LAKE ASSAULT BOATS was chosen to supply up to 119 Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) patrol boats to the U.S. Navy. The five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract carries a maximum value of $56 million, and the first deliveries will begin in November 2020. The FP-M patrol boats will provide security for U.S. Navy Ships and personnel from waterborne threats in and outside of Navy ports around the world. An operational requirement for the boats is to provide antiterrorism/force protection patrols for U.S. Navy installations, which includes patrol, interrogation of other waterborne assets, and escorting large vessels in and out of port in various weather and water conditions throughout the year, day and night. www.lakeassault.com.
PACIFIC HELMETS LTD. (located in New Zealand) and READY RACK have teamed up to bring a line of structural firefighting helmets to the U.S. market through the Ready Rack distribution network. Pacific Helmets Ltd. has more than three decades of experience in the design and manufacture of premium safety helmets that meet international standards, the practical requirements of firefighters and rescue personnel, and aesthetics for comfort and safety. Ready Rack will be introducing three high-quality structural firefighting Pacific Helmets to the product line for distribution: the traditional F18, F15, and F6. Each will be certified to NFPA 1971:2018. www.readyrack.com. www.pacifichelmets.com.
MARION BODY WORKS announced its partnership with Municipal Fire Apparatus Specialists of McAllen, Texas, as of January 1, 2020. Municipal Fire Apparatus opened in 2009 to fill a service need for major fire equipment dealers in Southern Texas. The company has since become a full-service dealership for apparatus repairs, purchases, and accessories. Municipal Fire Apparatus has 15 employees across sales, service, and office positions. With the addition of the Marion product line, Municipal Fire Apparatus aims to grow its sales team. www.marionbodyworks.com.
TECHNIMOUNT SYSTEM launched its Bracket Pro Serie® (BP) for ventilators, the most complete product line dedicated to specialized medical devices, during the EMS Today Conference, in Tampa, Florida. The complete Bracket Pro Serie product line includes mounting systems for ventilators such as EMV+ (BP-26), Hamilton T1 (BP-60), Crossvent (BP-100), EnVe/ReVel (BP-105), and Monnal (BP-110). These mounting systems respond to the needs of critical care transport (CCT) services to transport safely a high volume of life-sustaining medical devices at the same time during critical care and EMS interhospital (from the ground to air ambulances) and intrahospital transport. www.technimount.com.
names in the news
GREGORY SUMMERS was selected as the new chief of the Waco (TX) Fire Department (WFD). Summers is a 34-year fire service veteran who was previously the chief of the Little Rock (AR) Fire Department. He has a bachelor’s of science degree in emergency management from Arkansas Tech University and an associate degree in fire science from Black River Technical College. Summers succeeds former WFD chief Bobby Tatum, who retired at the end of 2019 after 31 years of service with the Fort Worth (TX) Fire Department and three years as WFD’s chief.
CASEY MATHES was sworn in as the new chief of the Nitro (WV) Fire Department (NFD) on March 3. He is a 23-year NFD veteran and a fifth-generation NFD firefighter as well as a third-generation chief. Along with Mathes, eight other firefighters were sworn into their appropriate ranks. Mathes takes over the position from former chief Jeff Elkins, who spent 30 years with the NFD before recently retiring.
THOMAS M. IACOVISSI was sworn as the new chief of the Rome (NY) Fire Department (RFD). Iacovissi is a 30-year RFD veteran whose son, Dustin, is also a city firefighter. He joined the department in September 1989 and moved up the ranks from firefighter to lieutenant to captain to deputy chief in 2010. Iacovissi said the first challenge he will tackle as chief is getting the department’s membership numbers back up, with roughly 40 percent of current RFD firefighters having less than three years’ experience. Iacovissi takes over the position from outgoing chief Ronald M. Brement.
