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Table of Contents Making Ambulances Safer, One Association at a Time Dare to Dream NIST Seeks Input on Safer Ambulance Designs Smeal Debuts 5-Section Aerial Platform Oklahoma City Orders 5 New E-ONE Fire Trucks FPRF Releases Ambulance Crash-Data Report Springfield Takes Delivery of 2 New Fire Apparatus Show Off Your New Delivery Visit Us on the Web To read about our privacy policy concerning your email address, click here Editorial By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director It’s easy to predict that the fire and emergency services will see significant changes in ambulances in the next decade. As the number of EMS calls increased dramatically, so did the number of accidents involving ambulances, and this will prompt changes. Ambulance manufacturers, the National Fire Protection Association and the National Institute of Standards and Technology all have stepped up efforts to improve ambulance design and increase safety of emergency personnel and patient transport. And the Fire Department Safety Officers Association will again offer an ambulance track in its 24th Annual Apparatus Symposium, Jan. 22-25 in Orlando. Symposium programs are designed to help chiefs, fleet supervisors and emergency vehicle technicians specify maximum safety into their next ambulance. Sessions will include how to select the right ambulance chassis, options for the interior design, and how to reduce hazards and infection in the patient compartment. “With the changes going on in addressing the safety of our personnel and the patients in the back of the ambulances, I think we’re at a time when the standards are being evaluated — and this will bring forward some major changes in ambulances,” said Anderson Township (Ohio) Fire Chief Mark Ober, who developed the ambulance track for the FDSOA’s Symposium. Click Here for More ... ADVERTISEMENT  Task Force Tips, Inc. Always Offers 24/7 Technical Support TFT.com is the firefighter’s first stop for everything from fixed, selectable, and automatic nozzles, portable or remote control monitors, to foam injection and application equipment. TFT’s rugged innovative fire fighting and agent delivery equipment is supported by experienced salespeople and a 24-hour equipment service turn-around policy. Toll-free? Call (800) 348-2686. www.tft.com Feature Dare to Dream By Scott Ahlers  A small volunteer department had some very specific ideas about what it wanted in its new rescue truck. Click Here for More ... ADVERTISEMENT  Ziamatic Corporation has been providing the fire service with quality products for over 50 years; remaining a leader in SCBA bracket and ladder rack technology and carrying a complete line of mounting brackets for most applications. Visit www.ziamatic.com to view the new EZ-LOC SCBA Bracket and other exciting new products! Apparatus News NIST Seeks Input on Safer Ambulance Designs The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking input from paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other interested parties on the development of new design guidelines for ambulances to reduce the crash risk to emergency workers. Click Here for More ... Smeal Debuts 5-Section Aerial Platform  Smeal Fire Apparatus recently introduced its 1000/1000 aerial platform, designed for use at high-rise fires. Click Here for More ... Oklahoma City Orders 5 New E-ONE Fire Trucks The Oklahoma City Fire Department placed an order for three custom tankers and two CR100 aerial ladders. Click Here for More ... FPRF Releases Ambulance Crash-Data Report The Fire Protection Research Foundation recently released “Analysis of Ambulance Crash Data,” a report that focuses on the collection of ambulance crash data, including fatalities and injuries from all 50 states, and the methods used to collect this data. The hope is to develop a national standard for ambulance safety that addresses EMS responder health and protection and improved vehicle design and maintenance. Click Here for More ... ADVERTISEMENT 
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