Firehouse Events is looking for action shots of fire/rescue/EMS professionals in the field or conducting training. They’re in the process of designing looks for upcoming Firehouse Events (Firehouse World, Firehouse Expo and Firehouse Central) and your submitted photos could be featured in show guides, advertising campaigns or other marketing materials (published photos will receive their due credit).

The top 10 runner-up photos will be published in the Firehouse Expo 2010 Show Guide. The Grand Prize (valued at $305) winner will receive a 3-Day Conference Package to the 2010 Firehouse Expo July 20 – 25 in Baltimore, MD in addition to being featured in the Firehouse Expo 2010 Show Guide.

Send your photos to Marcia Schnaidt at Marcia@FirehouseEvents.com by March 1, 2010. If your files are too large to email go to http://webftp.cygnuspub.com, enter the name Marcia Schnaidt and click continue. Instructions are provided to successfully transfer files.

Submission requirements:

Submission automatically grants rights to use your photo(s) to Cygnus Business Media, which includes Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Firehouse Central, Firehouse Magazine, Firehouse.com and all EMS EXPO properties. You must own all rights to the photo. Include your full name, agency or institutional affiliation (if any), address, e-mail and telephone number and exactly how you want the photo credit published. Please indicate if, where and when the photo may have been published previously.

All photos must be high resolution digital files (300 dpi with 8.5 x 6.5 minimum output size). Digital image files should be TIFFs or highest-quality JPGs.

All photo files MUST have your name in the file, e.g. MarciaSchnaidt1.tiff.

Cygnus Business Media reserves the right to publish or use any photos with appropriate credit agreed upon with the photographer.

The photographer retains full copyright to his\her images.

A panel of Cygnus Business Media personnel will judge the photos. The panel’s decision is final. The grand prize winner and ten top finalists will be featured in the Firehouse Expo 2010 Show Guide.

Photos will be eliminated from competition if they have date stamps on the photo, show unsafe practices, do not meet industry practices, violate patient privacy laws, or are of low technical quality (for example, have soft focus or show camera movement).

Submission materials will not be returned.

If the grand prize winner is not a firefighter, he/she may transfer their prize to a firefighter of their choice.

If you have questions, please contact Marcia at Marcia@FirehouseEvents.com or 800-827-8009 ext. 3309.

Source: cygnus.com

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TORRANCE, CA – January 21, 2010 – Pelican Products, Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced lighting systems and virtually indestructible cases, today announced its contribution of $100,000 worth of head lamps and flashlights to the Haiti relief effort. The in-kind donation will help aid and assist rescuers, volunteers and emergency response teams in their relief efforts in Haiti.  Emergency triage shelters are without lighting, so head lamps allow doctors to treat patients in completely dark locations.

“Our prayers go out to the people of Haiti,” said Lyndon Faulkner, Pelican’s President and CEO. “It is impossible to see the devastation and not want to help. We hope that our donation, along with the donations of others across the county, will help bring some relief to the people of Haiti.”

Pelican™ cases are also being utilized by emergency response teams to transport and carry supplies to Haiti. Pelican cases are some of the most durable, longest lasting protector cases and are engineered to be completely watertight, crushproof and dustproof.

Source: pelican.com

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The NYC ½ Marathon lottery closed last Wednesday night (1/6/10) and the winners were announced on Thursday. If you didn’t make it and you still want to take part in it you still have a chance. The FAF Team still has spots available. If you’re interested you can register with the Fresh Air Fund.

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Since 1970 the first month of the year has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month. Why not kick off the New Year with a blood donation to your local Red Cross or other blood bank in honor of National Blood Donor Month? The whole process takes only about an hour of your time.

If you’re at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, not on antibiotics, without infection or fever, feeling healthy the day of and it’s been at least eight weeks since your last donation why not go for it? There are some other guidelines but those are the biggies.

Blood has a shelf life of only 42 days. That means it constantly needs to be replenished. In the midst of not only cold and flu season but the rise in car accidents during the winter season clean, backup blood is needed.

For information on where you can donate blood here’s a link to the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) which has a handy Blood Bank Locator Map.

Sources: aabb.org, healthnews.com, redcross.org

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