MONTVALE, NJ - The New York State Association of Fire Chiefs conducted two days of intense firefighter "Hands-On Training" using a Kidde Mobile FIRETRAINER® ML-1000 live fire training system.

The training, held at the annual FIRE conference in Lake George, New York, imparts vital knowledge and skills upon firefighters of New York State. Over 75 live fire training exercises were performed.

In support of the event, Kidde Fire Trainers and the Southside Fire Company arranged to have the Mobile FIRETRAINER® present. The 48-ft long, 2-story training trailer exposes firefighters to the intense heat, flames smoke and chaos of a real fire emergency. However, unlike a real emergency, these computer-controlled, propane fueled fires can be started and extinguished by an instructor at the touch of a button, ensuring trainee safety.

The trailer has specialized features, such as a pitched roof, a 2nd floor room, a staircase, doors, windows, a forced entry door, and repositionable interior walls to simulate features found in a typical house or building fire. For added realism, the trainer's interactive sound system can replicate sounds like an explosion noise or a victim's call for help.

The Southside Fire Company in Riverside, PA recently purchased the ML-1000 using federal funding from the 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The trainer was then loaned to the NY State Fire Chief's Association for their training.

Kidde Fire Trainers, Inc. is the world's leading supplier of live fire training systems and centers to aviation, municipal and military fire departments and academies worldwide.

Kidde Fire Trainers is part of UTC Fire & Security, which provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers around the world. Headquartered in Connecticut, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide. More information can be found at http://www.utcfireandsecurity.com.