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Fall/Winter 2013 Volume 23, Number 2
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President’s Message Page 2 Darley Literature Update New Pump Catalog Page 2 Featured Product - New Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Page 2 Tradeshows - Still an Important Part of the Darley Marketing Mix Page 3 Pierce Manufacturing Hits Major Milestones Page 3 Darley Divisions - ODIN Foam, PolyBilt, Ohler Pumps, Defense and Fire Sprinkler Pumps Page 4 Just Ask Engineering Page 5 ATVs - A Growing Market Segment in Fire and Defense Markets Page 5 From the Office of Jeff Darley Page 6 4,363 Days Without a Lost Time Injury Page 6 Employee Profile: David Fieber Page 6 Darley Pump School & CAFS Academy Page 7 A Look at a Next Generation Darley: Michelle Bayer Page 7 Darley in the News: Darley Hits Inc. 5000 List...Again, Darley Makes Fast Fifty List, Check Out Interview with Forbes Page 7 The Akron Brass Difference Page 8 Darley Announces Partnership Page 8 Industry Calendar Page 8
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Garry Briese Joins Darley Board of Directors Darley is pleased to announce that Garry Briese has joined the W.S. Darley & Co. Board of Directors. Garry is no stranger to fire service or Darley. He served as the Executive Director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) for over 20 years from 1985 - 2007. He then moved on to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) where he served 2008 - 2009 as the Regional Administrator for FEMA Region VIII. He has also served as a member of the Darley Defense Division advisory board since 2009. According to Paul Darley, “Garry brings a great wealth of experience and knowledge to our board. He has a unique perspective that includes not only fire service insights, but also an understanding of federal emergency management and defense needs. He is constantly presenting information on new products and opportunities.” Garry Briese recently joined Garry is widely recognized as the earliest national advocate in the United Darley’s Board of Directors. States for terrorism and WMD preparedness for public safety and emergency services starting in 1978. He has addressed numerous conferences on emergency management, homeland security and leadership across the United States and Japan, Israel, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Sweden, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Garry joins other outside Darley Board Members including: Steven S. Rogers - A professor and senior lecturer of Business Management at Harvard Business School. Samuel K. Skinner - Who has had a distinguished career in both the governmental and private sectors including service in President George W. Bush’s Cabinet for nearly three years. General (Ret) Peter J. Schoomaker - Served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Mary Jo Long - An attorney with the Department of Child and Family Services in Chicago. A 3rd generation family owner.
LE600 Pump Sails Through Testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground Whenever the US Department of Defense (DoD) adopts a new product for widespread military use, it usually undergoes rigorous testing to ensure that the product will work properly when called upon to work in a variety of harsh combat conditions. Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is known worldwide as the toughest of all testing facilities, with the mission to provide test and test support services primarily for DoD customers. On August 20, 2013, after over five months of exhaustive testing United States Marines were impressed of the Darley LE600 refueling pump, Darley received notification during field evaluations. that its pump had successfully completed Product Qualification Testing that meets the system requirements identified in the Statement of Need and Performance Specifications. These 96 requirements included testing: operation at 160˚ F for four hours, operation at -30˚ F for twelve hours, blowing wind, rain, sand, high altitude testing, etc… Following the testing, units were fielded by USMC personnel during Field Evaluations which further validated the unit’s performance. According to CWO4 Paul Gill of the USMC, “The Darley LE600 pump performed extremely well during the testing at APG and the Marines really liked the ease of operation and functionality of the units.” Darley has just moved into full-scale production and will be The LE600 can be used for firefighting and high volume pumping applications. delivering pump systems at the rate of 40 units per month.