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World leader in the design of thermal imaging cameras Scott Safety, a Tyco business, announced today that it has acquired privately-held ISG/Infrasys, a world leader in the design of thermal imaging cameras. The combination of ISG and Scott makes Tyco one of the largest global suppliers of hand-held thermal imaging cameras, and further enhances Scott Safety’s world-class portfolio of high-quality life safety products for first responders, military personnel, and industrial workers around the world. Founded in 1992, ISG is currently an independent company based in suburban Atlanta, GA with additional facilities in California and the UK. ISG is the world leader in design and development of innovative thermal imaging technology for firefighters. ISG imagers incorporate proprietary ISG engine technology to offer the best image quality and the best high-temperature endurance for use in the harshest and most challenging firefighting environments. "ISG provides an excellent strategic fit within our life safety business, where Scott Safety has a long track record of delivering premium safety products to First Responders, Military Personnel, and Industrial workers,” said Andrew Chrostowski, President, Scott Safety. “This acquisition brings together two world-class companies with a shared focus on innovation, product quality, and customer support." "ISG is excited to be joining forces with another respected company and brand in Scott Safety," said David Little, CEO of ISG Infrasys. "We look forward to working hand-in-hand to bring innovative new technologies to enhance firefighter safety." Scott Safety has a broad, global offering of premium safety products, with a range that includes SCBA, air purifying respirators, gas detection systems, compressors, and accountability products. Scott has also been providing thermal imaging cameras to its customers for over 15 years. With the addition of ISG, Scott Safety will now offer the broadest range of thermal imaging cameras in the market, including two imagers certified to the new NFPA 1801 standard for thermal imaging cameras. "ISG has earned a reputation for delivering the highest image quality and technology in their imagers, which are used in a variety of firefighting, HAZMAT, and other emergency applications. They are a respected industry leader with a talented team of professionals and a track record of developing innovative products and services to enhance firefighting,” said Jeff Emery, Director of Marketing, Scott Safety. “This acquisition will enable us to accelerate new product development, expand our geographic presence, deepen our technical expertise and broaden our product offerings and service capabilities." The transaction closed on Thursday, November 20 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

China has the world’s deadliest mines At least 24 miners have been killed and 54 injured by an underground fire at a mine in China’s north-eastern Liaoning province, state media report. The mine is operated by the state-owned Liaoning Fuxin Coal Corporation, said the Xinhua news agency. The cause of the fire is not immediately clear, but the company said the rescue operation had now ended. China has the world’s deadliest mines, with hundreds of mine workers killed in accidents every year. But its safety record has shown signs of improvement in recent years as the authorities enforce a strict compliance with safety laws and procedures.

IDESS is an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Assured company The IDESS Maritime Training Centre in the Philippines purchased a VSTEP simulator classroom for training of its customers in compliance with international maritime standards and regulations. The simulators provide IDESS with a high tech tool to enhance their current simulator training and offer customers certified simulator courses in navigation at the IDESS centre. IDESS is an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Assured company providing training courses to maritime students and personnel in the Philippines. The classroom purchase by IDESS includes 4 high performance NAUTIS Desktop Trainers and an Instructor Station to allow the instructor full exercise control during training sessions. Following the recent scrutiny Philippine seafarers have come under due to the 2013 European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) audits and results, high quality training in compliance with current maritime regulations remains a priority for the leading training centres in the region. The installation of the simulator classroom gives IDESS full capability to provide cost effective training in compliance with the latest STCW and IMO standards. The classroom was delivered and installed by VSTEP and its Philippine partner Delnet and selected IDESS instructors have received simulator operation training from VSTEP engineers. The new simulators courses will be integrated in the IDESS training curriculum on offer.

