CUMMINS POWER GENERATION has launched a new externally focused Web site for fire engineers and chiefs. The new site, which represents a complete overhaul of an earlier site, provides online tools, extensive technical documentation, news feeds, blog posts, and discussion forums, all designed to deliver comprehensive, useful information. The site is open to the public, but use of the online tools and the technical library requires registration. The site also includes sample specifications for generator and engine data for fire trucks. The forum has contributions from Cummins employees, distributors, and dealers with hands-on experience, and it has an engineering team that provides answers to technical questions. Visit the site at www.fire.cumminspowersource.com.
Mid-Atlantic region firefighters honored the 343 Fire Department of New York firefighters who died on September 11 at the 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb by climbing 110 flights in the Washington, D.C., Hilton on April 6. The event was co-sponsored by the CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE (CFSI) and the NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION, which was part of CFSI’s 23rd Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Seminars program. The event was one in a series of commemorative climbs for fire service personnel, who will honor the firefighters who died on September 11. The climbs are inspired by similar events that have occurred in Denver since 2005. www.cfsi.org. www.firehero.org.
SEATS INCORPORATED was named “Manufacturer of the Year” by the Sauk County Development Corporation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, for a Large, For-Profit company within Sauk County. The award honors recipients for their significant contributions within Business Accomplishments and Contributions to Enhance the Community. Seats Incorporated was founded in 1952 and started production in a 1,500 square-foot factory with approximately seven employees. Seats assembles finished seating products and fabricates nearly all of the component parts to do so. They ship approximately 1,000 seats per day for the heavy-duty truck, emergency vehicle, delivery van, medium-duty motor coach, locomotive, construction equipment, and other over-the-highway and off-highway vehicle markets. www.seatsinc.com.
The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC), the INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS & HOME SAFETY (IBHS), and other partners have launched a national loss prevention program called “Ready, Set, Go!” which promotes creation of fire-adapted communities by providing fire departments and other public and private agencies help to teach homeowners how to effectively prepare for and react to wildland fires. The program urges homeowners to create their own action plan for preparing their homes and the property surrounding the house and being able to evacuate the area when local officials give the order. The program was also developed with the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fire Administration, U.S. Department of the Interior, and Firewise. www.DisasterSafety.org.
SCOTT HEALTH & SAFETYunveiled a new global brand identity and will immediately begin operating under the name Scott Safety. The new brand reflects the company’s unified and strategic corporate direction as a global leader that for decades has combined innovation, with stability, and heritage and resourcefulness with experience to deliver safety protection equipment and solutions. The new brand is supported by a launch campaign that includes a new logo and Web site. The new Web site better serves Scott Safety’s local and global customers and embraces the organization’s new identity. Visit the site at www.scottsafety.com.
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