<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350</id><updated>2011-12-09T13:07:28.140-05:00</updated><category term='soundoff skyfire'/><category term='knockoff leds'/><category term='carson sirens'/><category term='led mirror light'/><category term='police sirens'/><category term='sound off signal'/><category term='soundoff apex'/><category term='the public safety store'/><category term='sound off signal pinnacle led light bar magnetic amber snow plow led'/><category term='soundoff intersector'/><category term='public safety vests'/><category term='firefighter gear bag'/><title type='text'>ThePublicSafetyStore.com - Carson Sirens, Police Fire &amp; EMS Supplies</title><subtitle type='html'>We'll talk about Carson Sirens and why they are the best and most rugged siren ever produced. We'll give you tips, tricks and other advice and what's good, what's bad and how we can help. Sound Off Signal LED lighting will be reviewed. We'll write about the things that are important to you! www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>18</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-6240919299337942692</id><published>2011-08-14T15:54:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T16:23:54.762-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Scott Firefighter Challenge &amp; Physical Fitness</title><content type='html'>Yesterday, we stopped over at Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge event when it came to our home town here in Lexington, KY. In case you don't know what this is it's an event that is shown on ESPN that shows the public the physical rigors of our jobs. We know that dragging a fully charged 2 1/2 inch hoseline is hard - but does your neighbors know it? Probably not. They just don't have that frame of reference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Firefighter Combat Challenge is for the public to know they physical exertion required when firefighter's perform the job. It's also a competition. There isn't another demographic of people that I know that are more competitive than firefighters. We are the only breed of individuals that can take a simple task and make it into a competition. Who can pull the most of anything? Who can lift the most? Do the most? It's all fun and games to us though. With this competition and display, firefighters get to compete as well as display the rigors of our job to the public. We win (and we will win), and the public wins (but really we win).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is called the toughest two minutes in sports. The Challenge seeks to encourage firefighter fitness and demonstrate the profession's rigors to the public. Wearing "full bunker gear" and the SCOTT Air-Pak breathing apparatus, pairs of competitors race head-to-head as they simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting by performing a linked series of five tasks including climbing the 5-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175 lb. "victim" as they race against themselves, their opponent and the clock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It requires us to be really physically fit. Some of us are not. We all know that cardiovascular incidents (heart attacks) are the biggest killers of firefighters. It's not fire, it's not the vehicle accidents, it's heart attacks. For the longest time, the fire service was resistant to being "in-shape". We have no need to be in the shape of an athlete because we fight fire. We put wet stuff on hot stuff. But really is that all we do? It's not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In recent years after the initiatives were put in place to get firefighters in shape - improvements have been made and some of us have jump on the health train. Our job, to do it effectively, really requires that we are in shape. I can remember times when I have been on a fire and when things really got rough and it took a lot of time to knock the fire down, I was done. I was tired and just ran out of juice. What good was I then? I was useless. My team needed me and I was ready to play a non physical role. If there were victims, (which is not the case) , in this incident I couldn't really have helped. I am sure all of us have been there at some point. My point is that we are required to fight the fight as long as the fire is putting up a fight. Can you do this?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guys (and gals), it's time to get on the health train. I for one am not the most physically fit person in the world, but for those of you in the same boat as that, and who want to continue to be a firefighter, for your own safety - make it a priority to eat healthier. Again - this is not the "pot calling the kettle black". I too have room for improvement. Not only does your job expect you to do the things we have to do, but any potential victim does, and your family expects you to come home at the end of the night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These guys and gals yesterday displayed exemplary physical fitness this weekend. The event included volunteers from The Kentucky Fire Commission, The Lexington KY Division Of Fire &amp;amp; Emergency Services, The IAFF Local 526 and other organizations throughout Kentucky. The professionalism displayed by the personnel from these agencies was supurb. These people are some of the absolute finest in the country. The event was perfect with some great weather and I commend everyone who pulled it off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge travels the country to demonstrate the physical demands that the public does not know we must endure. &lt;strong&gt;The question is - can you&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-6240919299337942692?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/6240919299337942692/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/scott-firefighter-challenge-physical.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/6240919299337942692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/6240919299337942692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/scott-firefighter-challenge-physical.html' title='Scott Firefighter Challenge &amp; Physical Fitness'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-8377400119416244317</id><published>2011-08-14T13:37:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T16:24:48.575-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Scott Firefighter Challenge - Lexington, KY</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7X7KOdDPPn8/TkgH3aKSY7I/AAAAAAAAACE/02qppUXtdnE/IMAG0059.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7X7KOdDPPn8/TkgH3aKSY7I/AAAAAAAAACE/02qppUXtdnE/s400/IMAG0059.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="CLEAR: both; FONT-SIZE: xx-small; TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-8377400119416244317?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/8377400119416244317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/published-with-blogger-droid-v1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/8377400119416244317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/8377400119416244317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/published-with-blogger-droid-v1.html' title='Scott Firefighter Challenge - Lexington, KY'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7X7KOdDPPn8/TkgH3aKSY7I/AAAAAAAAACE/02qppUXtdnE/s72-c/IMAG0059.