MES Chooses TargetSolutions as Provider for Online Training and Records Management Services

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Municipal Emergency Services Chooses TargetSolutions as Provider for Online Training and Records Management Services
Partnership Will Increase TargetSolutions’ Visibility Within Fire Service

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Feb. 23, 2012 – TargetSolutions, the U.S. leader in online training and records management solutions for municipalities including Fire, EMS, Police and other public entities, has joined forces with Municipal Emergency Services to deliver the industry’s leading web-based platform to the Fire and EMS community. The agreement to work together was announced Tuesday, Feb. 22 during the Firehouse World conference in San Diego.

MES is the largest supplier of first responder equipment, including Globe Manufacturing personal protective equipment, Honeywell First Responder Products, Scott Air-Paks, and much more, for first responders in North America. The decision to include TargetSolutions to MES’ impressive lineup of products made total sense, said MES Vice President of Sales and Marketing John Skaryak.

“We chose to partner with TargetSolutions because it is the pioneer in web-based solutions,” Skaryak said. “We are confident TargetSolutions will provide the best solution for our EMS, Fire and First Responder customers.”

MES, which has done business with more than 20,000 fire departments during its 11-year history, will undoubtedly increase TargetSolutions’ visibility with fire departments across the country. “This is a great opportunity for us,” said TargetSolutions Vice President of Sales and Marketing Jon Kostyzak. “MES has coverage across the United States and this will take TargetSolutions’ exposure to a new level. We appreciate the confidence MES has in our ability to deliver this service to the market. MES knows we deliver operational efficiency and cost savings to our clients. There is a great synergy in our ability to provide a valuable service and MES’ ability to reach fire departments across the country.”

Skaryak said MES looked at the overall landscape of the online training and records management industry and determined TargetSolutions was the clear choice to distribute to its customers.“We chose TargetSolutions because our philosophy is to promote the top brands,” Skaryak said. “It’s impotant to us that we only promote products that represent a clear value to our customers. TargetSolutions is a tremendous option for first responders who are looking to train, track and report with a web-based solution.”

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http://www.targetsolutions.com/

About Municipal Emergency Services
Established in 2001, Municipal Emergency Services is the largest supplier of Globe Manufacturing personal protective equipment, Honeywell First Responder Products, Scott Air-Paks, Firequip Hose, 5.11 Tactical Station Wear and Dragon Fire Gloves to first responders in North America. With more than 130 sales representatives, 45 mobile service technicians, and 13 in-house service centers strategically located around the United States, MES provides customers with quality name brand equipment that remains functioning to the appropriate NFPA and manufacturer’s specifications throughout the life of the product. MES is headquartered in Southbury, Conn. For more information, please visit www.mesfire.com.

About TargetSolutions
Founded in 1999, TargetSolutions is a pioneer and leader in the development of online solutions that simplify and standardize risk management. These solutions are used by more than 2,500 public entities nationwide, including fire and emergency medical services departments. With TargetSolutions’ online training and
records management system, fire and EMS departments can maintain compliance, reduce losses, deliver curriculum, and track all station-level tasks, certifications and training activities. TargetSolutions is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information, please visit www.targetsolutions.com.

Intelagard Products Now Available In Illinois

MES is pleased to announce the MES Illinois branch is now authorized to sell Inteligard products in Illinois. Please contact our Illinois branch at 1-800-322-8402 to get more info or to place an order. (Intelagard products cannot be sold through our website at this time.)

Intelagard, a privately held company based in Colorado, was founded in 1991. Using advanced Compressed Air Foam technology, Intelagard’s first system was designed to protect high risk properties from wildfires. Ongoing product evolution has resulted in the issuance of a number of patents now held by the company. Intelagard products have received numerous awards for innovation. For over a decade, Intelagard has manufactured tactical, multi-purpose compressed air foam solutions for First Responders, Military, Homeland Security and Domestic Preparedness personnel, and industry. Intelagard systems are designed for multi-hazard response. The same unit can be used for vapor suppression on Monday, to decontaminate a lab on Tuesday, and for fire suppression on Wednesday by simply changing the formulation as appropriate. The patented Intelagard technology produces a unique foam bubble structure that adheres even to glass and inverted metal surfaces. Economical, and easy to operate and maintain, all Intelagard systems use commercially available foams and bio-remediation agents. Versatile and dependable, the Intelagard family of products provides cost-efficient and powerful emergency response solutions. For proven decontamination capabilities, fire suppression, vapor suppression, hazardous material containment and cleanup, and industrial spill remediation, Intelagard has a system to fit your needs.

Scott Safety Eagle Attack Thermal Imaging Camera w/Optional DVR and Color Display

MES is now carrying and stocking the new Scott Safety Eagle Attack Thermal Imaging Camera. The Scott Safety Eagle Attack was designed on input and feedback from hundreds of firefighters. The Eagle Attack is a lightweight TIC with a high resolution screen available in color or black/white. The image quality and functionality is beyond what is currently available in other lightweight thermal imaging cameras. The lithium ion battery provides six hours of runtime. The Eagle Attack can also be configured with a built in DVR to allow recording of the thermal imaging for future review and analysis! Please call 1-877-MES-Fire today to speak with your local branch for more information on the Eagle Attack TIC.

