Happy Holidays from Frazer!
On behalf of all our amazing employees and our family, have a happy holiday and a safe and prosperous new year. We will see you in 2018! Please Note: In observance of the holiday season, Frazer, Ltd. will be closed from Monday, December 25, 2017 through Monday, January 1, 2018. During the holidays, if you need to reach us, please call toll-free 888-372-9371 and follow the instructions on the recorded message. We will be back in the office on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Frazer Options – More Storage Less Headache
Frazer Storage Options – Highly configurable and accessible! The Frazer Urban Command Vehicle (UCV) can truly be anything you need it to be. It can function as a first responder, a rescue truck, a support vehicle, it’s also a crew transport and much more! Click here to learn more about what this unit can offer!
Weekly Update – Safety Moment!
It’s Monday – Stay Safe Everyone! A new week has begun! Here you can see one of our Documentation employees with their Personal Protective Equipment taking photographs of a new unit before it leaves the shop. Here at Frazer we are absolutely committed to safety. We strive not only to improve our safety and our environment every day, but also challenge ourselves to work new angles of safety into every aspect of what we do. We don’t just want to build safe and reliable EMS vehicles, we want to do it in the safest way possible for our team! Click here to learn more about Frazer’s commitment to safety!
2018 Frazer Trade Show Schedule
If there’s one thing we love more than building the most powerful EMS vehicles in the industry, it’s the chance to show them off. And we like to do so every chance we get. Going out on the road is very exciting for us here at Frazer. It’s the best opportunity for you, our fans and customers, to see what the Frazer culture is all about. If you are interested in getting to know us, seeing our diverse product line, or just hanging out with us, then by all means come out to see us. You can count on us being at all the major EMS trade shows this year, plus a few other shows you might not expect us to be at. One thing is for sure, we would love to see you there. International Stroke Conference Jan 24 – 25 Los Angeles, CA Texas Association of Fire Educators Conference Feb 5 – 9 Houston, TX EMS Today Feb 21 – 23 Charlotte, NC TFCA Executive Conference Feb 26 – 28 Austin, TX Gathering of Eagles Mar 2 – 3 Dallas, TX SWEVT Conference Mar 18 – 23 Dallas, TX Metro Fire Chiefs Conference May 4 -10 San Antonio, TX NASEMSO Spring Meeting May 21 – 24 Providence, RI EMS Evolution June 18 – 20 Montgomery, TX Fire Chiefs Summit July 16 – 18 Rockwall, TX TEEX Municipal School Vendor Show July 22 College Station, TX Pinnacle July 23 – 27 Phoenix, AZ Fire Rescue International Aug 8 – 11 Dallas, TN EMS World Expo Oct 29 – Nov 2 Nashville, TN Texas EMS Nov 18 – 21 Fort Worth, TX
Frazer among the fastest-growing inner city businesses in America
Click here to read the Frazer feature on Fortune’s website. Houston – The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune announced yesterday that Frazer, Ltd. has made the 2017 Inner City 100 list. The list, which was revealed at the 19th Annual Awards and Conference in Boston on October 3rd, ranks the fastest-growing inner city businesses in America by revenue growth. Frazer, Ltd. ranked 87 on the list of 100, with a five-year growth rate of 73.99% from 2012-2016. Frazer, Ltd. feature and the full list is available on Fortune’s website. ICIC’s Inner City 100 list seeks to celebrate and enable urban entrepreneurship. Over the course of nearly 20 years ICIC has awarded 928 companies whose success illuminates the innovation and business growth happening in our inner cities. Inner City 100 companies are forces of economic opportunity, optimism and transformation in their communities. Providing a platform for recognition, networking and learning, the Inner City 100 program continues to open doors for other budding urban entrepreneurs and stimulate inner city business development and job creation. “We are extraordinarily proud of these pioneering entrepreneurs who lead the way in innovation, job creation and the economic revitalization of America’s inner cities,” said Steve Grossman, CEO of ICIC. “In addition to excellence in business, they have also demonstrated a deep commitment to and passion for their communities, which plays a huge role in the wellbeing of their local economies,” he said. In addition to being published in Fortune, CEOs from