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-5261086831195760207</id><published>2011-08-11T15:12:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-11T15:23:31.966-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soundoff apex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soundoff skyfire'/><title type='text'>Soundoff Apex &amp; Soundoff Skyfire LED Lightbars</title><content type='html'>We have been informed that there are some new advancements coming in the tune of new LED lightbars from Sound Off Signal. SoundOff Signal has been developing new innovations in technology in the warning light industry for over 30 years. They invented the headlight flasher or the wig-wag as we know it today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soon we'll be stocking the latest invention from SoundOff Signal - The &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/lightbars.html"&gt;Soundoff APEX LED Lightbar&lt;/a&gt; as well as the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/lightbars.html"&gt;SoundOff SkyFire LED Lightbar &lt;/a&gt;. Both items have some features that are going to offer a feature set and price point that will be very competitive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out our product pages for each of these lightbars. The APEX lightbar is going to save you and your agency money on gas mileage. It's designed so that it has the lowest wind resistance possible. It's very aerodynamic. Less friction with the wind means more gas mileage for you. Even when prices were low this bar can save all of us money in fuel. Bottom line - the lower wind resistance your LED lightbar gives - the more it affects your bottom lline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Skyfire lightbar is dedicated to towing companies and wrecker operators a high quality product at a price that really helps out on the budget. We aren't going to release pricing information yet as it is NOT finalized, but we can say that it is going to be a price point not seen in the a LED lightbar of this quality. Plus - another great thing about this bar is that it's going to be very modular. Add as little to the bar as you need and save money or add as much to the lightbar that you want to get a fully customizable LED lightbar. It's really going&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-5261086831195760207?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/5261086831195760207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/soundoff-apex-soundoff-skyfire-led.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/5261086831195760207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/5261086831195760207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/soundoff-apex-soundoff-skyfire-led.html' title='Soundoff Apex &amp; Soundoff Skyfire LED Lightbars'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-4255919819079929118</id><published>2011-08-08T17:15:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T17:18:20.254-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LED Flashlights On The Way - BRIGHT!</title><content type='html'>We have new flashlights on the way from Nebo tools. You have to checkout the new high power Redline LED flashlight. This thing is great! It's over 200 lumens and really is a super bright.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/flashlights.html"&gt;Check out our LED Flashlights NOW!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check this out!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Specifications&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Settings&lt;/strong&gt; – 220 lumens / 110 lumens / 22 lumens / S.O.S. / Defensive Strobe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Runtime&lt;/strong&gt; – 100% - 4 hours of continuous illumination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;                      50% - 8 hours of continuous illumination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;                      10% - 15 hours of continuous illumination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;                   S.O.S. - 72 hours of continuous illumination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;                  Strobe - 72 hours of continuous illumination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;Length – 4.5”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;Diameter – 1.5” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;Weight – 0.428 lbs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;Batteries – 3 AAA batteries (included)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;The ability  to bring high-end technology to a compact, fully-redesigned, extremely  powerful light source is finally here. The REDLINE™ is our brightest  flashlight to date, 220 lumens of pure white light to be exact. In  automobiles, redlining is reaching the peak of its performance; whereas  we, with NEBO REDLINE™ are harnessing the maximum power of this  flashlight with 220 lumens of blinding bright light. (NOTE: Anything  above 50 lumens within a 10 yard distance may cause temporary blindness  when viewed directly.) The REDLINE™ has 5 lighting modes, 100% white  light (220 lumens), 50% white light (110 lumens), 10% white light (22  lumens), S.O.S. mode (220 lumens), or emergency strobe mode (220  lumens). This flashlight has a 4x adjustable beam that works with any  light setting to change the REDLINE™ from a flood light to illuminate  everything within a 20 yard distance, or to a spot light to focus up to  150 yards. The bezel of the REDLINE™ controls the adjustable beam. The  red ring of the NEBO REDLINE™ enhances all of the features of this  flashlight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; &lt;div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Features&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;ul type="disc"&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;One high power LED bulb outputs 220 lumens of light (bulb rated for 110,000+ hours of life)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Anodized aircraft grade aluminum water-resistant compact body design&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Magnetic base for hands-free lighting&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Aggressive self-defense face&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Rear glow-in-the-dark button uses hard/soft touch technology&lt;/span&gt;     &lt;ul type="circle"&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Hard Touch&lt;/u&gt;:  Simply click through the functions. (Light will turn off in between  settings.) NOTE: Light will reset to first setting (100% ON after being  off for 20 seconds.)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: gray"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Soft Touch&lt;/u&gt;:  Press button halfway with no click. This allows the user to cycle  through the settings quickly without the light turning off between  settings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;     &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-4255919819079929118?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/4255919819079929118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/led-flashlights-on-way-bright.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4255919819079929118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4255919819079929118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/08/led-flashlights-on-way-bright.html' title='LED Flashlights On The Way - BRIGHT!'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-1737778180217818028</id><published>2011-07-21T08:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-07-21T08:56:37.435-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='led mirror light'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the public safety store'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soundoff intersector'/><title type='text'>SoundOff Intersector LED Light - Innovation and Quality</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoffsignal-intersector-led-mirror-light-ent2b3.html"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;SoundOff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt; LED Light &lt;/a&gt;- Innovation and Quality&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Emergency warning equipment has advanced exponentially over the past 10 years. We went from a large use of strobe lighting to a overwhelming adaptation of LED lighting. The benefits are too numerous to list in this topic, so we shall save that for another post. Simply put, there are huge advantages to update your existing lighting package to an LED lighting package.