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Photos from FDIC (Fire Department Instructors Conference and Expo)
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| Each year, we attend the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. We thoroughly enjoy meeting customers and visiting with our friendly dealers face-to-face. The show is also an invaluable place for us to hear great ideas and feedback from everyone. Thank you all for visiting with us! |
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FDIC 2011
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Left and Right: Little Connor is among several children who paused to play in the airstreams of our electric fans. |
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Above: Jeff Morris, Christine Jeanson, and Dave Jeanson of
ABC Fire and Safety Equipment Limited in Manitoba. |
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Left: Joan with Dave Ellis of ABC Fire in West Virginia. (Not to be confused with ABC in Manitoba, Canada!)
At right: Matt Loesch, Greg Blanchat and Scott Blubaugh of Blanchat Manufacturing. |
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Left: Our little booth filled with all-terrain Scene Safety Lighting and PPV Fans.
Right: Gentlemen from Cascade carry away their new LENTRY Light System. |
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Mike Rowe (left) and Stephen Morfitt (right) of First In LLC. |
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Left: Mark Riddle of Flint Hills Fire.
Right: James with Nathan Reyes of Hawaii Specialty Vehicles, LLC. |
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Left and right: Brother/sister team James Neils and Joan Rodman of Ventry Solutions, Inc. |
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Left: Kim Marley of QDCIP Fire, LLC rests a moment after walking through the vast exhibits at FDIC 2011.
Right: Roger Anderson of M&T Fire. |
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Left: Joan with Daryl Kretzschmar of PPE Solutions, Inc. in Ontario.
Right: Chuck Blake of Premier Fire Equipment, LLC.
Below: Two of Joan’s favorite reasons to attend FDIC: Visiting with Tim Corcoran (left) and Joel Sheridan of Sales & Marketing of Michigan, LLC. |
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FDIC 2010
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Above: Maryland Fire Fighters Ronnie, Jimmy, Dennis, Duane, Linas, Ceeray, and Jordan (front) humored me (I am between Jimmy and Dennis) by listening so patiently as I went on and on about VENTRY Fans and LENTRY Lights... My thanks go to this group of friendly gentlemen for their patience, good advice, and help in making FDIC 2010 such fun.
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Left: Nate and Darren of Oshkosh Fire & Police Equipment
Right: Trapper of Precision Fire Apparatus |
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Above: Joel (left photo), Tim and Randy (middle) and Josh and Martin (right) of Sales & Marketing of Michigan |
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Left: Jeremy and Steve of ABC Fire Services
Right: Ross Elmore |
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Left: Jim of Pinnacle Safety
Right: Judy of Fisher Scientific |
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Left: Chuck of Premier Fire Equipment
Right: Daniel of MMF in France |
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Left: Sweet smiles of Jim III, Stephen and Shull of First In with Joan
Right: John of NAFECO |
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FDIC 2009
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Below: Brian Baillie of St. Francois Xavier Fire Department in Manitoba, Canada came up with the idea of a Dual LENTRY Unit!
Above: The booth from above, with Kim and Chris Marley and Joan (formerly Neils) Rodman.
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Above: Potential customers Shane and his Chief take a VENTRY Fan back home with them to try out. |
Above: Greg Blanchat of Blanchat Manufacturing checks out the new 1.5 hp VENTRY Electric Fan
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Above: Three gentlemen from First In Emergency Equipment Suppliers (Louisiana dealer) visit Joan. From left to right: Jim Hogue III, Joan, Shull, and Jim Hogue, Jr.) |
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Left: Richard Payne of Chief Fire & Safety Right: The late Ed Lyons, Sr. of Ed Lyons Fire Equipment. |
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Left: Roger and Cindy Anderson of M & T Fire & Safety, Inc.
Right: Wanda Schultz of Oshkosh Fire & Police Equipment of Wisconsin. (Darren was with her and yet somehow missed getting his photo taken! Next year...) |
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Left: Keith Foust and Jim Kuzmak of Susquehanna Fire Equipment Co.
Right: Joel and Keith Ward of Pac Fire, our sole Australia distributor, with Joan
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Left: Dave Ellis and Donny Lindsey of ABC Fire smiled for the camera. Steve Ellis was occupied in the next booth where a bunny was signing posters. Right: Who needs bunnies in the booth when you have Kim Marley?!
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Left: Mark Riddle of Flint Hills Fire was happy to finally see the electric fan!
Right: Daniel Girard of MMF is our distributor in France. |
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Above: Joan and Paul - at home after FDIC
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FDIC 2009 will forever hold special significance for me. Not only did we release our first Electric VENTRY Fan, but when I returned home, my boyfriend Paul welcomed me with an engagement ring and a wedding proposal! I was still giddy from the excitement and momentum of the show and did not think anything could top it --- but I was wrong!
I happily accepted and in September 2009, there was one less “J. Neils” in the office as my last name changed to Rodman.
~ Joan |
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