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| April 9, 2008 | Vol. 6, No. 4 |
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Table of Contents Understanding Large-Diameter Hose Performance In Service Opens Nominations for EVT of the Year American LaFrance Replaces Upper Managers Pierce Names New Dealer in Canada Rosenbauer Adds Dealer in New Jersey Oklahoma Firefighters Hurt When Engine Rolls Federal Signal May Sell E-One Sterling Trucks Add Safety Options Recent Apparatus Deliveries Akron Brass Celebrates 90th Anniversary E-ONE Offers Aerial Maintenance Classes Ingersoll-Rand Releases Tool Catalog Southwest EVT Conference Breaks Records Shop Truck Photos Wanted Flammable Vapors Can Cause Engine Damage Shop Calendar To read about our privacy policy concerning your email address, click here ADVERTISEMENT Diamondback™ LED Perimeter Warning Lights: With incredible brightness, unmatched directional visibility, customized flash pattern and styling flexibility, and unique serviceability; the new patent-pending Diamondback is loaded with powerful innovations that deliver unprecedented performance! Learn more at www.weldoninc.com/ Feature Understanding Large-Diameter Hose Performance By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor Departments that protect areas without hydrants often rely on water from ponds, cisterns and other sources. For transfer distances of about 2,500 feet or more, water tender/tanker shuttles are commonly used. For shorter distances, large-diameter hose may be able to provide more water with less personnel. ADVERTISEMENT 
The 5th Annual FEMSA Fire Service survey is online now! Please click here to participate. Sign up to have your department be entered into a drawing to win $5000 worth of gear from any FEMSA member company! EVT of the Year In Service Opens Nominations for EVT of the Year FIRE CHIEF magazine is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the In Service 2008 Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year. The award will be given to one emergency vehicle technician who has made an outstanding effort to promote a high standard of excellence in quality and safety in emergency vehicles. ADVERTISEMENT 
Fire Chief's Station Style Conference will focus on the changing role of fire stations and emergency response facilities. This unique conference offers attendees a personalized opportunity to experience the latest in station design technology and network with chiefs, officers and architects from across the country. Register at www.firechief.com/stationstyleconference/conferenceregistration/. People American LaFrance Replaces Upper Managers American LaFrance, currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announced it had hired A. Matthew Karmel as the new president and CEO. Bill Hinz, who was formerly the president, is now the chairman of the company. Pierce Names New Dealer in Canada Darch Fire Inc., located between London, Toronto and Hamilton in Ayr, Ontario, has assumed sales and service responsibility for the province of Ontario for Pierce and Contender by Pierce fire apparatus. Rosenbauer Adds Dealer in New Jersey Rosenbauer America announced the appointment of Major Firefighting Technology of Kenvil, N.J., as the company's dealer for New Jersey, New York City and Long Island. Oklahoma Firefighters Hurt When Engine Rolls Two firefighters in Oklahoma received minor injuries when an apparatus left the pavement and rolled on its side during an early morning rain storm. Apparatus News Federal Signal May Sell E-One E-ONE's parent company Federal Signal Corp. announced it is having discussions with prospective buyers with the intention of selling the Florida-based fire apparatus manufacturer. Sterling Trucks Add Safety Options Customers specifying Sterling truck chassis now can select optional air-disc brakes, collision-warning systems and roll stability control systems on Sterling set-back front axle A-Line trucks, as well as all L-Line and Acterra models. New Deliveries Recent Apparatus Deliveries  Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at the apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country. What are they specifying? Why did they select a particular chassis or component? How do they feel about their choices now that the apparatus are in service? Components Akron Brass Celebrates 90th Anniversary Akron Brass celebrates 90 years of producing equipment for the fire service this year. From a modest start making brass hose couplings in 1918, the company now designs and