- ACTION TRAINING SYSTEMS (ATS) announced its new Online Per User Pricing Model. This new pricing structure enables ATS’ customers to gain access to the same high-quality content at an affordable price. Customers will be able to choose from one of ATS’ four comprehensive training catalogs: Fire Catalog (99 interactive courses), EMS Catalog (55 Interactive courses), Industrial & EMS Catalog (78 Interactive courses), or the Fire & EMS Catalog (153 Interactive courses). The ATS Online Per User Pricing Model allows any size organization to have high-quality ATS training at an affordable price. http://www.action-training.com. (800) 755-1440.
- U.S. FIRE PUMP‘s new High Velocity Pump (HVP), placed on board a Ferrara industrial pumper dubbed the “Inundator Super Pumper,” set the Guinness Book World Record for “Highest Pumping Capacity Fire Engine.” The HVP helped Ferrara Fire Apparatus reach close to 5,500 gallons per minute (gpm) from draft and 10,000+ gpm from a pressurized source. The water flow distance measured during a recent field test was 500+ feet horizontal reach and 400+ feet vertical reach. U.S. Fire Pump specializes in designing and producing high volume fire solutions for industrial applications. Read about the new world record at http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/372489-highest-pumping-capacity-fire-engine. http://www.usfirepump.com.
- TARGETSOLUTIONS announced 36 new emergency medical services (EMS) courses approved for credit by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). The courses have been added to TargetSolutions’ online training catalog for CECBEMS, which now features 159 hours of approved continuing education for all levels of EMS personnel. In the past, only a portion of TargetSolutions’ EMS online continuing education was approved for CECBEMS credit. Now, every EMS training course meets CECBEMS requirements, giving providers more access to TargetSolutions’ course content nationwide. http://www.targetsolutions.com.
- The NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) awarded its inaugural Philip J. DiNenno Prize as well as $50,000 in prize money to Lyman Blackwell, who co-developed the affordable home smoke alarm with the late Duane Pearsall. The DiNenno Prize recognizes important innovations that have had a significant impact on public safety, including building, fire, and electrical safety. It is named after the late Philip J. DiNenno for his exceptional contributions to fire safety. The affordable home smoke alarm was developed in the 1960s by Pearsall and Blackwell, who recognized a need for an inexpensive and easy-to-install smoke detector that could bring fire safety to every household. http://www.nfpa.org/dinenno.
- CUMMINS INC. announced two new environmental sustainability goals for its products in use and the logistics of the company’s managed freight. Cummins is pledging that by 2020 it will reach an annual reduction of 3.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), or 350 million gallons of fuel. The company expects to reach 20 percent of its customers, cumulatively saving them 1.6 billion gallons of fuel, $6 billon, and more than 15 million metric tons of CO2. Cummins is also pledging to reduce CO2 per kilogram of goods moved by 10 percent by 2020 by adopting a global transportation management system to improve the speed and efficiency of goods moved and to improve end-to-end visibility to manage the process. http://www.cummins.com
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