the winning companies were invited to the Inner City 100 Conference and Awards, a full-day event featuring robust networking opportunities and educational sessions led by executives and academics from top-tier universities, including Harvard Business School and New York University. Past winners have reported connecting with multi-million dollar investors as a result of appearing on the Inner City 100 list and attending the Conference. Keynote speakers at this year’s event included former CEO of Constant Contact, Gail Goodman; award winner and CEO of the Menkiti Group, Bo Menkiti; and Harvard Business School Professor and ICIC Founder and Chairman Michael E. Porter. Other speakers included Tom Lewand, CEO of Shinola, David Segura, CEO of VisionIT, Lynda Applegate of Harvard Business School, and David Whitford, Editor-at-Large at Inc. Magazine. ICIC also celebrated 17 businesses as members of the Inner City 100 “Hall of Fame,” which recognizes companies that have achieved making the list at least five times. Boasting an average five-year growth rate of 320% between 2012 and 2016, the 2017 Inner City 100 companies represent a wide range of geography, hailing from 27 states. Collectively, the winners employed 9,402 people in 2016, and on average 42% of their employees live in the same neighborhood as the company. Highlights of the 2017 Inner City 100 include: Employed 9,402 individuals in 2016. Created 5,724 new jobs in the last five years. On average, 42% of employees live in same neighborhood as the company. Average company age is 16 years. Average 2016 revenue is $13.1 million. 32% are women-owned. 45% are minority-led. 29 industries represented in the top 100. Inner City 100 Methodology: The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) defines inner cities as core urban areas with higher unemployment and poverty rates and lower median incomes than their surrounding metropolitan statistical areas. Every year, ICIC identifies, ranks, and awards the 100 fastest-growing businesses located in America’s inner cities. In 2017, companies were ranked by revenue growth over the five-year period between 2012 and 2016. This list was audited by the independent accounting firm Rucci, Bardaro, and Falzone, PC. Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) ICIC is a national nonprofit founded by Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter. ICIC’s mission is to promote economic prosperity in America’s inner cities through private sector investment that leads to jobs, income and wealth creation for local residents. Through its research on inner city economies, ICIC provides businesses, governments and investors with comprehensive and actionable information in the field about urban market opportunities. The organization supports urban businesses through the Inner City 100, Inner City Capital Connections and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programs. Learn more at www.icic.org or @icicorg. Media contacts: Scott Harrell, Marketing Supervisor, Frazer, Ltd. [email protected] Hannah Roccki, Senior Communications Associate, ICIC (617) 238-3010 [email protected]
Mobile Stroke Webcast
Below you will find additional resources on Frazer Mobile Stroke Units and how they continue to change the face of stroke care around the country. Mobile Stroke Videos A Faster Solution for Stroke Care – The Mobile Stroke Unit Q&A Session with May Nour, MD, PhD at the 2017 International Stroke Conference
Webcast – Bringing the Hospital to the Patient
Signup today for our Live Webcast – Bringing the Hospital to the Patient: Why and How to Implement a Mobile Stroke Unit in your Community. Stroke is one of the true time-sensitive enemies EMS faces. The only FDA-approved treatment for ischemic strokes (87% of all strokes), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), must be given within three hours of symptom onset, yet only 3%-8.5% of U.S. patients who are eligible for tPA get it. Delays can occur in symptom recognition and calling 9-1-1 with prolonged scene and ED times and in the hospital getting scanned and treated. Could taking treatment to these patients, rather than these patients to treatment, produce better outcomes? James C. Grotta, MD Director of Stroke Research, Clinical Institute for Research and Innovation, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Director, Mobile Stroke Unit Consortium Vascular neurologist, Memorial Hermann Medical Group Manager, Grotta Stroke Ventures LLC. James Grotta, MD, was instrumental in bringing that first MSU to the streets