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FIT Saves Pennsylvania Duplex from Living Room Fire
January 2010
First to arrive on scene of a fire on the second floor of a duplex in Harleysville, PA, Fire Chief Todd Burns of the Harleysville Fire Company deployed his FIT device through the second floor window into the living room where the fire started, knocking down flames, preventing spread of fire, and buying time until crews arrived on scene.
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FIT Buys Valuable Time in Fighting Alberta Garage Fire
January 2010
When Deputy Fire Chief Tyler Robinson arrived on scene of a fire in a detached garage in Alberta, the flames had been burning for approximately 15 minutes. Deputy Chief Robinson used his Fire Interruption Technology device to knock down the flames and buy time until crews arrived on scene.
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FIT Knocks Down Kitchen Fire in Alberta
January 2010
For the first time in 2010, firefighters from Edson Fire Department used their Fire Interruption Technology device to prevent spread of fire, buy time, reduce water usage, and reduce property damage.
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FIT Saves $100,000 in Property Damage in Ontario Garage Fire on Christmas Day
December 2009
A fire that started in an attached garage of an Ontario home on Christmas Day was fast spreading to the main entry of the home and spreading to the attic, when responders from the Springwater Fire & Emergency Services deployed their Fire Interruption Technology device.
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FIT Keeps Flames Under Control in BC Basement Fire
October 2009
Firefighter from the Osoyoos Fire Department used ARA Safety's FIT to help control the fire, prevent further spread of flames to the main level, and buy time for crews to attack the seat of the fire in the basement.
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FIT Prevents NJ Furnace Fire Progress and Buys Time
October 2009
When called to a structure fire at 4:00 AM on October 18, Flanders firefighters used their Fire Interruption Technology device to prevent rapidly spreading flames from destroying a bi-level home in Flanders, NJ.
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FIT Fights Bar Fire and Prevents Spread of Flames in PA
October 2009
When the Matamoras Fire Department received a call at 1:30 AM Wednesday morning, Fire Chief Thomas Long was luckily one block away from the structure fire with his FIT device.
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FIT Prevents Spread of Flames in NJ House Fire
October 2009
New Market Fire Company #1 used their Fire Interruption Technology device for the first time in response to a furnace fire in a Piscataway home, preventing spread of flames and reducing property damage.
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FIT Prevents Spread of Flames to Abandoned Home and Aids in Occupant Search
September 2009
When Fire Chief Joseph Losquadro of the Centereach Fire Department arrived on scene of a garage fire in an abandoned house, flames were beginning to spread quickly from the garage to engulf the main house.
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FIT Knocks Down Electrical Fire in NJ and Reduces Water Usage by 80%
September 2009
A short while after receiving their FIT device, the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department Parsippany-Troy Hills District 1, used their FIT device in response to an incipient bedroom fire in a suburban Mount Tabor home in New Jersey.
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FIT-5 Saves Another Home from Total Loss in BC
July 2009
For a second time this year, firefighters from the Sechelt Fire Department used their FIT-5 device to save a home from total loss.
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FIT Contains 3-Car Garage Fire and Prevents Damage to Residence
July 2009
The Upper Saddle River Fire Department used their FIT-5 devices to save a mansion from significant amount of damage after a vintage car in its 3-car garage caught fire.
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FIT Saves Ontario Commercial Sign Shop and Keeps Fire Crews Safe
June 2009
Just a week after receiving the FIT-5, Fire Chief Ted Bryan of the Township of Otonabee-South Managhan Department of Fire & Emergency Services used it to knock the fire down, reduce temperature and buy time.
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FIT Saves Family Dog and New Castle Home from Fire
May 2009
Fire Chief Jack Hitchen used his FIT-5 to save the family dog in New Castle, knock down a living room fire, and significantly reduce property damages.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Trailer Fire in Wisconsin
April 2009
Just a few days after receiving their FIT-5 device, the Pine Lake Fire Department used it to knock down a trailer fire and save it from total loss.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Restaurant Fire in Colorado
March 2009
Platte Canyon Fire Department used their FIT to prevent extention of fire and grease from igniting in a restaurant kitchen fire in Colorado.
