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What's new...?!

Nearly EVERYTHING - from an ongoing redesign 
of our website, to serious attic cleaning of all of
our in-house, vendor and clients' products!  
We're dedicated to providing you with an alternative information source on the latest 
news and products that you might not have 
seen buried between the ads and animated banners on the "other web sites".  

Here, you'll find nearly everything you're
looking for - including...

Well... Almost!

Although there are LOTS of things that we DO carry, the kitchen sink just ISN'T one of 'em.

But you WILL find we're one of your prime resources for some of the best personal 
protection and life saving EMS, 
Fire and Rescue
products and services.

What's more, www.image911.com 
is also your information location for the latest 
news and product announcements - often 
straight from the marketing department of 
your favorite manufacturers!

Here you'll find the latest articles of interest or direct hyperlinks to related web sites.  
Bookmark us return - often - as more 
NEW items are added below daily!

Keyboard Protection for Laptops, Netbooks and Handheld PCs

Hey - Did You Know...?!

Write-on/Wipe-off
Incident Management Sheets


Communicating with the Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing in an Emergency


Customized Photo ID Tags

Customized Incident Command
and Management Data Board


Write-on/Wipe-off
Incident Management Sheets


Uniforms and Protective Gear
at Well BELOW Retail Prices!

YOUR AD HERE!: Check-out our
Affordable Advertising Rates!

Click on the badges above,
if you're looking for high-quality
shields of distinction
- at affordable prices -
delivered in days (not weeks)!


As an emergency medical professional, you no doubt are familiar with the name KENDRICK... and may have even applied 
a Kendrick Traction Device (KTD) on 
a patient with a fractured femur...
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or secured an accident victim into a Kendrick Extrication Device (KED) to help stabilize their head, neck & spine. kode-1
But, have you heard the latest about...

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Rapid Deployment Products, Inc., 
of Ivyland, Pa., the manufacturer of the PRO-LITE line of
spineboards and accessories for the Fire-Rescue market, 
is proud to announce the establishment
of a strategic alliance with KendrickEMS, Inc., of Mooresville, N.C. for distribution of the Kendrick product line. In the alliance, Rapid Deployment Products becomes the only authorized manufacturer of the 'Original'  KendrickEMS line of products!

Rick Kendrick, who has come to be known as a leader and innovator of EMS products brings his years of experience in the Fire and Rescue field, and over 30 years of  EMS product development to Rapid Deployment Products. RDP maintains its position in the EMS market with 'high quality' rotationally molded plastic products and accessories, such as long and short spine boards. Rick will take an active roll at RDP in Product Design, Development, and Quality Assurance. RDP will ensure quick delivery and the high standard of quality that KendrickEMS & RDP share as a 
number one
priority.

RDP will provide the entire KendrickEMS line of products, which includes the updated Kendrick Traction Device (KTD), the new K.O.D.E.1 and K.O.D.E.2 (Kendrick's Other Devices for Extrication) and the KlearBeat - to name but a few. Rick also has several new products on the horizon that the two companies plan to release early this Spring!

If you have any questions regarding this new information and announcement, please feel free to call (215-953-9190) or email 'em at info@prolitespineboards.com


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An EMT - wearing an IdentiTag™ attends to an injured passenger  
of an Amtrak train derailment,
near Syracuse, NY.
-AP Photo

Calling all EMTs, Firefighters, 
Law Enforcement Officers,
Rescue Technicians and Soldiers:

Do you or your agency use 
any of our products...or, 
do you know anyone who does?

If so, send us a photo of our item in use - whether it's on an actual call or training - and we'll feature it right here - AND - send you one of our handy EMS Pocket Reference Guides!


For all-things-rescue...
we're your equipment
head quarters!

...from Training Material...

...to Hand Tools, like...

...Spreaders...

...and Cutters...

...to Supply Lines...



...to our super-light & compact
Duo Pump!

Call us Toll Free: 866-353-9444

or, drop us an eMail,
at the following addresses...
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Service:
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Lastly,  we all have a story worthy to tell... so, share it.  Doing so might not only entertain,  but inspire... and it will also 
help to feed a family in need.  Seriously!   

Surely Firefighters & EMTs  have a story (that doesn't require a HEPPA waiver) 
that they can repeat...!  No story is too big  or too small.  Country Crock wants to hear from you.  Think about it... you'll make it possible for people all across America to enjoy the simple pleasure of sitting down to a meal.