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many innovations have been designed on specific types of lighting as well. For example, LED dash lights have transformed into a highly versatile, almost overly bright device that you can count on for years to come. There hasn't been much innovation in the "Mirror Light" category of emergency lighting for quite some time. That is until now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mirror lighting is simply put just that; emergency lighting that attaches to your mirror. It is perhaps one of the most overlooked categories of lighting. The reason this type of lighting is so important is because it warns motorist during the most dangerous point in your emergency response - that is intersections. Most lighting warns to the front or rear, but mirror lighting is designed to disperse light at an angle so that while you are clearing and intersection, motorists approaching to each side of you have another attention getter. Installed correctly, they are somewhat effective. However the problem with traditional LED or strobe mirror lighting, is that due to the design of most vehicle mirrors, they were very directional; you had a limited angle of good light output.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoffsignal-intersector-led-mirror-light-ent2b3.html"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Soundoff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;changes all that. The &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoffsignal-intersector-led-mirror-light-ent2b3.html"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;SoundOff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;LED Mirror light does not attach to the back of your mirror as all other mirror lights do, the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoffsignal-intersector-led-mirror-light-ent2b3.html"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;SoundOff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; actually "hangs" below the mirror. This in itself widens your light output by a great amount. More of the intersection can see your warning device when installed this way than the traditional way of rear mirror mounting. But the guys and gals at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;SoundOff&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;Hudsonville&lt;/span&gt;, MI designed the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt; LED light to provide at least 180 degrees of warning. This is a technological feat that has not gone unnoticed. When the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt; is installed correctly, it warns both in front of you on both sides of your emergency vehicle, as well as directly to each side of you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.soundoffsignal.com/warnamber/surfacemnt/Intersector/Intersector_Output.png"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 304px;" src="http://www.soundoffsignal.com/warnamber/surfacemnt/Intersector/Intersector_Output.png" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Look at the picture to the left. This gives you a better example at the true light output of the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoffsignal-intersector-led-mirror-light-ent2b3.html"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;SoundOff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; LED light. No other light has been able to accomplish such a huge angle of warning power. With 9 powerful generation 3 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;LED's&lt;/span&gt;, you'll be able to rest assured that you are getting the most warning power possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;ThePublicSafetyStore&lt;/span&gt;.com&lt;/a&gt; stocks the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoffsignal-intersector-led-mirror-light-ent2b3.html"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;SoundOff&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;Intersector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which has a wide array of mounting options included. Have questions, &lt;a href="mailto:blog@thepublicsafetystore.com"&gt;email us&lt;/a&gt; or call us at 1-800-646-1086!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANKS!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STAY SAFE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oLgFU5gkWwY/Tighno5xwqI/AAAAAAAAABE/DsmQugprvYU/s1600/so-intesect.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oLgFU5gkWwY/Tighno5xwqI/AAAAAAAAABE/DsmQugprvYU/s320/so-intesect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631788298905174690" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/SEAN%7E1.LAW/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-1737778180217818028?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/1737778180217818028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/07/soundoff-intersector-led-light.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/1737778180217818028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/1737778180217818028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/07/soundoff-intersector-led-light.html' title='SoundOff Intersector LED Light - Innovation and Quality'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oLgFU5gkWwY/Tighno5xwqI/AAAAAAAAABE/DsmQugprvYU/s72-c/so-intesect.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-8158255716190253838</id><published>2011-06-20T17:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-20T18:18:15.683-04:00</updated><title type='text'>LED Scene Lighting Critical To Effective Operations</title><content type='html'>Let's face it - the tones drop and you roll out of the bed or couch at dark thirty in the morning and you are off to save the life or property that you have committed to save. However when you get there, you realize that you can't see. &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/led-scene-lighting-illumination.html"&gt;Scene lighting&lt;/a&gt; is crucial to effective scene operations! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flashlights have become extremely power devices that require little power and produce a huge output. However, effective night time fire and rescue operations call for an effect &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/led-scene-lighting-illumination.html"&gt;Scene Lighting&lt;/a&gt; plan. When your first engine arrives on scene do you think about how you are going to &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/led-scene-lighting-illumination.html"&gt;illuminate&lt;/a&gt; the accident or fire that you have arrived at? Your department needs to think about this as well as all of the other aspects of firefighting, when developing standard operating procedures/guidelines. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just as flashlights have become powerful, the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/led-scene-lighting-illumination.html"&gt;LED Scene Lighting Products&lt;/a&gt; that are being produced today, do not require much power. You can install many of them on standard 12v electrical systems. You can keep your generators out off of the engine. &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/led-scene-lighting-illumination.html"&gt;Sound Off Signal&lt;/a&gt; has a complete line of scene lighting options that may work into how you operate. &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/led-scene-lighting-illumination.html"&gt;Check them out here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-8158255716190253838?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/8158255716190253838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/06/scene-lighting-critical-to-effective.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/8158255716190253838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/8158255716190253838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/06/scene-lighting-critical-to-effective.html' title='LED Scene Lighting Critical To Effective Operations'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-1158480457244358441</id><published>2011-06-13T12:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-13T12:55:51.926-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Firefighter Nomex Hoods Are Designed To Keep You Cool</title><content type='html'>When you go into fight a fire, you want to be as protected as possible. You need to full deal, bunker coat and pants, boots, helmet, scba tank and a &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;fire hood&lt;/a&gt; so your skin is covered in the event of flash over or steam burns. With the full heat of summer in swing, you are going to get HOT! That's why it's important when choosing your PPE equipment to be very careful to choose one that's going to be light but protect you the most.