To benefit the National Fallen Fire-fighters Foundation (NFFF) Pierce Manufacturing Inc., presented Specialist Noel Bossen of Fort Bliss, Texas, a customized Ford F-150 4 x 4 SuperCrew pickup truck as the winner in its Support for the Long Haul program to benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). Since forming a relationship with the NFFF, Pierce has generated donations of more than $340,000 to assist the organization. "Pierce is proud to champion the important mission of the NFFF through programs like Support for the Long Haul,” said Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Fire & Emergency. “The monies raised will directly assist the families and loved ones of firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice.” Specialist Bossen was presented the grand prize while on duty at Fort Bliss. In a surprise ceremony, she was called to the Fort Bliss Fire Department where three of the department’s Pierce pumpers were driven away to reveal the firefighter inspired Ford F-150 4 x 4 SuperCrew pickup truck. (View the surprise ceremony.) Specialist Bossen is a member of the 511th Intelligence Company. “With the help of partners like Pierce Manufacturing and support from Pritchard Auto Company, we are able to continue to expand our programming for the families and loved ones of fallen firefighters,” said Ron Siarnicki, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation executive director. “We are grateful to Pierce Manufacturing for helping us raise awareness, and funds, so we can fulfill our mission.” Pierce Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bobby J. Williams added, “Pierce and its dealer family are proud to support the NFFF through Support for the Long Haul. We are moving forward with plans to further the goals of this fine organization in 2014.” “On behalf of Pritchard Auto Company, we’re proud and honored to assist Pierce and the NFFF in the Support for the Long Haul campaign,” said Joe Pritchard, president of Pritchard Auto Company. “Pritchard is proud to be a partner of this important cause.” The NFFF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the memory of America’s fallen firefighters as it allocates resources to aid their surviving spouses and children with scholarship assistance for educational and job training costs, and for peer networks that offer families and coworkers essential emotional support.

Five speakers from different parts of the world On the list of events of this year’s intersec in Dubai was amongst others a seminar hosted by the International Water Mist Association (IWMA). On 19th January – the first day of the fair – five speakers from different parts of the world held lectures about “Fire Protection with Water Mist”. The audience consisted of over nearly 80 interested people, most of them from the Middle East region. Alex Palle, CEO of the Danish company VID Fire-Kill, spoke twice. In his first lecture he introduced water mist as a state of the art technology. During a second presentation he explained water mist applications and approvals. To give the audience an idea about standardizations in Europe – where water mist as it is used today has its roots – Marco Pesaola, Eusebi Impianti, Italy, gave a lecture on “New Water Mist Solutions according to Annex B of CEN 14972 – Guidelines for developing Fire Test Procedures for Water Mist System”. Mohamed Sorour, owner of the Egyptian based company Deutschland Technology, concentrated on “Challenges in Mega Projects” in his lecture. During the presentation which followed Rüdiger Kopp (Fogtec Fire Protection, Germany) talked about the “State of the Art Cable Tunnel Protection with High Pressure Water Mist”. The final speaker was Rashid Haddadi from the Danish Company Danfoss Semco. The topic of his speech was the “Protection of outdoor Transformers with High Pressure Water Mist”. “Many high-quality questions came from the audience which reflected thequality of the presentations and which also proofs that the interest in fire protection with water mist is continually growing within this region”, says Bettina McDowell, IWMA association secretary. “

17-19 June at London Excel FIREX International, organised by UBM Live, is excited to announce an extensive amount of new developments for 2014. Set to be a show stopping year, FIREX International will take place at ExCeL London from 17th – 19th June 2014, where visitors will be able to experience the most interactive show yet. New Association Partnerships New partnerships that have been confirmed for 2014 include The Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting (ICEL) and The Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers Ltd (ISCE). ICEL will have a designated zone on the show floor where visitors are able to source approved products and seek expertise and guidance on best practice for installers and those deemed the responsible person. ISCE will deliver educational content about public address and voice alarm issues to installers, maintainers and end users. FIREX International continues to work closely with the ASFP, FPA, FIA and LPCB, and the new partnerships with ICEL and ISCE will expand on the wealth of information available to the industry under one roof. FIREX Academy The FIREX Academy will be returning with exceptional educational sessions and provide valuable advice on what’s happening in the fire sector for the full duration of the show. Three seminar theatres will be present on the show floor and the free content will be available to all visitors who want to develop their knowledge in fire safety, legal implications and fire engineering. Theatres include : Expertise & Guidance Theatre (end-user focused), Installer & Maintainers Theatre in association with the ASFP and the FPA Masterclass Theatre. Speakers Corner Taking on the famous speaker’s corner at Hyde Park, manufacturers will have the opportunity to present a two minute product pitch to an awaiting crowd. A prime opportunity to shout about what makes their products unique, manufacturers will be able to convince onlookers why they should come and test out their products at the show. FIREX TV Never seen before at FIREX International, a TV crew will be roaming the show floor to keep an eye out for the most exciting activities happening. Streaming live from the show floor there is no chance of missing out on the latest product launch and biggest announcements at the show. Registration for FIREX International 2014 is now live, for more information and to register visit: www.firex.co.uk. For information on exhibiting contact James Nash, Sales Manager on 0207 921 8342 or [email protected].

