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We had a great time down at the boardwalk in Wildwood at the 2010 NJ Firefighters’ Convention.  We had a lot of great contacts with customers and other visitors to our booth area.  To all who paid a visit - Thank you and hope you grabbed some water to stave off the effects of the sun a bit.  It was quite something to see out bag giveaways being carried or strung over peoples shoulders several dozen blocks down the boardwalk.  Kudos to Michelle, our Sales and Marketing Director for putting on the show - her first real solo effort.  Thanks to the apparatus selection committee for giving us a great mix of product to display.  Thank you to they group from Pierce (Chuck Van, Dave McAlice, Jerry Conley, Larry Grassl, and Chris Breaker) and Bob VanderNoot of Oshkosh Capital.  We also like to thank Jon Hoflich of Sealegs for use of the 7.1 meter Rescue demo boat.  It was a great draw to the booth and led to quite a few demos in the following weeks!

As we get ready to push off to head to Wildwood for this year’s Firefighter’s Convention, we are excited about our show this year.  We have a great display planned and a couple real attention getters.  We will have a wide variety to Pierce fire apparatus for customers to look at (2 Heavy Duty Rescues, 5 aerials, and 7 pumpers) and some great give aways for the attendees. 

We will also have one of the coolest looking things in the show - the Sealegs Amphibious Technologies Water Craft.  What is this, you ask?  The one we’ll have in our booth is a 7.1meter (23′5″) RIB Boat made of 5mm (3/16″) aluminium that has patented hydraulically driven wheel system that allows you to drive the boat from land into water and back again… without needing to get a trailer near water.  While not designed to be a motor vehicle, it can go up to 6 MPH on land for moderate distances and up to 48MPH in the water.  In a flood and not sure what is underneath you, or how deep the water really is?  You can have the wheels part way down so that if you do hit bottom or an interference, you don’t foul the prop; or if touch bottom you can just turn on the separate motor to operate the drive wheels and drive along until you hit deeper water again.  Sounds better than having to jump out of the boat and drag it for however long until you hit deep water again, doesn’t it?  Interested?  Come check it out in Fire & Safety Services’ booth in the South Parking Lot on Ocean at the end of Andrews.

As always we are looking forward to seeing our customers, and meeting new customers.  See you at the boardwalk!

Dedication/Wetdown for new Engine 3 - Pierce Arrow 2000 GPM pumper.  See www.wpfd-ridgerunners.com for more information.

From everyone at Fire & Safety Services, we wish all to have a Happy and Safe 4th of July weekend.

At the recent sales meeting in Appleton Wisconsin, Fire & Safety Services was named Pierce Manufacturing’s Dealer of the Year.  This is the fourth time Fire & Safety Services has won this coveted award.  This is an award open to the more than 30 dealer organizations and is based on both sales and service ratings.  In appreciation of it’s employees efforts, Fire & Safety Services recently held an Appreciation Banquet for all of its employees and their significant others in the banquet room at Tavern on the Lake in Hightstown, NJ.  Over 60 people attended including David McAlice, the Regional Vice President for Pierce Manufacturing.

Now that the nights are getting longer, and we have Sprung ahead, it can only mean one thing… Show season is fast approaching… As I write this we are fine tuning our show plans for the year… It is amazing that FDIC is less than weeks away!  Then May 21-23 brings us the Fire Expo show in Harrisburg, PA - a wonderful regional show and the the Pierce booth is excellently managed and laid out by the gang at Glick Fire.  Always nice to be able to support them at this show.  June 22-23 will have us at the Police & Security Expo in Atlantic City, one of the largest shows in this region for this industry.  We are finalizing our booth design, but I’m looking forward to the show and getting Sealegs Amphibious Marine Craft and the new TPV from Oshkosh Defense introduced to the local market as well as continuing to improve Pierce’s, Frontline’s, and Metalcraft Marine fire and patrol boats’ presence in the law enforcement market.  The “Dog Days of Summer” bring the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore in July and the FRI show in Chicago in August… and then we wrap it up with our own Firefighter’s convention in September along the boardwalk in Wildwood.

If you are at one of the shows, please stop by and say “Hi”… it is always a pleasure to talk to our customers - past, present, and future.

Dave

Fire & Safety Services and Joseph Getsinger announce that Fire & Safety Services has agreed to be the proud sponsor for the 10th year in a row for the Burn Foundation fundraiser that occurs during the New Jersey Firefighter’s Convention in Wildwood.  Fire & Safety has agreed to sponsor the 2010 painting tentatively titled “Fire Academy II” which is raffled off during the Convention.  All proceeds fo the raffle go to the Burn Foundation, a Philadelphia based organization that aids burn victims and educational programs in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.  Says Fire & Safety President David Russell, “It is a great honor and pleasure to be asked by Joe Getsinger to be involved in this project again.  The Burn Foundation does wonderful work and we are pleased to be able to help out in this way.”  The sponsorship helps cover the artist’s expenses for canvas, printing and set up costs for the original canvas and prints that are produced.  The original canvas is donated to the Burn Foundation and it is raffled during the events and the winner chosen at the close of the convention on Saturday afternoon.  This worthwhile event has traditionally raised anywhere between $15-$30,000 for the Burn Foundation.

For more information on the artist please visit jgetsingerart.com

For more information on the Burn Foundation and its programs please visit burnfoundation.org

It is with great pleasure that we announce Fire & Safety Services’ new agreement to represent Sealegs Amphibious Craft.  We are the first dedicated rescue dealer in the States for Sealegs and look forward to establishing their name and product in the rescue market.  The product is truly revolutionary - a rigid hull inflatable boat that has three wheels that can retract at the flip of a switch to allow for either road or water operation.  I have been been a passenger in these boats on both choppy water and smooth and the experience is amazing… No more hopping out of boats in knee deep water to pull it ashore… Just lower the wheels and drive it on the beach.  This is an ideal tool for those flood ravages areas of New Jersey where you aren’t really sure where your next obstacle may be beneath you.  operate the boat with the front wheel down and when you feel the ground, drop the rear and drive… For more information please contact our office or check out www.sealegs.com.  We are currently working on getting demonstration models for the spring and will try to schedule demonstrations throughout the state.  If interested, please send an e-mail to sales@f-ss.com with your contact information and we will contact you when we are having a demonstration in your area.

Just a brief note to all of you… I and everyone at Fire & Safety Services, wishes you the happiest and safest of holidays and a wonderful new year!

Dave Russell