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;nomex fire hood&lt;/a&gt; is an often overlooked part of your personal protective gear. You want the same in a fire hood as you do in your other gear. You want it to protect you for the type of attack you are making on the fire, but you also want one that is not going to get in the way of your attack. Most firefighters also want a third element - STYLE! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There has been a big move in the fire service for &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;nomex hoods&lt;/a&gt; to depict personality. Well we have you covered! Literally - we have all sorts of styles and levels of protection for your next fire hood with &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;nomex hoods&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;carbon fiber hoods&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;pink fire hoods&lt;/a&gt; and more. Check out our complete line of fire hoods at &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighting-hoods.html"&gt;The Public Safety Store.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-1158480457244358441?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/1158480457244358441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/06/firefighter-nomex-hoods-are-designed-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/1158480457244358441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/1158480457244358441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/06/firefighter-nomex-hoods-are-designed-to.html' title='Firefighter Nomex Hoods Are Designed To Keep You Cool'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-4332024227782082865</id><published>2011-04-04T16:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-04T17:01:22.195-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Mini LED Light Bar Buying Guide</title><content type='html'>Mini LED light bars attach to the top of the roof of a vehicle to give 360 degree warning to motorists around you. There are hundreds of models and choices that you have when selecting the right LED mini bar for you. Do you know what you should look for? Have you ever really thought about what makes a LED mini bar a good choice for you? At &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/mini-bars.html"&gt;ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;/a&gt; compiled a list of a few things that you can refer to when choosing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Application - Figure out what you are using the light bar for. Is this going to be for emergency response? Or are you using it for something like snow plowing. Although this seems obvious, you should plan ahead to figure out the entire usage of your LED light bar - it will make it easier to choose in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Color - What color are you legally allowed to use on your vehicle. Some state laws allow you to use several colors, some are very restrictive. Here in Kentucky for example, police can only use blue &amp; white (unless an incorporated city) and fire can use red &amp; white including all volunteer firefighters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Mounting - You'll need to choose your mounting option. Usually there are 2 choices - either magnetic light bar mounts or permanent mounts. Magnetic mounting simply uses 4 or more very powerful magnets and sit atop your vehicles roof. Although very strong and rare instances can occur, it is not recommended by most manufacturers to drive a vehicle with a magnetic mounted LED light bar attached to the top of your vehicle. To us this is just like Q-Tips(c) saying you can't stick them in your ear. The magnets work however officially it isn't recommended to stay on the top of your vehicles roof. The permanent mount option uses screws and bolts to mount in some fashion to the top of a BackRack 3rd party bracket or even directly to your vehicles roof. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Power Connection - While this is usually determined by the mounting you'll still need to figure how you are going to power your mini LED light bar. Typically magnetic mounted lightbars have a plug that you can plug into your cigarette plug in your vehicle. The plug usually have a power switch as well as some type of pattern selection switch to change the patterns on the LED light bar. If you choose to go with a permanent mounted light bar, usually you will have several wires that you can manually use switches to control the power and pattern. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Price - Price can vary greatly. With &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/mini-bars.html"&gt;The Pinnacle Mini Bar&lt;/a&gt; from ThePublicSafetyStore, lower price does not mean a lower quality. &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/mini-bars.html"&gt;Check it out now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have more suggestions? Add them below. And as always, if you have questions, email or call us so that we can answer them for you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sean @ ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-4332024227782082865?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/4332024227782082865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/04/mini-led-light-bar-buying-guide.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4332024227782082865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4332024227782082865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/04/mini-led-light-bar-buying-guide.html' title='Mini LED Light Bar Buying Guide'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-6910576119318226396</id><published>2011-02-05T17:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-05T17:15:19.022-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sound off signal pinnacle led light bar magnetic amber snow plow led'/><title type='text'>Bad Weather Needs Good Warning!</title><content type='html'>There have been some availability issues on the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoff-pinnacle-led-mini-bar.html"&gt;Sound Off Pinnacle LED light bar&lt;/a&gt; particularly in the Amber / Magnetic combination. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are happy to say that we have plenty of these in stock now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to an LED light bar while snow plowing you need something that's going to last. You need an LED light bar that will provide long lasting warning power as you plow the streets. As inclement weather seems to upon everyone, just keep us in mind for your equipment needs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soundoff-pinnacle-led-mini-bar.html"&gt;The Sound Off Pinnacle LED light bar&lt;/a&gt; is a very powerful, bright led light bar that will give you the extra visibility it takes to do your job safely as possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us know if we can help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sean&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-6910576119318226396?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/6910576119318226396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/02/bad-weather-needs-good-warning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/6910576119318226396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/6910576119318226396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2011/02/bad-weather-needs-good-warning.html' title='Bad Weather Needs Good Warning!'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-4104633277697221695</id><published>2010-11-24T14:32:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-24T14:35:31.150-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Firefighter Monopoly Edition</title><content type='html'>This is just the hottest thing every year. If you are a firefighter or know a firefighter you need to get this. It's the firefighters monopoly. The single most popular item on our store. Here is the catch - the run out very quickly. So you have to ORDER THEM NOW! - &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/firefighter-monopoly-limited-edition.html#"&gt;ORDER THEM HERE NOW!