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Here at Fire-Rescue, the pot is always on... and we've got 
something new brewing all the time!  In keeping with that (sic) 
theme, please allow us some poetic license to introduce you to:


Owned by our good friend, Mike Adams (a fellow coffee addict, no doubt...) JavaMedic.com is dedicated to healthcare and public safety providers. 
As a flight paramedic, on both ground and air, he's tasted some of the worst 
coffee in hospitals, fire departments, doctors' offices, and police stations.

Knowing first-hand that coffee is the heartbeat for most healthcare and public safety providers, Mike's interest was perked... er, uhm.. piqued to provide the 
best blends of beans to the his fellow providers that help keep the world alive.


Click on the rhythm-of-choice above for more information!

At JavaMedic.com - you'll find not only individual bags of FRESH custom-blended coffee in such flavors as: "Trauma Mama" and "CPR" (Columbian Premium Roast), but also their very popular Bed Pan Gift Baskets - are just what the doctor ordered - when you're looking for that PERFECT special something for your favorite EMT, Paramedic, Doc or Nurse! 



Soft Stretchers - from the good folks at



Recently, due to a number of Federal Grant applications for disaster mitigation products... we've noted a serious increase in orders for the popular SmithCot™ brand of canvas style soft stretchers - for use in patient moving and evacuations.  Well, like mouse traps, a similar type device is out there... only - it's dramatically BETTER!  What's more, it's even LESS expensive, DOESN'T absorb bodily fluids, 
is EASY to clean, MORE convenient to use, includes a handy storage bag
...AND - is available in a variety of sizes!  

The Perry Pouch
The Perry Pouch soft stretcher cinches around the patient when lifted, offering rescuers fast & safe patient transportation. 

As with all of our soft stretchers, the Perry Pouch is compact & lightweight (just 1 lb. 4 oz.) and is made from super-strong, bonded vinyl material, which - unlike similar cotton fiber devices - will not absorb bodily fluids, rain, snow or mud.  It is also mold resistant!

To clean, simply spray or wipe with any multipurpose disinfectant or antimicrobial cleanser, wipe dry, store in its handy deployment pouch and return to service.

...It's that easy!  

The Perry Pouch also features 1" black polypropylene tubular strap webbing with "easy-on-the-hands" Sure-Grip handles to reduce rescuer fatigue and insure better lifting and transfer.

Don't let its light weight fool you, the 
Perry Pouch is designed to support 
up to 500 pounds.


The NEW Perry Pouch II
So.  How DO you make the Best even BETTER...?! 
Simple: You IMPROVE upon it!
Great for use on narrow passageways, with
heavy individuals or when an extra purchase point is needed! And for less than $10 more than our s
tandard version, it is still less expensive than the competition...!  Oh, and yes... this version also comes with a handy storage bag, too!  Not just for Rescue Squads, Fire Departments and Emergency Disaster Preparedness Units... Both models of the Perry Pouch are perfect for: High Rise Office Buildings, Nursing and Retirement Homes, Cruise Ships, Vacation Resorts, Schools, Hospitals, Shopping Malls, Sports Facilities, Airports and Train Stations - to name but a few!  In short - wherever and whenever there is a need for rapid evacuation of the sick, injured and physically handicapped.
   
Soft Stretchers - from Large to XXXL
   You may not know of John Heywood, the popular English playwright and poet (1497 to 1580), but he penned the familiar phrase, "many hands make light work"... suggesting that large tasks become small when divided among several people.  Well, Morrison Medical must agree - since they've taken their top selling Perry Pouch and expanded the surface area, as well as the number of the hand grip straps on their LARGE Evacuation Soft Stretcher - which measures a spacious 40" X 71" and offers 10 separate super-strong carry handles to make emergent transport safer and easier on the patient, as well as the rescuers! 

And who said English Literature wouldn't come in handy after high school? 

 In keeping with the above trend that larger is better... we believe that - like a good Boy Scout - it's always wise to be prepared!  Thusly, our XXXLarge Soft Stretcher is exclusively designed to assure a safe transport (for rescuer & patient alike) of those individuals that require considerably more lift and carry assistance than a simple scoop stretcher or backboard would provide. 

With a physical surface area equal to that of a full-size bed - PLUS over 26 (yup, you read that correctly... count 'em... twenty-six) individual handles, and yards of continuous webbing - you can effect many different configurations, thus making the XXXLarge Soft Stretcher great for nearly any rescue or evacuation situation - where extra hands and carrying support are a must!

Not just for moving patients... in fact, many agencies have found the XXXLarge Soft Stretcher is perfect for salvage ops, body recovery & equipment transport! 
To learn more, or to place an order, simply tap or click on any of the 
Soft Stretchers
above.