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FIT Contains Basement Fire and Saves $100,000 in Property Damages
March 2009
Deputy Fire Chief Rob Shanks of the Rocky Mountain House Fire Department used the FIT-5 to reduce temperature, making interior attack safer and saving $100,000 in property damages.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down New Jersey Basement Fire
March 2009
Assistant Chief Eric Marello used Fire Interruption Technology to prevent spread of flames, reduce property damage, and save a Demarest home from total loss.
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FIT-5 Saves NY Home From Total Loss
February 2009
A family's home in Milan, NY, is still standing after crews used the FIT-5 to suppress a fully involved fire that originated in one of the home's bedrooms.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Attic Fire and Saves $80,000 in Property Damages
January 2009
First responders from the Sechelt Fire Department used the FIT-5 to knock down an attic fire and saved a $100,000 garage structure from burning to the ground.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Boiler Room Fire in New York Home
December 2008
When a fire started in a home in Hauppauge, NY the morning after Christmas, its residents were thankful that the Hauppauge Fire Department arrived in time with a new tool that helped prevent the spread of flames and limit damage to the residents' home.
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FIT-5 Saves New York Home from Kitchen Fire
November 2008
Ridge Volunteer Fire Department used the FIT-5 to save a New York home from a fully involved fire that originated in the kitchen and quickly spread into the living room.
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New Jersey Home Saved with the FIT-5
October 2008
Pompton Lakes Fire Department saves a New Jersey home with the FIT-5 from a fully involved fire that originated in the home’s second floor.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Attic Fire in New Jersey Home
October 2008
The second FIT-5 Deployment by Jefferson Township Fire Company #1, knocks down an attic fire in New Jersey home.
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FIT-5 Saves 4-Unit Apartment Dwelling in Alberta
September 2008
The High River Volunteer Fire Department reduced damage to a 4-unit apartment building in Town of High River, AB with the FIT-5.
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FIT-5 Saves BC Home From Kitchen Fire
September 2008
The Naramata Fire Department used the FIT-5 to save a home in Naramata, BC from a fully involved kitchen fire.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down 40-Foot Flames in Pennsylvania Home Fire
September 2008
First to arrive on scene, Chief DiCola and Captain Congini used the FIT-5 to buy time in rural Neshannock Township.
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Pennsylvania Home Saved with the FIT-5
August 2008
Neshannock Township first responders save home in New Castle, PA from basement fire, using ARA Safety's FIT-5.
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FIT-5 Buys Time, Reduces Water Usage, and Knocks Down Fire
June 2008
First to arrive at the scene, First Assistant Fire Chief William Rowland used ARA Safety's FIT-5 to knock down a basement fire in Shelter Island, New York.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Trailer Fire in Rural 2 Mile, BC
MAY 2008
With limited water supply, Fire Chief Rejean Jack used ARA Safety's FIT-5 to knock down a trailer fire, preventing its spread and saving its outbuilding in Rural 2 Mile, BC.
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FIT-5 Knocks Down Basement Fire and Saves House
APRIL 2008
A quick thinking Jefferson Township firefighter used one of ARA Safety's FIT-5 knock down tools to quickly extinguish a basement fire in neighboring West Milford Township, preventing the loss of the home.
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Edmonton Home and RV Saved By FIT-5
JANUARY 2008
When Calmar and Leduc County fire fighter Troy Mutch arrived on the scene of a fire just outside the city of Edmonton, AB, fire was already impinging on an RV and a neighboring house. Worse, the -49º weather had frozen the nearest two hydrants.
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FIT-5 Saves Lives and Property in NY
DECEMBER 2007
ARA Safety's first response fire knockdown tool, a device called the FIT-5, is credited with saving buildings and lives following a third floor house fire in Port Jervis, NY. The deployment of the FIT-5 likely prevented a 20lb propane canister from exploding.
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