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-60288712508565_2131_33117020"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-60288712508565_2131_33117020"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 616px; height: 457px;" src="http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-60288712508565_2131_33117020" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Firefighters Monopoly is so fun! It is truly a family or station event. Get your whole family involved. We have taken this classic board game that we all know and love and turned it into a perfect gift for any firefighter or family member. Playing secret Santa at the firehouse? Get this gift and any firefighter would love it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a five-alarm emergency on the special Firefighters Edition of Monopoly, honoring the men and women of the fire and rescue service worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you buy, sell and trade your favorite properties, you'll need to summon all of your fire and rescue skills to take command of the firehouses an headquarters on the board. If you succeed, not only will lives be saved and heroism rewarded, but you'll get an instant promotion to Fire Chief... until the next game anyway!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Designed for firefighters -- and their friends, family and fans, take a roll of the dice to round Probie Place and head for Firefighting Freeway. Be careful not to make your station buddies sick with your cooking when you pick up a Flashover or Backdraft card. And, just remember...going to Jail is just like getting called into the Chief's Office, so watch out and stay safe as you enjoy this special Firefighters Edition of the world's most popular board game, MONOPOLY.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-4104633277697221695?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/4104633277697221695/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/11/firefighter-monopoly-edition.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4104633277697221695'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4104633277697221695'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/11/firefighter-monopoly-edition.html' title='Firefighter Monopoly Edition'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-7060664572873362409</id><published>2010-07-02T18:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-02T18:47:22.396-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carson sirens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='police sirens'/><title type='text'>Happy Independence Day</title><content type='html'>Happy Independence Day to all of you. I hope that all of you are safe and sound that you step back and thank those that risk their lives to serve and protect us at home and abroad. Remember what the day is about and celebrate our freedom!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-7060664572873362409?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/7060664572873362409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/07/happy-independence-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/7060664572873362409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/7060664572873362409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/07/happy-independence-day.html' title='Happy Independence Day'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-651832092268755362</id><published>2010-06-26T13:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-26T13:10:19.929-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sound Off Signal LED Grill Lights On Sale</title><content type='html'>Look guys if you are needing an LED grill light, now is the time to jump on this. We have an overstock of the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soled3.html"&gt;Sound Off LED3 Grill Light&lt;/a&gt; and so in order to get back down to normal levels, I am offering it at a never before seen price of $39.99. These are truly going fast and this isn't a sales gimmick! Just good ole' fashioned low prices. Now I can't combine them with any other offer you may get but just know that we have some of these still left but they are going quick. I have all public safety colors in stock, red, amber, white, and blue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Sound Off LED3 Surface Mount Grill Light is a light with many applications. Plus it's backed by a Public Safety Store / Sound Off Signal 5 year warranty. You know your getting the best of the best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ORDER IT NOW BEFORE IT'S GONE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/soled3.html"&gt;Sound Off LED3  Grill Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-651832092268755362?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/651832092268755362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/06/sound-off-signal-led-grill-lights-on.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/651832092268755362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/651832092268755362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/06/sound-off-signal-led-grill-lights-on.html' title='Sound Off Signal LED Grill Lights On Sale'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-1839888298553043253</id><published>2010-06-26T13:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-26T13:09:54.588-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Carson Police Sirens - The Proper Method</title><content type='html'>There are so many times that I see and hear of other people "mis-using" their &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;police siren&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren&lt;/a&gt; while operating in an emergency mode. I hear tales all the time of someone who leaves their &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;in one tone, &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail&lt;/a&gt; for example, the entire time while responding to the scene. I have heard of even randomly changing &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tones&lt;/a&gt; on the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;when no one is in sight. So what are you supposed to do? Here is a few of our suggestions on the proper use of your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Sirens&lt;/a&gt; that you purchase from &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com"&gt;www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First if no one is in sight while responding - it's probably okay to leave it on one &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tone&lt;/a&gt;. The idea is to maximize warning power which in turn maximizes safety. If you live in a rural area, you may pass less traffic while on your way to the scene. Leaving your siren on &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail&lt;/a&gt; in this situation is best recommended. You don't want to move your hands from the steering wheel to change &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tones &lt;/a&gt;and in this case you don't need to. Some of you say it's nice to show off your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;siren tones&lt;/a&gt; when you can - but this is not the time. An emergency exists and you need to focus on defensive driving tactics that allows you to respond to the scene, &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren&lt;/a&gt; and all, safely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But let's say you don't live in a very rural area and you have many traffic intersections or other locations where you are likely to encounter heavy traffic. What do you do then? How do you use your nice and shiny &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren &lt;/a&gt;then? I have heard / seen many times an operator continually use the same &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;siren tone &lt;/a&gt;during the entire length of their drive - wherever it may be. This is probably not the best idea either. Put your self in the other drivers seat. The one who you need to move to the right or simply get out the way. They have a radio on , a new car that's very well insulated, and the A/C on. You have your police siren on &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail &lt;/a&gt;a nice long ramp up and a nice long ramp down. About one full cycle every 5-6 seconds depending on what model of &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;you have. When the other driver has all of the other distractions on a slow tone like &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail&lt;/a&gt; has an tendency to slowly become "normal" to the driver of the other vehicle. When you disrupt that "normalcy" by changing &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tones &lt;/a&gt;on your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren&lt;/a&gt;, then this will alert the driver to observe the surroundings and hopefully make an appropriate decision aka get out of the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is typical to change the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren&lt;/a&gt; tone approximately 500-1000 feet prior to any intersection. Change from the wail to the yelp and then as you stop at the intersection (even if you have the right-a-way) change the intersection again and make eye contact with each driver to assure they see you. You never know what someone else is thinking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also a good rule of thumb when using your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;while responding to a call is leave the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;on 100% of the time. Even if you don't see vehicles. I personally have not done this and then have struck deer while responding. It's a good animal deterrent if you live in rural areas. Finally when you do see a vehicle or another hazard, that's a good reason to change the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tone&lt;/a&gt; up. Switch to &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;yelp&lt;/a&gt;, or even the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;phaser&lt;/a&gt; tone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To see a complete list the features of &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Sirens &lt;/a&gt;- just go to our &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Sirens Page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To hear the tones go to our Siren &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;Sounds Page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-1839888298553043253?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/1839888298553043253/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/06/carson-police-sirens-proper-method.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/1839888298553043253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/1839888298553043253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/06/carson-police-sirens-proper-method.html' title='Carson Police Sirens - The Proper Method'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-6617994924487653104</id><published>2010-03-07T14:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-07T14:18:48.856-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Need Audible Warning But Can't Use A Siren?</title><content type='html'>There are many states that do not allow their volunteer firefighters to use full featured sirens to respond to emergencies. In Kentucky for example, the law states that volunteer firefighters MUST use visual and audible warning devices if you wish to respond to emergencies and drive above the speed limit (among other liberties) as long as due regard for the safety is followed. Kentucky volunteer firefighter vehicles are actually considered emergency vehicles while they are responding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, in other states, such as Indiana, volunteers are prohibited from responding with lights and/or sirens when responding to an emergency. But we think we have a partial solution to that problem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carson has introduced a new line of products for volunteers specifically that give them a little warning and at the same time keep it within the limits of the law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.carson-mfg.com/img/ha-100.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="http://www.carson-mfg.com/img/ha-100.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Carson has essentially created an air-horn only device utilizing Carson Sirens new "Stuttertone" Air Horn sound. These devices do not have wail, yelp or other siren features, yet only an air-horn. First is the inside non-waterproof HA-100 amp. The HA-100 In-Cab Stutter Horn Amp is the low-cost electronic air horn alternative for volunteer firefighter POV's, especially in states that restrict POV siren use. This professional grade, 100 watt amplifier is a loud and legal* enhancement to any POV light package, providing the traffic clearing attention needed to make it quickly and safely on scene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The HA-100 was developed as an inexpensive solution to address the challenges that volunteers, working in states that restrict POV siren use, face when responding to emergency calls. Without an audible warning component in their POV's, volunteers lack a primary tool for gaining driver attention and clearing traffic when en route to an emergency scene. By providing a “horn-only” (no siren tones) feature, the HA-100 is legal in most states. As a result, it offers the benefit of a much needed audible warning solution, but without the question or concern of it being legal to use. It is still recommended, however, to consult local/state vehicle codes to ensure compliance with vehicle horn regulations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.carson-mfg.com/img/ha-150.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="http://www.carson-mfg.com/img/ha-150.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The second model available is for under the hood or anywhere else that you need a waterproof device. This makes it really easy to install because you can place your air-horn close to the power source. That means less wires because you don't have to run a power source inside the vehicle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This professional grade, 100 watt amplifier incorporates the power of a simulated “stutter” air horn with the reliable quality not found in other aftermarket horn products. Its compact, waterproof design offers flexible, easy installation options for any vehicle. And at roughly the size of a bar of soap, the HA-150 is ideal for installations on volunteer POV's, as well as, motorcycles, ATV's, and marine craft. It is also a cost-effective alternative for apparatus, ambulances, escorts, towing, recovery, DOT, or other service vehicles that are not equipped with compressed air horn systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These devices are available in packages with speakers as well. Look for these products as well as more interesting products coming from Carson to be added to our web store soon. If you would like to place an order - just call us at 1-800-646-1086.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay Safe...&lt;br /&gt;Sean Lawson, Owner&lt;br /&gt;ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-6617994924487653104?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/6617994924487653104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/03/need-audible-warning-but-cant-use-siren.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/6617994924487653104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/6617994924487653104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2010/03/need-audible-warning-but-cant-use-siren.html' title='Need Audible Warning But Can&apos;t Use A Siren?'