Company/Association News

• TARGETSOLUTIONS has implemented major enhancements to its online training management system, Enterprise. These enhancements will improve the platform’s capability for sharing training resoures between agencies inside regional training groups. The Enterprise solution is built to streamline training management practices and boost overall performance for mutual-aid partners who need to work cohesively together. Enterprise has been upgraded with new features for sharing custom training activities, tracking completed hands-on training sessions, scheduling group events, and moving files from the top of an Enterprise site to an individual agency’s site. Departments can still enjoy the autonomy of their own TargetSolutions’ site, but capitalize on resources shared by other agencies inside their group. www.targetsolutions.com.
• WATERWAY COOPERATIVE LLC will begin a new cooperative serving central Florida. Waterway is the only ISO-9001 Quality Management-certified company in the United States operating in its field. With its unique cooperative system, a fire department or municipality can be assured that the annually required National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) tests are carried out by a local owner/operator and crew of experienced professionals. The company also pioneered 24/7 online test records, saving fire departments the trouble of storing paper files. To help fire departments comply with expanding NFPA standards, Waterway offers testing services such as hard suction, nozzle, appliance, system, and pump testing. www.waterwayinc.com.
• FIREPROGRAMS released an updated data management application. With an all new user interface, FirePrograms provides increased automation and simplified navigation. Comprehensively offering the many tools public safety agencies need to track the numerous facets of their operations, software end users are met with a user-friendly environment, while robust capabilities are available for system administrators. This update also meets FEMA NFIRS 5.0 compliance standards. The updated software is available in both locally installed and Web-deployed versions to meet the varying needs of public safety agencies. Existing supported FirePrograms customers also receive the update as an upgrade to their previous version of FirePrograms. www.fireprograms.com.
• The RIO DE JANEIRO FIRE DEPARTMENT won of the 2015 International Conrad Dietrich Magirus Award. As part of the award, 10 firefighters from the department traveled to New York City (NYC) to meet with Fire Department of New York colleagues. The Brazilians also visited the famous fire academy on Randall’s Island, the training center where all New York firefighters start their careers. The Brazilian brigade also visited the 9/11 memorial including its museum as well as many famous NYC landmarks and areas. The competition is named for pioneering German firefighter Conrad Dietrich Magirus, who founded Magirus 150 years ago. The company is now taking applications for its 2016 competition at http://www.magirusgroup.com/de/en/serving-heroes/conrad-dietrich-magirus-award.
• HARRINGTON, INC. is now offering a five-year warranty against failure because of corrosion on its popular H500S piston intake and H1000 ball intake valves. Both valves have been in use in the field for many years. Additional anodizing has been applied to these valves for assistance with exposure to harsh, corrosive water. These valves include an adjustable pressure relief, built-in elbow and bleeders. The H1000 full-flow ball design valve includes a ball position indicator, reversible operating handle and bleeder. Numerous other Harrington and AWG products readily available for quick shipment. www.harrinc.com.
• The INTERNATIONAL FIRE MARSHALS ASSOCIATION (IFMA) presented its Percy Bugbee Award to National Fire Protection Association Fire Code Regional Director and IFMA Executive Secretary Steven Sawyer. Sawyer is a member of North Stonington (CT) Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. who previously served as deputy chief. Sawyer also served eight years as deputy fire marshal for Yale University. He has been with NFPA for more than 20 years, serving in various departments such as the Public Fire Protection Division, where he staffed numerous fire service standards including deployment, fire service training, and community risk reduction. Sawyer has served as the IFMA Executive Secretary since 1998.www.nfpa.org.
• STREAMLIGHT®, INC. was awarded the Call2Recycle 2015 Leaders in Sustainability Award for its commitment to battery recycling. Streamlight was part of a nationwide coalition of businesses that helped Call2Recycle divert close to 7.1 million pounds of batteries from U.S. landfills in 2015, a three-percent increase from 2014. Recycled materials included nickel cadmium, lithium ion, nickel metal hydride and small sealed lead acid batteries. Streamlight and several of its distributors are partners with Call2Recycle, Inc., North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship program offering no-cost battery and cell phone recycling solutions across the U.S. and Canada. The program helps businesses care for the environment through its rechargeable battery collection program.www.streamlight.com.

Names in the News

• Lake County (FL) Fire-Rescue Lieutanant ROB FICKETT was promoted to battalion chief. As one of six frontline battalion chiefs, Fickett now will be responsible for managing 12 fire stations covering 600 square miles of territory and supervising around 25 employees. Fickett is also an instructor at Lake Tech Fire Academy for special operations and a member of Florida Taskforce 4 as a heavy equipment and rigging specialist. He’s currently enrolled in Florida’s Emergency Management Leadership Institute program. A native of Eustis, Fickett began his career with Lake County Fire-Rescue in 2006 and has a long family history in the fire service.
• DAVID COATNEY was named as the new chief of Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue. Coatney is a former chief of the Round Rock (TX) Fire Department. He also served in the San Antonio (TX) Fire Department for more than 25 years. Coatney is an Army veteran and a native of Seattle, Washington, where he grew up in a housing project. He was a police officer before switching to the fire department. His background in fire service includes fire suppression, emergency medical services, special operations, emergency management, and homeland security.
• BOBBY DISANTO was sworn in as the new chief of the Willoughby Hills (OH) Fire Department, replacing retired chief, Richard Harmon. DiSanto, whose first official day on duty was June 6, was selected from approximately 16 applicants. DiSanto intends to implement changes that he thinks will lead to a happier, healthier department with better communication with a focus on firefighter health and fitness. DiSanto also intends on putting an emphasis on better communication with everyone working and communicating on the same page.