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November 2009

November 2009 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

Electronic Accountability Systems Begin To Take Hold
Five of the six manufacturers of self-contained breathing apparatus that meet National... More
In-Vehicle Computers Become Important Emergency Tools
These days you are just as likely to see a computer inside a fire engine or ambulance as... More

Features

P25 Radios Make Strides Toward Interoperability
Most handheld radios made for the fire service today owe their designs to a complex,... More

Columns

Remembering Pete, A Multi-Faceted Friend
Two weeks before Peter Jorgensen died he called me to ask if I would offer a few words... More
Conferences Highlight Technological Advances
Fire Rescue International in Dallas in August concluded the conference season for the... More
More Useful Equipment Displayed At FRI In Dallas
Last month, we discussed the growing emergence of multi-purpose vehicles, as evidenced by... More
DuoDote Auto-Injector Works Faster In Study
All of us in the fire service are aware of the need for rapid administration of antidote... More

Industry Innovations

BullEx Safety Develops HazMat Training Tools
BullEx Digital Safety has developed HazMat Training Tools that include a gas detector... More
Grote introduces 12-volt LED surface-mount dome lamp
Grote Industries has introduced a 12-volt version of its S100 LED WhiteLight... More
Inmarsat To Deliver Wildfire GIS Data
Inmarsat plc, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, and... More
Itronix Offers Gobi Wireless 3G Technology
General Dynamics Itronix will offer Qualcomm's Gobi global mobile Internet technology as... More
Klein Introduces Blackbox+ Series Radio
Klein Electronics, Inc. has introduced the Blackbox+ Series Professional two-way radio.... More
Motorola Ships APX Two-Way Radios
Motorola is now shipping APX 7000 two-way multi-band radios designed to support agency... More
RAE Systems Makes Toxic Gas Monitor Calibration Station
RAE Systems' new AutoRAE Lite calibration station manages data for the QRAE II 1-4-gas... More

Stories

Akron Brass Offers Firefighter Appreciation Rebates On Nozzles
Akron Brass is offering special deals on its nozzles until the end of the year with... More
Alliance To Foster Satellite Emergency Data Solutions
Iridium Satellite LLC has joined with mobile satellite industry companies and the... More
Law Firm Donates Champion Rescue Tools To Two Indiana Fire Departments
Two Indiana fire departments have received Champion Rescue Tools through a donation by... More
New Ceeker Unit Can Detect Anthrax
Veritide has developed a new approach to suspicious-powder testing that enables first... More
Crimson Fire Expands Reach With New Dealers
Crimson Fire, based in Brandon, S.D., has three new dealers in California, Arizona and... More
CSU Professors Obtain $917,000 Grant to Improve Firefighter Gear
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a group of Colorado State University... More
Elliott Event Manager Solution Completes FEMA Evaluation
Elliott Data Systems recently participated in a Federal Emergency Management... More
In Tough Times More Departments Ask E-ONE For Upgrades
As communities throughout the country experience budget constraints, E-ONE said fire... More
Saint Croix Buys Odyssey Rescue
Saint Croix Rescue, which operates on the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the... More
Streamlight Warns About Risk Of Off-Brand Batteries
Streamlight has issued a warning about purchasing and using inferior quality lithium 123A... More

In the News

Smith Appointed Waterous President
Waterous, a global leader in fire suppression technology, said William L. Smith was... More
SCBA Face Piece Failures Spur Study
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Institute of Standards and... More
AWG Fittings Hires Industry Veterans
AWG Fittings, LLC has named two fire industry veterans to top positions in its North... More
Van Fleet Named VP At Akron Brass
Akron Brass Company announced a number of appointments and promotions, including Timothy... More
Crash Rescue Makes Organization Changes
Crash Rescue Equipment Services of Dallas recently completed construction of new front... More