manufactures a wide range of products including nozzles, monitors, lights, reels and more. Shop News E-ONE Offers Aerial Maintenance Classes E-ONE has scheduled back-to-back aerial maintenance classes for technicians who want to receive comprehensive factory training. Each class is five days long with a weekend in between and may be taken separately or together. Ingersoll-Rand Releases Tool Catalog Ingersoll-Rand, manufacturer of a wide range of products, released a new catalog of vehicle tools and equipment. Southwest EVT Conference Breaks Records The ninth annual Southwest EVT Conference in March set both attendance and certification testing records. More than 150 attendees made it the largest conference to date and more than 120 people took a total of 189 EVTCC exams during the event. Shop Truck Photos Wanted If you are proud of your department's mechanic truck, fuel truck, tire truck, wrecker or other maintenance-related vehicle, we'd like to feature it in a monthly issue of In Service Online. Did You Know? Flammable Vapors Can Cause Engine Damage Did you know that flammable vapors in the air can cause diesel engines to potentially overspeed and damage themselves under idle or lightly loaded conditions? Shutting the engine off won’t help — as long as the vapors are drawn into the air intake, the engine could keep running. Shop Calendar Shop Calendar Shop Calendar contains listings of training events, conferences and meetings of interest to personnel involved in emergency vehicle maintenance and specifications. Below are events planned for upcoming weeks. Check the calendar online for all current listings. APRIL E-ONE EVTCC F-3 Review April 15-18, Ocala, Fla. A 4-day class reviewing the material covered on the EVT Certification Commission F-3 Fire Pumps and Accessories test. Contact: E-ONE, 352-237-1122, E-onetraining@e-one.com; http://www.e-one.com/training Oklahoma EVT Clinic April 18, Muskogee, Okla. Federal Mogul wheel end and brake certification clinic at the Muskogee Fire Training Center. Lunch provided. OAEVT meeting afterwards. Contact: Steve Hill, 918-684-6245; http://www.okevt.org Drive to Survive: Preventing Fire Apparatus Crashes April 23, Columbia, Penn. Safe driving techniques for fire apparatus operators. Class will be held at the Columbia Fire Company. Contact: Drive to Survive, 610-960-7248; http://www.drivetosurvive.org E-ONE Aerial One April 28-May 2, Ocala, Fla. A five-day class covering all aspects of E-ONE aerials, including the electrical and hydraulic systems, with an emphasis on preventive maintenance. Contact: E-ONE, 352-237-1122, E-onetraining@e-one.com; http://www.e-one.com/training MAY Darley CAFS Academy May 8-10, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Instruction on the operation and benefits of compressed air foam systems, including hands-on demonstrations. The CAFS Academy is free to all Darley Pump School participants or $100 for walk-in registrants. Contact: Darley, Troy Carothers, cafs@daley.com; http://www.cafsacademy.com E-ONE Aerial Two May 12-16, Ocala, Fla. A five-day class covering all aspects of E-ONE aerials, including the electrical and hydraulic systems, with an emphasis on troubleshooting and repair. Contact: E-ONE, 352-237-1122, E-onetraining@e-one.com; http://www.e-one.com/training Darley Pump School May 5-7, Chippewa Falls, Wis. A comprehensive class covering pump theory, operation, maintenance and repair of Darley pumps and accessories. Class is free; students pay for their own transportaion, lodging and meals. Darley CAFS Academy begins the following day (see below). Contact: Darley, Charlene Swintek, 800-323-0244 Wisconsin Association of Emergency Vehicle Technicians’ Spring Seminar May 14-15, Neenah, Wis. Classes include Hale pumps, Allison world transmissions and Pierce aerial maintenance. Contact: John Coutts, 262-334-1548, jdcoutts@sbcglobal.net Hale Pump Maintenance and Operations Seminar May 12-16, Conshohocken, Penn. Includes instruction on pump design, construction, components, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and testing. The first day includes optional instruction on CAFS; the last day includes an optional EVTCC test for those who have made prior arrangements with the EVT Certification Commission. Contact: Hale Products; http://www.haleproducts.com/Main/Content,30,10.aspx Pennsylvania Fire Expo May 16-18, Harrisburg, Penn. One of the largest apparatus and equipment shows in the country. Contact: Tina Alexander, 717-464-3291 |
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