Mary Ellen Shea's Blog – November 2010 Archive (5)

Smoke Generators Fuel Family Evacuation Drills on the "Today Show"

During the hours that most families might be relaxing together, gathering around the television screen to watch a football game or sleeping, on Sept. 13th, the Cannavo family from Guilderland, NY allowed BullEx Digital Safety and the entire production crew from the Today Show into their home with cameras in tow to demonstrate proper home evacuation techniques in the event of a home fire.…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on November 30, 2010 at 8:24am — 2 Comments

BullEx Firefighter 1 Bootcamp 2010: Walking The Talk

Caveat: I'm employed by BullEx Digital Safety. This post is not intended to promote the company's products or financial interests. I just think it's pretty cool when your own company takes its employees for a full day of firefighter training to better familiarize them with the products and services they represent.

When CEO Ryan O’Donnell unexpectedly pulled the entire Sales and Marketing team into the conference room at BullEx headquarters in the…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on November 22, 2010 at 2:03pm — 5 Comments

Central Kitsap Obtains 2009 FEMA Grant for Live Fire Extinguisher Training

The Fire Prevention and Safety Grant will be opening shortly. This is one fire department's story about their successful pursuit of a FEMA grant:

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue (CKFR), located in Silverdale, Washington, first learned about BullEx Digital Safety while observing the U.S. Navy’s Federal Fire Department’s use of a BullEx portable fire extinguisher training system at a naval base demonstration. Theresa MacLennan, Public Information and…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on November 17, 2010 at 9:35am — No Comments

Firefighter Training in Dense Smoke Teaches Life-Saving Lessons

The Town of Colonie (TOC) Emergency Services wanted to test their fire response capabilities to a large high occupancy structure, namely Colonie High School. The challenge lay in finding smoke generators capable of producing smoke that was dense enough to create zero visibility conditions and realistic enough to simulate a structure fire. TOC Emergency Services Deputy Coordinator Gerald Paris, Jr.…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on November 15, 2010 at 3:11pm — 3 Comments

Fire District's Mobile Fire Prevention Programs Funded By FEMA Grant

The Cardinal Joint Fire District in Canfield, Ohio had a specific goal in mind when they applied for a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant in 2009. They wanted to educate as many members of their community as possible about what to do in…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on November 12, 2010 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

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