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SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS CO. APPOINTS REDSTORM FIRE & RESCUE APPARATUS AS DEALER IN MID-ATLANTIC STATES

The Municipal Posted on February 20, 2014 by The MunicipalFebruary 20, 2014

SNYDER, NEB. (February 13, 2014) – Smeal Fire Apparatus Co. today announced that RedStorm Fire & Rescue Apparatus, Inc. has been named the authorized sales and service dealer for Smeal® brand fire apparatus in northern and eastern Virginia, Maryland, Delaware … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Release | Tagged apparatus, departments, including, industry, products, redstorm, service, smeal | Leave a reply

More trucks, less money

The Municipal Posted on November 9, 2013 by The MunicipalNovember 5, 2013
Aerial view of seven fire engines purchased earlier this year by Springfield and Republic, Mo., and the Nixa Fire Protection District.

Missouri fire departments construct group purchase agreement By CHRIS HALL | Springfield Fire Department As departments are tasked with an ever-widening scope of service demands, the apparatus required to meet those demands get larger and more technical. This translates into … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Response, Funding & Finances | Tagged chief, departments, group, nixa, purchase, purchasing, republic, springfield | Leave a reply

10 things to know about new NFPA standards affecting SCBAs

The Municipal Posted on August 29, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 29, 2013
Ten things to know about new NFPA standards affecting SCBAs

The National Fire Protection Association’s 2013 standards affecting self-contained breathing apparatus have departments across the country deciding whether now is the time upgrade their respiratory protective equipment or to purchase new. Considerations for both small and large departments were shared … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters | Tagged departments, Equipment, facepiece, nfpa, protective, purchase, respiratory | Leave a reply

Self-promotion equals self-preservation

The Municipal Posted on June 17, 2013 by The MunicipalJune 18, 2013
Among the strategies fire service departments should employ to increase public support for the department is to adopt a customer-service oriented attitude.

Fire and fire-based EMS operations are on the defensive, both from members of the public and from those who write their paychecks. Since 9/11, public opinion of the fire service has remained high. But at the same time, city managers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters, Funding & Finances | Tagged biggart, cities, data, departments, ems, members, public, service | Leave a reply

Succession planning: Is your city ready?

The Municipal Posted on May 19, 2013 by Sarah WrightMay 1, 2013
McMinnville, Tenn., has a succession plan in place, which focuses on developing employee’s skills so they are able to step into vacant positions.

The future is always uncertain. Would you have a qualified employee ready to step up into a management position if the spot suddenly vacated due to early retirement, accident or long-term illness? Some cities and towns are tackling those uncertainties … Continue reading →

Posted in City / Town Management | Tagged burris, city, departments, employees, plan, program | Leave a reply

Quints comeback

The Municipal Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sarah WrightApril 30, 2013
Mason City Fire Department, Iowa, gives a demonstration with their quint. The quint’s major benefit to the department has been providing flexibility when the department is short-staffed.

Economic reasons led quints to achieve popularity in the mid-80s. Now, with tightening budgets nationwide, departments are considering them again. A “quint” is short for quintuple combination, which is a fire response vehicle that has a pump and a water … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters | Tagged department, departments, engine, quint, quints, strongitharm | Leave a reply

Solar, wind and fire

The Municipal Posted on April 17, 2013 by The MunicipalApril 17, 2013
planning for emergencies with solar arrays

When a county or city approves construction of a renewable energy plant, chances are it will be built in a rural area served by a volunteer fire department that’s long on valor but short on resources. How can fire departments … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Green, Solar Energy | Tagged company, departments, emergency, energy, power, services, wind | Leave a reply

Rapid deployment training

The Municipal Posted on February 28, 2013 by The MunicipalFebruary 26, 2013
Officer Elliot Pedersen and Sergeant Jennifer Myers of the Plainfield Police Department and Officer Dan Dougherty of the Shorewood Police Department take part in the mock training exercise.

Fourteen years later, law enforcement is dealing with an alarming increase of types of shootings at schools, malls, factories and other locations. These shootings have led law enforcement to take part in what is termed “rapid deployment training.” The idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Police, Training | Tagged department, departments, enforcement, exercise, fisher, law, officers, training | Leave a reply

A perspective on fire service consolidation Indianapolis

The Municipal Posted on July 19, 2012 by Jodi MarlinAugust 16, 2012
IFD has completed consolidations with several nearby township departments since 2006

“Consolidation may have to happen, but at the end of the day it’s your people who matter.” That point, made by Robin Nicoson, health and safety division chief of the Indianapolis Fire Department and former Perry Township Fire Department chief, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters | Tagged chief, city, consolidation, departments, ifd, longerich, nicoson, township | Leave a reply

Why bill insurance providers for fire responses?

The Municipal Posted on July 10, 2012 by The MunicipalJuly 3, 2012
Maintaining necessary funding levels and securing additional money for capital purchases is a constant challenge for fire departments. Some of the financial pressure can be relieved by taking advantage of a well-established but often underused entitlement: insurance reimbursement

ISO stands for Insurance Services Office, which is an organization that rates fire departments on their ability to mitigate fires based on equipment, staffing, facilities and the municipal water supply. Insurance companies base premiums on this rating, which ranges from … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire Fighters | Tagged companies, departments, insurance, policy, property, provisiondepartment | Leave a reply

Integrated rapid incident response

The Municipal Posted on February 6, 2012 by The MunicipalFebruary 6, 2012
IBM-Intelligent-operations-center-for-smater-cities

IBM smart city product promises integrated, rapid incident response Rapid communication has never been unimportant to first responders. But while the ability to relay critical information quickly has improved drastically since the days of handringing a town hall bell, integrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Police | Tagged agencies, city, departments, ibm, information, rapid, response, time | Leave a reply

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