Click on the above information to buy your own KlearBeats™.  
Contact us regarding bulk, wholesale and private label packaging purchasing. 

 


They energize their water with...

Created for Firefighters who are exposed to extreme heat, conditions for prolonged periods of time, our color-free all-natural water additive helps to provide maximum rehydration, reduce muscle cramps and add extra energy!  Perfect water additive 
for anyone requiring top performance and
endurance when working in extended 
situations where
exhaustion can be life threatening.  Perfect for use at fireground 
rehab stations or where supplemental oral
rehydration is a must! 

Firefighters know that when our SCBA runs empty, 
we typically head to REHAB to rest, rehydrate 
and await redeployment.  Quite often, we'll 
drink whatever is being offered... 
whether it's soda, sports or fruit drinks, 
coffee or bottled water.  Sure, they satisfy 
our thirst and wet a dry throat, but - do 
really they replenish the needed nutrients 
that our bodies require to function at 
optimum capacity?  


In most cases - the answer is a resounding "NO!"  
Sodas are mostly sugar, and the LAST thing we need.  
Rather, it's electrolytes that our body is craving, 
and most sports drinks don't offer enough!

Any EMT can tell you that symptoms of heat stress 
may include:


dizziness,
poor concentration,
loss of coordination, weakness,
muscle pain & cramping,
irritability,
general discomfort,
fatigue,
blurry vision,
headache,
nausea,
confusion and unconsciousness.


"Electrolytes to Go...
just add H2O!"


The FIREfighter reHYDRANT offers:
"The Electrolyte Advantage"
All-natural lemon-lime 
flavor makes it easy to enjoy 
a refreshing beverage with essential electrolytes 
wherever you are.  There 
are no messy powders or heavy bottled drinks.

12 ESSENTIAL TRACE MINERALS:
FIREfighter reHYDRANT contains more than 3 times the amount found in popular sports drinks. 

GREAT TASTE:
Also available in 3 great electroBlast flavors!

 
NATURALLY BETTER:
 
FIREfighter reHYDRANT
c
ontains NO chemicals, artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners.   Now you can avoid the sugar high/crash cycle...  
FIREfighter reHYDRANT™
has
NO SUGARS!  
Perfect for Diabetics!  
Made with 
only natural oils.

   
  LOW CARB / LOW CALORIE:
FIREfighter reHYDRANThas just 5 calories with virtually no carbohydrates.

FAST ABSORPTION:
Ionic trace minerals in
FIREfighter reHYDRANT™are highly absorbable once dissolved in water.  

FIREfighter reHYDRANT's
superior formulation 
provides more than 3 times 
the electrolytes found in 
other popular sports drinks.

PORTABLE, CONVENIENT:
Individual
FIREfighter reHYDRANT™ foil packs and electroBlast spritz bottles easily fit into a pocket, pack or hydration system.

FIREfighter reHYDRANT™
4 oz. concentrate makes 10 gallons. Simply pour 1/2 of the bottle into one five gallon dispenser and save the other half for the next five gallons you make!

To learn more - or order, 
simply click on any of 
the bottles above.

 

UC Berkeley-based agricultural personnel management specialist Howard Rosenberg warns... "excess heat can impair the body... even before 
a person begins to feel ill"
.

Although some of the heat that a majority of people have to deal with comes directly or indirectly from exposure to the sun, most heat is 
generated by our own bodies.  

Rosenberg says, "At rest the body produces little heat, but at work it demands more energy and faster metabolism, which greatly increases internal heat production."  To cool itself, the body first increases blood flow toward the body surface.  This reduces the flow available to carry oxygen and nutrients to the muscles, brain and other internal organs, which in turn impairs strength, diminishes alertness and accelerates fatigue.  "When this mechanism doesn't release heat fast enough, sweat glands kick in, " say Rosenberg. "They draw water from the bloodstream to form sweat that carries heat across outer layers of the skin and then evaporates." 

The loss of water through sweating impairs the body's ability to cool itself later, and the loss of electrolytes in sweat can cause muscle cramps.   The longer the sweating, the less blood volume remains and the greater the health risk. 

Without the proper rehydration fluids & nutrients, Firefighters are more likely to suffer the symptoms shown at upper left... 
and not even be aware if it!

FIREfighter reHYDRANT provides the necessary amount of minerals to create electrolytes - when added to your beverage-of-choice (water, juice, etc.) and should be used on a daily basis when additional hydration is necessary during outdoor events.




