● FSI NORTH AMERICA, a division of Fire Safety International, Inc., has moved into new manufacturing, warehousing, and office facilities. FSI manufactures WMD/haz-mat decon shower systems and other firefighting equipment and EMS supplies and accessories. The new address is: FSI North America, A Division of Fire Safety International, Inc., 311 Abbe Road, Sheffield Lake OH 44054; Phone: (440) 949-2400; Fax: (440) 949-2900; Web site:www.fsinorth.com.
● AMERICAN LAFRANCE CORPORATION named Bob Correll director of manufacturing. He will oversee all production operations for the fire and emergency apparatus manufacturer and report to John Stevenson, the company president. A 24-year veteran of the commercial vehicle manufacturing industry, Correll most recently served as facilities manager at Freightliner LLC’s Cleveland, North Carolina, truck manufacturing plant.
● FDM SOFTWARE, a developer of public safety software, announced that the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, has agreed to implement FDM’s computer aided dispatch (CAD) and records management system (RMS) software. The Surrey Fire Service, one of the largest composite fire departments in Canada, has 17 fire stations, staffed by 312 career and 270 volunteer firefighters. FDM’s software will assist Surrey in enhancing its service delivery to a population of almost 400,000 and a jurisdiction of 132 square miles.
Using FDM CAD, Surrey will also serve as the regional dispatch center for 200,000 in six local communities. The FDM products will provide enhanced data sharing among these 15 additional stations, staffed by 127 career and 319 volunteer firefighters. These systems will enable Surrey Fire Service dispatchers to process emergency calls efficiently, allocate resources quickly, and record incident data accurately.
● MAJOR STEPS, INC., maker of the 911 Code Red Team Helmet, wants real stories of fire rescues involving children for use in producing fire prevention-oriented comic books and animated videos. For more information, contact Felix Batts at (877) 291-4504, or (252) 363-2821, or visit www.911CodeRedTeam.com.
● ACTION TRAINING SYSTEMS offers free assistance for fire departments on applying for a FIRE Act grant. For free grant tips, help with completing an online profile, developing a custom training training package as part of your fire department’s program, or reviewing your program narrative, contact Action Training by e-mail at grants@action-training.com, or call (800) 755-1440, ext. 6. Web site: www. action-training.com/femafireactgrant.asp.
● EMERGENCY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT, INC. (EDM) offers a comprehensive 70-page report on the 2004 Christmas Tsunami in Asia. The document encompasses subjects such as quake and tsunami, timeline, affected countries, tourists/foreign nationals, warning systems including the Pacific tsunami warning center, hazard identification, risk assessment/impact analysis, public education and social aspects, health issues/disease prevention, mass fatality management, and more. The document is available at the EDM Web site at www.edmus.info.