of Houston. Formerly chair of neurology and director of the University of Texas Medical School’s stroke program, Grotta has since 2013 led the regional mobile stroke unit consortium from Memorial Hermann Hospital. Last year he received a $5 million award from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute to conduct a multicenter comparative effectiveness study of a mobile stroke unit vs. standard stroke management. May Nour, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles Interventional and Vascular Neurologist Department of Neurology, UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center Director, UCLA Mobile Stroke Rescue Program Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology May Nour, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor at UCLA, where she directs the mobile stroke rescue program at the UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center and is a member of the Department of Radiology’s Interventional Neuroradiology Division. A vascular and interventional neurologist, she has led a team over the last year in developing the build and infrastructure for the UCLA mobile stroke program, the first on the west coast. This has included aspects such as clinical development, telemedicine customization, electronic charting, legislative advocacy and fundraising. Among the key areas Grotta and Nour will address are: How do mobile stroke units work? How can they be integrated within different types of systems? How can they function cost-effectively? What is optimal staffing? How does the telemedicine component work?
2017 Frazer Trade Show Schedule
If there’s one thing we love more than building life-saving EMS vehicles, it’s the chance to show them off — and we like to do so every chance we get. Going out on the road is very exciting for us here at Frazer. It’s a great opportunity for you, our fans and customers to see what the Frazer culture is all about. If you are interested in getting to know us, seeing our diverse product line, or just hanging out with us, then by all means come out to see us. You can count on us being at all the major EMS trade shows this year, plus a few other shows you might not expect us to be at. One thing is for sure, we would love to see you there. TFCA Executive Conference January 18, 2017 Galveston, TX Fire Rescue East January 19-21, 2017 Daytona Beach, FL Firehouse World February 7-8, 2017 San Diego, CA TAFE Annual Conference February 8-9, 2017 Corpus Christi, TX Gathering of the Eagles February 16-18, 2017 Addison, TX International Stroke Conference February 22-23, 2017 Houston, TX EMS Today February 23-25, 2017 Salt Lake City, UT South Carolina Emergency Care Symposium March 9-11, 2017 Myrtle Beach, SC SWEVT Conference March 14, 2017 Fort Worth, TX Innovations in Cerebrovascular Science Conference March 24-25, 2017 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Mississippi Healthcare Alliance 2017 Statewide Symposium March 31, 2017 Flowood, MS Harris County ESD 48 Safety Fest April 22, 2017 Katy, TX FDIC International April 27-29, 2017 Indianapolis, IN UCLA Brain Attack! May 6, 2017 Los Angeles, CA Stomp Out Stroke Festival May 6, 2017 Houston, TX Lancaster County Firemen’s Association Annual FIRE EXPO May 19-21, 2017 Harrisburg, PA Mercy Health Stroke Symposium June 16, 2017 Sandusky, OH EMS Evolution June 19-21, 2017 Montgomery, TX AHRA 45th Annual Meeting July 10-12, 2017 Anaheim, CA Fire Chiefs Summit July 19, 2017 St. Augustine, FL TEEX Municipal School Vendor Show July 23, 2017 College Station, TX Fire Rescue International July 27-29, 2017 Charlotte, NC Pinnacle August 8-10, 2017 Boca Raton, FL 1st Stroke Fighters Symposium September 8, 2017 Shreveport, LA NASEMSO Fall Meeting October 12, 2017 Oklahoma City, OK EMS World Expo October 18-20, 2017 Las Vegas, NV Texas EMS November 19-21, 2017 Fort Worth, TX
Maintenance Tip of the Week: Re-Torque Air Suspension
Air suspension manufacturers state that certain bolts must be checked and re-torqued at certain intervals based on mileage. Reyco® Granning® air suspension systems have stops that allow slight side movement. Because of the slight movement, re-torquing certain bolts can be necessary and should be checked. Specs and procedures for U-Bolts and front pivot bolts are identified in both your Reyco® Granning® manual and your Frazer Air Suspension Maintenance Manual. Not performing this procedure at the required intervals could cause suspension problems. Here’s a video on basic routine maintenance and inspection for most air suspension systems.