Natural Flavor Power Concentrates - in:
Lemon-Lime · Kiwi-Strawberry and Tangerine-Lime
as well as FLAVOR-LESS 
(perfect for adding to your coffee, tea or H2O!)
Each 2 oz. pump spritz bottle makes over 60 drinks!  Just 10 to 15 pumps per drink - to taste.
 

Available pre-packaged in handy, single-serving packets for individual use and 5.6 oz. bottles for adding to 5 gallon bulk dispensers.

Remember, if you order the 3 bottles as seen above, and mention in the "Comments" box on the order form - "FIREFIGHTERS" - you'll get 
50% OFF on your first order of 3 units, 

PLUS FREE SHIPPING!

 

 

 

 


Customized EMS and Fire Service On-Scene Accountability
ICS Management Boards that are designed to meet YOUR needs!

Like countless EMS and Fire service agencies, we too, have tried many "standard style" on-scene ICS command and management boards.  You know the kind - "one style fits all".  Some were close to addressing what we needed, yet others required modification, and then there were a few that just went back in the box.  Since most of us at are seasoned Firefighters with years of experience in Incident Command and Accountability (in addition to having access to professional graphic designers), it was only natural that we'd combine our respective talents to create a fully customized, yet affordable data board 
system to meet our own needs, as well as that of our customers.

Now - whether you're part of an EMS agency, Fire or Police Department, 
or a Tactical Rescue Unit - you no longer have to simply accept using someone else's generic off-the-shelf write-on/wipe-off data board!  We specialize in making customized incident management data systems that are ICS & NIMS compliant (and that are easy to use, too!)  If you're looking for a data board that is designed exclusively for your needs, let us design a system for you that best fits your desired application, specification AND budget!

Available in a variety of sizes and writing surfaces.

ACCOUNTABILITY ·  INCIDENT MANAGEMENT WEATHER PROOF DATA BOARDS
Customized Fire Service Incident Management Data Board, shown with
IDentiTAG™ collection hook hardware & added clipboard, measures: 24" X 36"

Designed to be used with either our exclusive IDentiTAGS™ or with 
any other on-scene personnel tagging system! All of our data boards 
accept dry-erase pens, as well as grease pencils, 
and are completely weatherproof!


Easy to use - because we design it that way - to meet YOUR needs!

Great for:
Training Drills, Major Incident Pre-Planning, Disaster Mitigation,
Mutual Aid Response and Checkpoint Control!


For more information on the Incident Management Board above,
call us - on our Toll Free number: 888-432-7393 (ID-ARE-WE).




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About Our New Masthead and Logo Design

As our beloved mentor, Ray Davison, used to say, "Change is Good".  

Not unlike many other company logos, over the years our own corporate image began to looked old and out of place.  Taking into account our company name (Fire-Rescue Products, International), and who our target market is, the desired "new" graphic was obvious (at least, to us).  

This updated company image - along with the text version (shown at the top of this web page) represents the two primary industries that we serve.  The new image attempts to unite the two in a rather unique yet simple and understated manner, by tying or lacing the two halves together with the serpent from the ancient Greek medical symbol, the Staff of Asclepius.  The "staff" now absent, 
is subliminally represented by the void between the two halves.  The new 
logo is clean and its "message" is easy to interpret.  

On a cost-savings side... this new logo will also reduce our printing colors 
to just three, as well as making black & white reproduction easier and 
much more visible.

This new corporate signature symbol was created by our parent company, 
The Image Group, a graphic design and marketing firm - that specializes 
in promoting products and services targeting the EMS, Fire and Rescue 
industries - worldwide.  

We're very pleased with the end results - and hope you, 
our customers and friends, are too.



You say it looks familiar, well it just goes to show you that good minds do think alike
(and you'd be correct on both accounts)!  Our friends at EMSbooks.com has had a 
similar design for quite some time.  And to be fair, we admittedly plagiarized, but with 
their consent.  (We'd like to extend a sincere and heart felt "Thank You" 
to Lou Jordan  for his gracious permission and kind trust.)  

In the end, each design is uniquely different 
as they are similar; much like our respective establishments. .

 
Yet, despite the visual similarities, we highly doubt our new logo will confuse anyone.

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If you're looking for good and wholesome humor, you usually wouldn't expect 
to find it here, but, for you - we'll make an exception!   So, whether you've ever owned 
a VW bug, made out in one, know of someone who did... or simply have kids who play "Red Punch Buggy, No Punch Back..." and slap themselves silly while you head out to your mother-in-laws... these wonderfully illustrated car-toons (created by our good friend, Martin Schetselaar...) are truly well worth the viewing and are sure to please! 

Simply click on the Red Beetle below... and enjoy!




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