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-5294111438052840296</id><published>2009-12-20T18:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-20T18:09:25.070-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Carson Siren and other Police Sirens - Proper Siren Use</title><content type='html'>There are so many times that I see and hear of other people "mis-using" their &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;police siren&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren&lt;/a&gt; while operating in an emergency mode. I hear tales all the time of someone who leaves their &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;in one tone, &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail&lt;/a&gt; for example, the entire time while responding to the scene. I have heard of even randomly changing &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tones&lt;/a&gt; on the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;when no one is in sight. So what are you supposed to do? Here is a few of our suggestions on the proper use of your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Sirens&lt;/a&gt; that you purchase from &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com"&gt;www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First if no one is in sight while responding - it's probably okay to leave it on one &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tone&lt;/a&gt;. The idea is to maximize warning power which in turn maximizes safety. If you live in a rural area, you may pass less traffic while on your way to the scene. Leaving your siren on &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail&lt;/a&gt; in this situation is best recommended. You don't want to move your hands from the steering wheel to change &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tones &lt;/a&gt;and in this case you don't need to. Some of you say it's nice to show off your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;siren tones&lt;/a&gt; when you can - but this is not the time. An emergency exists and you need to focus on defensive driving tactics that allows you to respond to the scene, &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren&lt;/a&gt; and all, safely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But let's say you don't live in a very rural area and you have many traffic intersections or other locations where you are likely to encounter heavy traffic. What do you do then? How do you use your nice and shiny &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren &lt;/a&gt;then? I have heard / seen many times an operator continually use the same &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;siren tone &lt;/a&gt;during the entire length of their drive - wherever it may be. This is probably not the best idea either. Put your self in the other drivers seat. The one who you need to move to the right or simply get out the way. They have a radio on , a new car that's very well insulated, and the A/C on. You have your police siren on &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail &lt;/a&gt;a nice long ramp up and a nice long ramp down. About one full cycle every 5-6 seconds depending on what model of &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;you have. When the other driver has all of the other distractions on a slow tone like &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail&lt;/a&gt; has an tendency to slowly become "normal" to the driver of the other vehicle. When you disrupt that "normalcy" by changing &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tones &lt;/a&gt;on your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren&lt;/a&gt;, then this will alert the driver to observe the surroundings and hopefully make an appropriate decision aka get out of the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is typical to change the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren&lt;/a&gt; tone approximately 500-1000 feet prior to any intersection. Change from the wail to the yelp and then as you stop at the intersection (even if you have the right-a-way) change the intersection again and make eye contact with each driver to assure they see you. You never know what someone else is thinking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also a good rule of thumb when using your &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;while responding to a call is leave the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;on 100% of the time. Even if you don't see vehicles. I personally have not done this and then have struck deer while responding. It's a good animal deterrent if you live in rural areas. Finally when you do see a vehicle or another hazard, that's a good reason to change the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;tone&lt;/a&gt; up. Switch to &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;wail,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;yelp&lt;/a&gt;, or even the &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;phaser&lt;/a&gt; tone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To see a complete list the features of &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Sirens &lt;/a&gt;- just go to our &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Sirens Page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To hear the tones go to our Siren &lt;a href="http://thepublicsafetystore.com/siren-sounds.html"&gt;Sounds Page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-5294111438052840296?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/5294111438052840296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/carson-siren-and-other-police-sirens.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/5294111438052840296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/5294111438052840296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/carson-siren-and-other-police-sirens.html' title='Carson Siren and other Police Sirens - Proper Siren Use'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-409331754790197170</id><published>2009-12-12T19:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T20:01:47.825-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the public safety store'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carson sirens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sound off signal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knockoff leds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='police sirens'/><title type='text'>To China Or Not To China - Outsourcing In Public Safety Equipment</title><content type='html'>Foreign made public safety equipment is a hot topic right now in the equipment business. Many companies are selling decent products that are in fact made oversees. Some of these products are high quality, innovative products that have a role in the field. Many companies offer foreign made police sirens, dash lights, siren speakers, and even LED grill lights. The problem is that some companies, particularly online, offer exact replicas of police sirens and the other product mentioned above, as the American companies who invented the original product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This means that some companies get an American made product and copy it then sell it back in America at a cost sometimes 25% of the cost of the original. The good news about those products is that the price is so much lower. The bad news is that the quality on THESE sirens and other emergency warning equipment, is much less - FAR less - than the original.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the way we feel about it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although some of our siren speakers are assembled outside of America, for the most part - all of our products are produced right here in the USA. That's something that we are proud of and if possible will continue to offer these products to you, our customer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most all of our Sound Off Signal line of dash lights, emergency warning equipment, mini light bars, headlight flashers. strobe kits, and other products are manufactured at the Sound Off Signal factory in Hudsonville, Michigan. We have visited the factory and know the hard working individuals who work there. They employ about 100 people and recently have obtained incentives to hire more people as they make huge American investments in their new line of LED lighting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;100% of our sirens we sell are made in Indianapolis, IN at the Carson Sirens factory. Those people are a close knit family who works hard to keep good ole' American quality up and prices low. Carson Sirens are the most rugged police siren, ems siren, and fire siren in the world PERIOD. We have that much confidence in them. Carson Sirens are simply the best siren in the world. When you look at the cost, the quality and the features of Carson Sirens - you can't deny that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Globalization is here to stay and has been here for quite sometime. It is beneficial for some customers and for some business are the right fit. But here at The Public Safety Store - we think that we want to sell the highest quality products possible. That's what we will continue to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next time you are looking for a lightbar ask yourself - "Why is this half the cost of a big name brand?" Brand name only cost a certain amount - anything more than that, and you are suffering quality. Simple as that. Don't put your safety at risk to save a few dollars. Do you think a skydiver buys his parachutes at the cheapest price possible? Don't put your safety at risk and buy the cheapest siren, lightbar, or public safety vest. It just doesn't make since.