EVT of the Year 

FIRE CHIEF magazine is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the In Service 2008 Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year. The award will be given to one emergency vehicle technician who has made an outstanding effort to promote a high standard of excellence in quality and safety in emergency vehicles....

Recent Apparatus Deliveries 

Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at the apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country. What are they specifying? Why did they select a particular chassis or component? How do they feel about their choices now that the apparatus are in service?...

Flammable Vapors Can Cause Engine Damage 

Did you know that flammable vapors in the air can cause diesel engines to potentially overspeed and damage themselves under idle or lightly loaded conditions? Shutting the engine off won’t help -- as long as the vapors are drawn into the air intake, the engine could keep running....

Shop Truck Photos Wanted 

If you are proud of your department's mechanic truck, fuel truck, tire truck, wrecker or other maintenance-related vehicle, we'd like to feature it in a monthly issue of In Service Online....

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