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Seattle Unveils Frontline Communications Vehicle - Energy Response Unit

The energy response vehicle features groundbreaking carbon dioxide fire suppression technology to combat fires in underground electrical vaults.

Frontline Communications launched a new energy response unit (ERU) by the Seattle Fire Department. Energy 1 has an advanced carbon dioxide fire suppression technology that can extinguish fires in underground electrical vaults. The truck, the CO2 Vault Fire Response Truck was funded by Seattle City Light, the public utility that provides electricity to Seattle, Washington. The truck includes an 11,000 lb CO2 vessel, 600 feet of 1.25-inch hose, and flows 220 lbs of liquid CO2 per minute with a 34 PSIG pressure drop.


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Emergency Technical Decon -
Advanced Turnout Cleaning Technology that Saves Lives

NEW LOCATION: Coming soon to Portland, OR!

In traditional cleaning methods, water only cleans the surface of waterproof gear. Our liquid CO2+ is combined with environmentally-friendly additives that penetrate past the top layer of gear to remove carcinogens of all kinds, including dangerous NFPA-specified substances.


ETD captures toxins at the molecular level, resulting in far more effective cleaning.

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Introducing Fleet Management and the Tactical Dashboard from Emergent

Fire Department Software That Saves Lives.

The Industry Standard all in ONE app. If your department deals with it, Emergent helps you organize, manage and document it. Their software was designed by leaders in the industry to meet the needs of your team. Departments across the country trust Emergent to help run their incident command, fleet maintenance, real-time locations of ongoing emergencies, personnel in the field, and more.


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Pierce­® Volterra™ Platform of

Electric Vehicles

Zero Emissions. Zero Compromise.

Reduce emissions, minimize fuel and produce less noise with no compromise on apparatus features, performance, functionality and safety. 


The revolutionary Volterra™ platform of electric vehicles meets the needs of your fire department while providing the operational performance you expect from your apparatus. 


- Reduced Noise 

- Oshkosh Patented Parallel-Electric Drive Train

- Electro-mechanical infinitely variable transmission (EMIVT)

- Integrated onboard batteries 

- Internal combustion engine for continuous and uninterrupted power to the pumping system or drive system 

- Industry-leading operational range for full-shift operation

- Fire Station-Based Charging Infrastructure


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Introducing the X-am 2800™
Portable Gas Detection from Dräger Fire

Reliable detect leakages with the X-am 2800 gas detector, whenever gases or flammable liquids are stored or transported.

The X-am 2800 multi-gas detector measures up to four gases and is equipped with a shock-resistant CatEx SR sensor. With the Dräger Gas Detection Connect software, it offers live monitoring and powerful fleet management. Designed for personal monitoring, the X-am 2800 offers the highest level of safety at a low cost of ownership.

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Tailor-Made Gas Monitoring with the Dräger Fire X-am 5800

With powerful sensors, clear signaling and a clear display, the X-am 5800 offers the highest level of safety.

The X-am 5800 is small and lightweight, comfortable to wear, and easy-to-use, with large buttons for ease of use while wearing gloves. The display clearly shows important information, such as gas readings, alarms and time. The green D-light indicates that the unit is ready for use, with a simple interface. For added safety, the oxygen channel has four alarm thresholds, real pre-alarms, and main alarms for falling and rising concentrations.


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Check out the new
Elite G3 Touch System by
Life Line Emergency Vehicles

 

Let Drivers Focus on Driving

Technology is constantly evolving, it’s important we evolve with it. This is why we collaborated with Hydro Electronic Devices to create the Elite G3 Touch System.


This interactive, 7-inch color LCD touch screen was created specifically with the end user and service personnel in mind. It’s quick and easy functionality allows the driver to focus on what’s most important — driving.


- Back up camera

- Anti-reflective touch screen

- Field updatable software by USB connection

- 360 degree camera option

- Remote access via any web enabled device

- O2 pressure display

- Indicators and alarms for O2/medical air entry, compartment doors and active voltage


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Buying Consortiums
A Smarter Way to Bid

Buying Consortiums (or Cooperative Purchasing Companies)
saves departments TIME and MONEY by easing the rigorous and sometimes political bid process through state-level and national entities!

Cooperative purchasing is "Procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, one or more Public Procurement Units" as defined by the American Bar Association Model Procurement Code for State and Local Goverments. Another way to look at cooperative purchasing is that it is a solution to the lengthy and somtimes political bid process when purchasing a fire apparatus.

Purchasing your fire apparatus through a consortium saves both time and money. The consortium does this by satisfying the needs of most bid processes. Each consortium publishes an RFP both locally and nationwide and solicits responses. Each vendor then creates and submits their responses for evaluation. The vendors are then evaluated by a committee based on different criteria such as: pricing, product availability, and financial stability. This gives you the ability to choose who you feel is right and helps avoid the "low bid" that some agencies are forced to pick. 

In most situations, yes. Always check local purchasing laws to ensure you can participate in cooperative purchasing. 

When working with consortiums there is no "best but rather "which best fits your situation". Look at the different consortium options like credit cards. Different card cards have different benefits. Cash back, discounts, or flyer miles for example. Consortiumsare the same way in that each of them varies and one that is best for one agency may not be the best for another.

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