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-409331754790197170?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/409331754790197170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/to-china-or-not-to-china-outsourcing-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/409331754790197170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/409331754790197170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/to-china-or-not-to-china-outsourcing-in.html' title='To China Or Not To China - Outsourcing In Public Safety Equipment'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-7383381530651448443</id><published>2009-12-11T20:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T21:24:24.788-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the public safety store'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='firefighter gear bag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='public safety vests'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carson sirens'/><title type='text'>Want to buy a gift for that new Firefighter?</title><content type='html'>It's crunch time - Christmas is just 12 days away at the time that I am writing this. You have those hard to get firefighters in your life and you have no idea what to get them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No worries - we are here to help. There are certain gifts that every firefighter will love - we'll talk about&lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt; Carson Sirens&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/"&gt;Sound Off Signal&lt;/a&gt; and we'll talk about other great gifts as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most popular gift for any firefighter has to be the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/carson-soundoff-sirenkit3.html"&gt;Carson Sirens &amp;amp; Sound Off Signal Siren Combo&lt;/a&gt; Kit. You need to figure out if the person you are buying for has a siren on his or her vehicle. Just in case you don't know what a siren is, it's the thing that goes woo-woo! I know that sounds silly but readers not in the fire service simply might not know the terms.  If the person you are buying for does not have one - The &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/carson-soundoff-sirenkit3.html"&gt;Combo Kit&lt;/a&gt; is a PERFECT gift. It's easy to add this to the vehicle and if they don't have one already - they will LOVE YOU!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's say this person has the &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;siren &lt;/a&gt;and lights on his or her vehicle. What do you buy them now? There is one thing that every firefighter must have. Just as you ladies out there need a purse for your "things", a firefighter must have a similar item to haul his or her stuff. &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/deluxe-firefighter-gear-bag.html"&gt;The Public Safety Store Deluxe Fire Gear Bag&lt;/a&gt; is a steal at only $39.99. We have plenty in stock - order it now before Christmas comes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally if you don't need a &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Siren&lt;/a&gt;. When it comes to safety on the scene of an emergency, there is nothing more valued than a &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/lux-psf.html"&gt;Public Safety Fire Vest&lt;/a&gt;. It's not only practical, relitivly enexpensive, it's the law. Every police, fire, ems &amp;amp; even reporters are required by law to have a high visibility vest while on the scene of an emergency. So pick up a &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/lux-psf.html"&gt;vest &lt;/a&gt;for your favorite loved one &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/lux-psf.html"&gt;RIGHT NOW! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You do need to hurry, because Christmas is coming quick. We have plenty of other options as well. Carson Sirens is our hottest seller, but look at these as well as other gifts to keep your loved one warm &amp;amp; safe during these holiday season!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course if you have questions, call us at 1-800-646-1046 or just email info@thepublicsafetystore.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sean&lt;br /&gt;www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-7383381530651448443?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/7383381530651448443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/what-to-buy-gift-for-that-new.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/7383381530651448443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/7383381530651448443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/what-to-buy-gift-for-that-new.html' title='Want to buy a gift for that new Firefighter?'/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393843571553553350.post-4009238002519412031</id><published>2009-12-11T19:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T19:47:43.149-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>It's hard to believe that it's been over a year now since we launched our online store. As I have said before, we have been in business in one way or the other for years but have since went "mainstream" if you will since the launch of our we store. I can't express enough how much I appreciate the relationships that I have made throughout this year. I also can't anticipate all the friends I will meet through this wonderful business that I am so blessed to have created.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know it's a very competitive market. &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com"&gt;Sound Off Signal LED lighting &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsafetystore.com/sirens.html"&gt;Carson Sirens &lt;/a&gt;are one of the best manufacturers of emergency vehicle lights and sirens in the world. They have plenty of distributors around the United States - but for those of you who have chosen The Public Safety Store, all I can say is thank you. For those of you who are thinking about making a purchase from us, I assure you that you will not find our products at a better price, value and selection than right here at &lt;a href="http://www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com"&gt;www.ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So as this is our first blog, we will soon begin to have public safety industry news, advice, product gift advice and much more. So subscribe now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From all of us to all of you - have a safe and very Merry Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sean Lawson, Owner&lt;br /&gt;ThePublicSafetyStore.com&lt;br /&gt;Harold, Ky&lt;br /&gt;1-800-646-1086&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3393843571553553350-4009238002519412031?l=blog.thepublicsafetystore.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/feeds/4009238002519412031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/its-hard-to-believe-that-its-been-over.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4009238002519412031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3393843571553553350/posts/default/4009238002519412031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.thepublicsafetystore.com/2009/12/its-hard-to-believe-that-its-been-over.html' title=''/><author><name>Sean @ The Public Safety Store</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05797107065594642022</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