Here is a full clip of the video recored by the DVR on an Eagle Attack camera:

Hurst Jaws of Life® Expands MES Partnership to include Sales Support in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey

SHELBY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hurst Jaws of Life® has expanded their partnership with Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (MES) to be the company’s authorized distributor for their High Pressure and Low Pressure Hydraulics, eDraulics, Airshore and Vetter product lines in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.

MES, a Hurst Jaws of Life authorized distributor in 12 states for more than five years, supports its customers with a nationwide warehousing system designed and stocked to meet immediate needs. MES also has a turnkey leasing company that affords their customers the opportunity to secure alternative funding for equipment when grants or budgets are not available to them.

This expanded partnership covers 12 counties in Eastern Pennsylvania and eight counties in Southern New Jersey. The counties in Pennsylvania include: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, and Wayne. The counties in New Jersey include: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, and Salem.

Established in 2001, Municipal Emergency Services is the largest supplier of firefighting equipment to first responders in North America. MES supplies equipment for firefighting, law enforcement, hazmat, confined space, urban search and rescue, emergency medical services to the municipal, volunteer and federal government customers. MES is built around three distinct business platforms giving first responders the opportunity to purchase equipment through its 100+ first responder specific sales force, an extensive online store, or its Federal Government division. MES can be reached at 877-MESFIRE or at www.MESFire.com.

Hurst Jaws of Life is a division of Hale Products Inc. Hale Products Inc. is a world leading provider of emergency service products in applications such as defense, rescue, firefighting and industry, and is one of the largest manufacturers of products to the emergency services worldwide. Hale Products Inc. is a unit of IDEX Corporation.

For more information about Hurst Jaws of Life, please visit www.jawsoflife.com.

Mechanicville firefighters rescue car accident victim with borrowed Jaws of Life, purchase set of their own..

MECHANICVILLE — Mary Grace and Sal Izzo consider themselves lucky. “I’m an avid lotto player,” Sal said with a smile to his wife of 45 years.

In fact, he and Mary Grace were on their way back from scratching a few tickets just before 10 p.m. July 24 when a driver ran a stop sign two blocks from their home and smashed into the front passenger-side door of the Izzos’ mini-van.

When Mechanicville volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene, they found Mary Grace pinned to the passenger-side floor of the vehicle with a torn aorta, a crushed pelvis, a broken leg and three broken ribs.

“I was alternating between screaming and praying to the Lord Almighty we would be OK,” she recalled. “It seemed like three years, but it really wasn’t that long.”

Sal estimates she was pinned in the vehicle for about a half-hour from the time the accident happened until she was put on a stretcher. One of the reasons why the Izzos feel lucky is it could have been longer.

The Jaws of Life were needed to remove the crumpled door to get to Mary Grace. “We needed to access her from the passenger’s side so we didn’t add to her injuries,” Mechanicville Fire Chief John Dunn said.

Normally, the department would need to call a neighboring town for a set of Jaws of Life to extricate a trapped victim from a vehicle because Mechanicville has never had its own set. But it so happens that the night of the Izzos’ accident, Dunn had a battery-operated set in his personal vehicle.

“It was a real fluke of luck,” Dunn said. The Jaws of Life were on loan from MES, a firefighter equipment distributor, so Mechanicville firefighters could learn how to use them and decide whether to get a set. “That Sunday night I called them up and said ‘You aren’t getting these back,’ ” he said.

The department had just received a $175,937 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which enabled the department to purchase expensive equipment such as the Jaws.

“Luckily, we got the grant and we were able to get (the Jaws),” Dunn said.

The chief said the firefighters who responded had Mary Grace out of the vehicle within minutes of deploying the Jaws of Life.

“The guys worked with them like they’d had them for years,” Dunn said. “Within two to three minutes of our arrival we had the passenger door off and Mary Grace being moved onto a stretcher.”

The grant also provided airbags to deploy under a vehicle to lift a side and gain access to a trapped passenger, 45 sets of firefighter gear, hose, a hose dryer and a disaster trailer. “This is all big-money stuff and we have a really limited budget,” Dunn said. “There is a ton of equipment we’ve been able to get with that grant.”

“John did an outstanding job with it; it was an excellent move buying (the Jaws),” Mechanicville Commissioner of Public Safety Tim Hipwell said.

According to the Izzos, their luck did not end with the equipment the firefighters had on hand. Mary Grace said all of the emergency responders were excellent and managed to keep her calm in a situation that was anything but. “We’ve been fortunate, everyone we’ve dealt with through this has been good to us,” she said.

After the accident, while emergency responders helped Mary Grace, a neighbor brought Sal up on to her porch to help him stop the bleeding from a cut on his face.

“We’ve wanted to thank everyone, particularly the neighbors, for literally taking care of us that night,” Sal said.

Before Mary Grace was free of the vehicle, paramedics rushed Sal to the hospital. It was three days before the two were reunited. “That was one of the happiest days of my life,” Mary Grace said. “Sitting in my wheelchair, I looked up to see him sitting in his wheelchair in the doorway.”

Mary Grace spent six days in the trauma center at Albany Medical Center and a month in Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital. Three months after the accident she still needs to use a wheelchair to get around.

“My goal is to be walking for the first of the year,” she said. “We are just very lucky to be alive.”

Reach Lucian McCarty at lmccarty@saratogian.com or 583-8729, ext. 221.