The courses are all intermediate level Hochiki Europe, the leading manufacturer of fire safety and emergency lighting solutions, has been certified by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) for five of its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses. The new externally approved technical seminars provided by Hochiki Europe include : Emergency Lighting Standards and Design Considerations False Alarm Reduction in Detection Systems Understanding the Selection, Spacing and Siting Of Detectors Hybrid Wireless Fire Detection – The Standards & Technologies Understanding EN54-23 Visual Alarm Devices The courses are all intermediate level and suitable for M&E consultants and engineers, end users and architects. They are also suitable for anyone involved in the process of providing or maintaining emergency lighting, or designing, providing or maintaining automatic or wireless fire detection systems. Each of the courses has been reviewed and assessed by the CIBSE to ensure they meet the high standard of technical content required to help the organisation’s members ensure they meet their CPD requirements. Paul Adams, deputy marketing manager at Hochiki Europe, commented: “The work environment is rapidly evolving and professionals from all sectors need to continuously acquire knowledge and improve their skills to remain at the cutting edge of new technologies. “Hochiki is committed to helping professionals from all industries gain vital fire safety and emergency lighting knowledge to help them develop their careers through our technical CPD courses. Achieving the CIBSE certification is not only a mark of quality, it will also help its members ensure they’re choosing and receiving the most up-to-date training in this sector.” For more information on CPD courses provided by Hochiki Europe visit: www.hochikieurope.com/cpd.

Star-studded ceremony in Ulm  On Friday 21 November, the winners of the third annual Conrad Dietrich Magirus awards for the world’s best fire-fighting team were announced at the Maritim Hotel in Ulm, Germany. Over 500 attendees heard a speech from former FDNY fire chief Tony Tricarico and also Magirus CEO Antonio Benedetti before the award winners were read out. The winners of the Domestic Fire-Fighting Team of the Year were the Jugendfeurwehr Deisel, whose campaign to end binge drinking demonstrated the work done by fire-fighters of all ages in the community. The International award was won by the Fire Department of Rio de Janeiro, who helped save lives after a truck collided with an overhead walkway in the city. Both teams will win a trip to visit the New York Fire Department, and receive a full tour of their facilities – as well as meeting Capt. Tricarico. Our congratulations go out to all the winners and nominees.

By Los Angeles City Fire Department Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, has sold seven Pierce® Arrow XT™ 100-foot heavy-duty aerial tiller apparatus to the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) in California. These seven apparatus comprise the initial installment of an ongoing 10-year “tag on” contract. “We are proud and honored to build these exceptional aerial tiller apparatus for the Los Angeles City Fire Department,” said Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Fire & Emergency. “Aerial tillers, an iconic and highly regarded symbol of the fire service, are enjoying a resurgence in popularity across America due in part to their maneuverability in congested urban areas and through narrow streets. This fleet of rugged Arrow XT tillers is ideally suited to serve on the busy streets of Los Angeles.” “South Coast Fire is excited to have in place this 10-year ‘tag on’ contract enabling departments from across the region to participate under its advantageous terms,” said Kevin Newell, South Coast Fire Equipment president. “Our commitment is to provide excellent value and unmatched support to departments within Southern California.” Each of the seven Pierce Arrow XT tiller apparatus for LAFD features a Cummins ISX engine, and an overall length less than 56 feet. The cab includes half height doors and seating for five firefighters. All of the vehicles also sport a 100-foot heavy-duty ladder, an aluminum body with front, center and rear compartments, and a full complement of ground ladders. LAFD is a full-spectrum life safety agency protecting more than four million people who live, work and play in America’s second largest city. The department is staffed by more than 3,200 uniformed fire personnel serving in fire prevention, emergency medical care, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, public education and community service. Pierce dealer, South Coast Fire Equipment of Ontario, California, provides local service and support. Visit www.southcoastfire.net for more information.

More than 65,000 injuries occurred in the line of duty The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released the latest edition of its U.S. Firefighter Injury Report which highlights data on injuries sustained by firefighters on duty. The statistics were collected from fire departments responding to the 2013 NFPA survey for U.S. Fire Experience. In 2013, 65,880 firefighter injuries occurred in the line of duty, a decrease of 5.1 percent from the previous year. · Of those injuries, 29,760 (45.2 percent) occurred during fireground operations, with the leading causes reported as overexertion, strain (26.5 percent) and fall, slip, jump (22.7 percent). · The Northeast had the highest fireground injury rate, with more injuries per 100 fires than other regions of the country. The major types of injuries received during fireground operations were: · strains, sprains, and muscular pain (55.3 percent) · followed by wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruising (13.8 percent) · burns (5.1 percent) · smoke or gas inhalation (5.0 percent) An estimated 11,800 injuries occurred during other on-duty activities, including: · 4,015 while responding to or returning from an incident · 7,770 during training activities · strains, sprains, and muscular pain accounted for 58.4 percent of all non-fireground injuries In addition to injuries, there were 7,100 exposures to infectious diseases, and 17,400 exposures to hazardous conditions.

