- LION and a hand-selected group of LION dealer sales representatives completed the inaugural Professional Development Program offered at LION University. The graduates include Dave Duddles of Apollo Fire Equipment, Joe Fox of Municipal Equipment Company, James O’Nan of Municipal Equipment Company, Brendon Gilchrist of Fire Tech & Safety Inc., Bill Sukerman of Fire Tech & Safety, Daren Greening of CoPro Emergency/Fire Products, Chris Hurst of Sentinel Emergency Solutions, Todd Katz of Tom Smith Fire Equipment Co., Alexander Morales and Natalie Paretti of Turnout Fire & Safety, Todd Vogelpohl of Vogelpohl Fire Equipment, and Jeremy Ware of 5 Alarm Fire and Safety Equipment. LION University keeps LION dealer sales representatives current on requirements of first responders and technical advancements across the marketplace. www.lionprotects.com.
- AVON PROTECTION SYSTEMS has acquired the thermal imaging camera business argus, which is based in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, and is a leading designer and manufacturer of thermal imaging cameras for first responder and fire markets. Avon Protection is a world leader in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment and respiratory protection, providing complete solutions for air-, land-, and sea-based military personnel; law enforcement; first responder; firefighting; and industrial sectors worldwide. They are the primary supplier of CBRN personal respiratory equipment to the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces. www.avon-protection.com. www.argusdirect.com.
- The NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION’s (NFPA’s) Fire Sprinkler Initiative and the HOME FIRE SPRINKLER COALITION (HFSC) awarded Clarendon Hills (IL) Fire Department Chief Brian Leahy with the 2015 Bringing Safety Home Award. The award recognizes fire service members and other safety advocates who use HFSC’s educational materials and Fire Sprinkler Initiative resources to ensure that decision makers have accurate information as new or updated home fire sprinkler codes are considered. In 2000, Leahy met with his elected officials to educate them on the benefits of home fire sprinklers. With limited resources, Leahy’s efforts resulted in the passage of an ordinance requiring fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family homes. Today, more than 700 Clarendon Hills homes are protected with fire sprinklers. www.nfpa.org.
- The FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (FASNY) has produced “Firefighters Fighting Cancer,” a video that highlights the stories of six cancer survivors from across New York State’s fire service. All six firefighters were seemingly healthy when they received their respective cancer diagnoses; their illnesses were likely caused by their work as volunteer firefighters. New York State legislation sponsored by State Senator Michael Nozzolio and Assembly member Aileen Gunther would provide presumptive cancer coverage to New York’s 92,000 volunteer firefighters. The bill would cover several types of cancers presumed to be linked to firefighting, ensuring that no firefighter diagnosed with cancer would be left looking for help. View the full video at www.fasny.com/fightcancer.
- The D.C. FIREFIGHTERS BURN FOUNDATION received a donation of more than $47,000 from the Pi Kappa Alpha (PKA) fraternity at George Washington University (GWU), marking the 10th year of donations from the fraternity, which represents one of the Foundation’s largest annual donations. For the past decade, PKA has hosted various fundraisers on the GWU campus to raise money and awareness for the Foundation and fire safety on campus, which culminates in a Fireman’s Challenge-a competition between campus sororities. Founded in 2004 by active and retired Washington, D.C., firefighters, the Foundation is dedicated to assisting in the recovery and rehabilitation of injured firefighters and burn survivors through burn research, treatment and rehabilitation programs. www.dcffburnfoundation.org.
- BARRON LIGHTING GROUP, creator of the LED exit sign and brands such as Exitronix, Trace*Lite, and specialtyLED, announced Roni Faller as its Midwestern Regional Vice President. Faller comes to Barron with a 20+-year track record of business development, sales strategies, and marketing knowledge. Faller’s past roles include working for product manufacturers, as a manufacturing representative of architectural and lighting products, and national account sales. In her new role, Faller will be responsible for the key account relationships, regional strategies, and growth and training within her territory that consists of the states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, and many others.
- NATIONAL FOAM opened a new, state-of-the art foam manufacturing and blending facility in Angier, North Carolina. The new facility will allow National Foam to meet increased demand for its foam products domestically and internationally. The current facility in West Chester, Pennsylvania, will close after a suitable transition period in 2016. National Foam’s engineering, proposals, and other functional teams will remain in the greater Exton, Pennsylvania, area and continue to operate in a new facility that will also be located in Angier.
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- ETHAN AVERITT REED, 74, celebrated his 50th year as a firefighter for the state of Oregon. Sworn in as a firefighter on August 8, 1965, Reed worked at three different stations during his first five years on the job; he has been at Portland (OR) Fire Bureau’s Station 1 driving Engine 1 for the past 45 years.
- PAUL JANUSZEWSKI was sworn in as the new chief of the North Haven (CT) Fire Department (NHFD), replacing retired Chief Vincent Landisio. Januszewski is a 14-year member of the NHFD, five of which was as lieutenant. Prior to that, he served as a volunteer firefighter in Enfield and as a paid firefighter in Somers. He is a nationally registered paramedic and was selected for the Executive Fire Officer Program through the National Fire Academy, a postgraduate fire officer development course. He’s the first member of the North Haven Fire Department to be accepted into the program.
- JOSEPH G. DOOLEY was sworn in as the new chief of the Linden (NJ) Fire Department (LFD). Dooley started with the LFD in 1984 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1990, to captain in 1995, to deputy chief in 2000, and as Linden Fire Official in 2014. Dooley has been instrumental in obtaining grants for the department totaling almost $5 million. He has also received numerous awards from the City of Linden, St. Barnabas Burn Center, and the NJ State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association.
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