Nominations for Station Design Awards
Firehouse is seeking entries for the eighth annual Station Design Awards, which recognize architects and fire departments for their achievements in fire station design and construction.
Projects must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2017. Judges request that only completed projects be submitted, as renderings are subject to change during approvals, budget adjustments and final construction.
The deadline for entries is July 28, 2021. Entries will appear in the November issue of Firehouse Magazine.
For more information and to submit your nomination, visit firehouse.com/2021sda.
NFPA Announces Topics for Virtual Conference Series
The NFPA continues its yearlong celebration with the announcement of the topics for its virtual 125th Anniversary Conference Series, which replaces the traditional in-person 2021 NFPA Conference & Expo. The series, which runs through March 2022, features 10 one-day programs for building, electrical, and life safety professionals and practitioners.
The series kicks off on May 18 with a one-day “Empowering Electrical Design, Installation, and Safety” program. Participants can take advantage of two learning tracks and nine sessions that focus on issues that relate to design and installation, new and emerging technology, and workplace safety in the electrical landscape.
Other topics that are included in the monthly series are community risk reduction, public education, becoming a better leader and outthinking wildfires.
For a complete list, visit nfpa.org/conferenceseries.
Lightning eMotors and REV Group Subsidiary to Produce Electric Ambulances
Rev Group Inc. and Lightning eMotors are co-developing zero-emission, all-electric ambulances with Leader Emergency Vehicles, which is a REV Group subsidiary.
The ambulances will be based on the fourth-generation Lightning Electric Transit Van from Lightning eMotors. Leader’s High Roof Transit van offers as much as 105kWh of battery capacity that can be charged via Level 2 AC charging or DC fast charging. It has dual rear wheels that provide a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,360 lbs.
The ambulance chassis will be electrified at Lightning eMotors’ Loveland, CO, facility and then built at Leader’s facility in South El Monte, CA.
For more information, visit revgroup.com.
NFFF Impact Report
The NFFF released its 2020 Annual Impact Report, which outlines how, despite the pandemic, the foundation continued its efforts to honor and remember America’s fallen fire heroes, assist their families, and reduce firefighter line-of-duty deaths and injuries.
COVID-19 restricted the NFFF’s capability to carry out its programs in person in 2020 and interrupted fundraising efforts, virtual programs and the continued support of corporate partners, but donors and volunteers helped the foundation to continue to fulfill its mission.
Download the report at firehero.org/2020-impact.
AMKUS Continues as Official Rescue Tool of NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and AMKUS Rescue Systems extended their relationship, which makes AMKUS the official rescue tool of NHRA through 2023. AMKUS will provide the necessary tools to NHRA’s Safety Safari to ensure the safety of all NHRA competitors.
AMKUS President Kyle Smith calls motorsports “the ultimate proving ground for extrication tools” and believes that the new AMKUS ION line of battery-powered tools is ideal for the NHRA circuit.
For more information, visit amkus.com.
This Month in Fire History
May 2, 1972, Kellogg, ID—Sunshine Mine fire kills 91
May 4, 1973—National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control publishes “America Burning”
May 5, 1988, Norco, LA—Petroleum refinery fire; loss worth $513 million
May 6, 1937, Lakehurst, NJ—Hindenburg zeppelin fire kills 36
May 14, 1947, Rome, NY—Minerva Film Company fire kills 23
May 18, 1971—NFPA 19B Standard requires SCBA use during firefighting
May 19, 1928, Mather, PA—Coal mine explosion kills 195
May 23, 1964, San Francisco—All Hallows Church Parish Hall fire kills 17
May 28, 1977, Southgate, KY—Beverly Hills Supper Club fire kills 165
May 31, 2013, Houston—Southwest Inn fire kills four firefighters
Courtesy: NFPA