Solberg achieves ULC Listing Certification on the company’s RE-HEALINGTM   The Solberg Company, the world’s foremost innovator of firefighting foam concentrates and systems hardware, has announced that the company has achieved Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada (ULC) Listing Certification on the company’s RE-HEALINGTM fluorine-free and ARCTICTM AFFF / AR-AFFF (ATCTM) foam concentrate product lines. In addition to its outstanding fire performance and long drain times to provide superior vapor suppression, RE-HEALING Foam concentrates from Solberg are an innovative environmentally sustainable fluorosurfactant and fluoropolymer-free firefighting foam used to effectively extinguish Class B hydrocarbon fuel fires with no environmental concerns for persistence, bioaccumulation or toxic breakdown. RE-HEALING Foam can be used with fresh, sea or brackish water and possess excellent fire extinguishment and superior burn back resistance due to its flow and rapid sealing characteristics. The product takes its name from the foam’s physical “resealing” characteristics. The ULC Certification for RE-HEALING Foam includes RF3, 3% and RF6, 6% concentrate types. “All of the ingredients in RE-HEALING foam have been individually tested under the HOCNF protocol and are safe for use from the North Sea to the South Pacific” explained Solberg’s General Manager Steve Hansen. “Every question that has been asked of RE-HEALING foam has been answered without a sacrifice in fire performance.” The expanded ULC Listing certification for RE-HEALING foam includes bladder tanks, proportioners, foam chambers, foam makers and fire sprinklers. “This is yet another milestone for Solberg” said Mitch Hubert – Vice President Global Product Development. “Solberg now offers the world’s only true fluorine-free foam concentrate that is multiple-agency product certified (UL, ULC, FM, EN, ICAO) and backed by the world’s only Foam Concentrate Environmental Warranty.” Further to the ULC Certification on RE-HEALING Foam, Solberg also obtained ULC Certification on ARCTIC 1% AFFF, 3% AFFF, 1×3% ATC and 3×3% ATC foam concentrates. ARCTIC foam concentrates are 2015 compliant to the U.S. EPA Stewardship Program on C6 fluorine chemistry. RE-HEALING and ARCTIC concentrates are very effective firefighting foams for flame knockdown, fire control, extinguishment, and burn-back resistance,” Hubert went onto say. “Control, extinguishing time, and burn-back resistance is paramount to the safety of firefighters everywhere. RE-HEALING and ARCTIC foam concentrates have shown excellent performance in each of these categories.”

Defense-related work is being offset by commercial work, including fighting forest fires in the U.S   Erickson Inc. reports defense-related work as being offset by commercial work, including fighting forest fires in the U.S., Greece and Turkey. Erickson Inc. reported third quarter revenue of $118.3 million, a 1.6 percent decline it attributed to a drop in the Portland aviation firm’s work for the Department of Defense. The dip was offset by growth in its commercial segment, including a new two-year contract with Agip Oil Ecuador to provide two medium-lift helicopters to ferry workers involved with oil exploration activities in Ecuador. "We delivered solid performance during our peak season, despite softness in fire activity across the globe. Recent contract wins and proposal activity in both oil and gas and in our government segment give us confidence in our long-term strategy," said Udo Rieder, president and CEO. " We remain focused on diversification to achieve a more balanced mix of end markets while positioning our business for sustainable growth. We continue to see an excellent opportunity to increase utilization of our fleet around the world." For the year to date, Erickson (NASDAQ: EAC) reported year-to-date earnings of $273.4 million, 21 percent higher than the same period the prior year, when it completed its acquisition of Evergreen Helicopters Inc.