19th-21st March in Beijing City Technology is set to exhibit with Honeywell at one of the world’s largest oil and gas trade shows, The China International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Exhibition (CIPPE). The event is taking place at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on 19-21 March (Stand 540, Hall 1).   City is the world’s leading supplier of gas sensors, producing 4.5 million sensors per annum – a large proportion of which are used to protect workers and assets in the oil and gas industry. CIPPE provides the opportunity to communicate the importance of choosing reliable and repeatable gas sensors in ensuring worker safety and reducing the cost of ownership of gas detection for oil and gas companies.   A full range of toxic and flammable gas sensors will be on show at Stand 540 in Hall W1, including City’s H2S and CH4 sensors which are commonly used in this environment.   Wilson Tan, Business Leader of City Technology in APAC, commented, “The oil and gas market is one of City’s most important and fastest growing end user markets thanks to strong energy demand and stricter health and safety regulations in high growth regions. CIPPE is a very important, high quality oil and gas event covering cutting edge technologies and market leading products. It provides an ideal platform to explain to the industry the crucial role that sensors play in gas detection and the overall safety of workers and to discuss new regulations which are affecting the industry. City’s gas sensors are designed to deliver the best possible stability and reliability and are able to meet the strictest gas detection requirements – an area which is seeing greater focus with the introduction of the new flammable gas detection standard GB15322 which will be effective in 2015.”

At a US Air Force base US Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates the cause of an incident that killed one man and injured three others. 31-year-old Jonathan Lord (Valparaiso) died after a large amount of fire fighting foam was released into the hangar on January 8. He had worked as a contractor for Defense Support Services at Eglin (northwest Florida) since 2006. The three injured people (also contractors) were treated for foam inhalation problems and released shortly after the incident. What caused the system to trigger the release of foam is yet to be ascertained. A similar incident in occurred in Eglin’s King Hangar in 2012, which resulted in foam 10-12 feet deep. Eglin is geographically the US’ largest Air Force base. The fire suppression system in the 90,000-square-foot maintenance hangar has 24 foam generators hanging from the ceiling. Two operational F-15s were in the hangar when the foam was released, as were a non-operational F-15, F-16 and an A-10 used for educational purposes. Following the news, a spokesperson at JOIFF – the international association for industrial hazard management – pointed out that this was the second fixed fire-fighting system fatality that had come to its attention in as many days, and advised its members: ‘Take care you fully understand the operational conditions under which a discharge of the fire fighting system can occur. Also note the potential impact it can have on personnel operating in the same space. Check your safe working practices in and around these systems and whether safety interlocks are required to be activated when personnel are present. Know intimately your fire-fighting systems and keep safe.’

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RescueSim will prepare incident commanders and officers for possible emergencies The Dutch Safety Region of IJsselland will use RescueSim to prepare its incident commanders and officers for possible emergencies. IJsselland is the latest in a series of Dutch Safety Regions, Municipalities and Industry clients using RescueSim virtual training to enhance their incident management training. The Safety Region IJsselland coordinates the Fire & Rescue Services, Ambulance Service, Police and Municipalities in the region during emergencies and disasters. Responsible for the safety of half a million inhabitants, the Safety Region IJsselland prides itself on optimal preparation and training of all the emergency services involved. During a virtual training initiation in Steenwijk (NL) last November, the incident commanders of the Safety Region IJsselland experienced firsthand the advantages of training with RescueSim. During the initiation, they received advanced training and preparation for specific fire incidents and scenarios. Following this successful training and the Incident Commanders’ positive feedback, the decision was made by the Safety Region to continue the use of RescueSim virtual training and expand it for all its incident commanders and officers in the region. Jelle Nijeboer, Team Proficiency Coordinator Safety Region IJsselland: “Virtual training with RescueSim has been a success for our safety region. The software allows for a high standard of realism and allows us to train all the key tasks of incident response management required within our safety region. RescueSim allows us to train technical assistance, incidents with hazardous materials and even diving scenarios. We will also be using the system to train multi-disciplinary exercises with all emergency response departments involved. RescueSim allows us to train more efficiently without time-consuming preparation and without straining our actual resources. In January 2014, a select group of instructors within the Safety Region will be trained by VSTEP as certified RescueSim operators. These operators will become fully trained to operate the RescueSim simulator, allowing them to create scenarios and give incident management training to the Incident Commanders and Officers within the Safety Region IJsselland. RescueSim is a new generation of virtual training tools for emergency responders and is developed by VSTEP. RescueSim allows emergency crews to virtually train and experience any thinkable incident as they would in real-life. They assess the situation and determine the best response strategy, implement it and then observe the consequences of their decisions. The RescueSim virtual incident training platform is currently used in over 20 countries worldwide and its customer base continues to increase as more emergency services and safety professionals recognise the positive effect virtual training has on their incident response effectiveness and as enhancement of their practical training. www.rescuesim.com

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