Rosenbauer ARFF Gets Design Award
Rosenbauer’s Panther Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle has received a gold prize in the International Design Excellence Awards in the United States competition.
The Panther is one of 35 projects out of 1,517 submitted that received first prize rankings. Its design was created in teamwork with the Vienna-based innovation company, Spirit Design, and won other honors over the past two years.
The Panther was introduced in June 2005 at Interschutz in Hannover, Germany, the world’s largest fire industry trade fair. During the fair, four Panther vehicles were ordered by Dubai International Airport.
The International Design Excellence Awards, first given in 1980, are presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America.
For information about Rosenbauer go to www.rosenbaueramerica.com.
New Fire Service Web Site Starts Up
A new Web site – Fire Department Network News – was launched in October, billing itself as the first on-line anchored news source for the fire service.
“We have an anchored newscast, similar to what you would see on TV, except it’s on the Internet,” said Karen Batista, the company’s general manager. “We look at ourselves as a news magazine when it comes to the video. It’s more special interest stories.”
The Web site – FDNNTV.com – also offers video reviews of apparatus and equipment, as well as text of daily breaking news headlines.
Batista said the venture has received “excellent reviews from the firefighting community” and additional staff are being hired sooner than expected. All stories, she said, are reported and filmed by professionals who have experience in the news media.
The company is based in Ontario, Calif., but she said reporting crews will be set up in other parts of the country as well.
Firematic Expands Pierce Coverage Area
Firematic Supply Co., headquartered in East Yaphank, N.Y., has expanded its Pierce fire apparatus sales and service business into the New York counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester.
Pierce Manufacturing authorized the territory expansion for Firematic as one of its Platinum level dealers.
Firematic has been a marketer of apparatus and equipment for first responders since 1961. In addition to its location in East Yaphank, the business has facilities in Rocky Hill, Conn., and Sterling, Mass. It has been representing Pierce on Long Island and New York City since 1980 and in Connecticut since 1996.
The company also manufactures the B.R.A.T., Brush Rapid Attack Truck and the Porta-CAFS foam system.
For information go to www.firematic.com.
Braun Appoints Dealer For Southeast
First Class Fire Apparatus, LLC, has been named the authorized dealer for Braun Industries ambulances for North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
First Class Fire Apparatus opened east of Charlotte, N.C., in February to sell and provide repair services for emergency response vehicles throughout the Southeastern United States.
“We are very excited to establish this business relationship and expand into the Southeastern U.S. market with a professional team like First Class Fire Apparatus,” said Phil Braun, president and CEO of Braun Industries, Inc., headquartered in Van Wert, Ohio.
First Class Fire, which is owned by Tim and Amy Steinmetz, offers mobile, routine and preventive maintenance for fire, rescue and ambulance vehicles; fire pump, ladder and chassis repair; troubleshooting and repair of electrical, lighting and air systems; fire pump testing; emergency service; and DOT inspections.
The complete Braun ambulance product line – including Super Chief, Chief XL, Raider and Express models – is available at First Class Fire, which operates an 11,000-square-foot sales and service facility east of Charlotte’s I-485 outerbelt.
For information about Braun Industries call 419-232-7020 or go to www.braunambulances.com.
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