2016 Mobile Stroke Unit Trade Show Schedule
Are you interested in seeing the nation’s first Mobile Stroke Unit and learning more about the technology behind it? Below is a list of events and trade shows that we will be showing off The Mobile Stroke Unit at in 2016. Come by and take a tour of the unit and see what all the buzz is about. International Stroke Conference February 17-19, 2016 Los Angeles, CA Stomp Out Stroke Festival April 30, 2016 Houston, TX South Texas Stroke Symposium May 8-9, 2016 South Padre Island, TX International Mobile Stroke Summit May 20-21, 2016 Cleveland, OH PINNACLE 2016 EMS Leadership & Management Conference July 18-22, 2016 San Antonio, TX SNIS 13th Annual Meeting July 25-28, 2016 Boston, MA AHRA 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition July 31 – August 3, 2016 Nashville, TN Fire Rescue International August 19-20, 2016 San Antonio, TX EMS World Expo October 3-7, 2016 New Orleans, LA Vital Signs EMS Conference October 13-16, 2016 Syracuse, NY ACEP Scientific Assembly October 16-19, 2016 Las Vegas, AZ SVIN 9th Annual Meeting & 4th Annual Stroke Center Workshop November 16-19, 2016 Brooklyn, NY Texas EMS Conference November 20-23, 2016 Dallas, TX
2016 Frazer Trade Show Schedule
If there’s one thing we love more than building life-saving EMS vehicles, it’s the chance to show them off — and we like to do so every chance we get. Going out on the road is very exciting for us here at Frazer. It’s a great opportunity for you, our fans and customers to see what the Frazer culture is all about. If you are interested in getting to know us, seeing our diverse product line, or just hanging out with us, then by all means come out to see us. You can count on us being at all the major EMS trade shows this year, plus a few other shows you might not expect us to be at. One thing is for sure, we would love to see you there. Firehouse World Expo February 1-3, 2016 San Diego, CA TAFE Annual Conference February 10-12, 2016 Corpus Christi, TX International Stroke Conference February 16-19, 2016 Los Angeles, CA EMS Today February 25-27, 2016 Baltimore, MD Stomp Out Stroke Festival April 30, 2016 Houston, TX 12th Annual HFD Golf Classic June 13, 2016 Houston, TX Fire Chiefs Summit July 13-15, 2016 Chicago, IL TEEX Texas Annual Fire Training School July 24, 2016 College Station, TX Pinnacle July 18-22, 2016 San Antonio, TX AHRA Annual Meeting July 31 – August 3, 2016 Nashville, TN Fire Rescue International August 17-20, 2016 San Antonio, TX Cypress Creek EMS Golf Classic Houston, TX AMD Fall Meeting September 2016 EMS World Expo October 3-7, 2016 New Orleans, LA Texas EMS Conference November 2016 Dallas, TX
2015 Frazer Trade Show Schedule
If there’s one thing we love more than building life-saving EMS vehicles, it’s the chance to show them off — and we like to do so every chance we get. Going out on the road is very exciting for us here at Frazer. It’s a great opportunity for you, our fans and customers to see what the Frazer culture is all about. If you are interested in getting to know us, seeing our diverse product line, or just hanging out with us, then by all means come out to see us. You can count on us being at all the major EMS trade shows this year, plus a few other shows you might not expect us to be at. One thing is for sure, we would love to see you there. Firehouse World Expo January 27, 2015 San Diego, CA AHA International Stroke Conference February 11, 2015 Nashville, TN EMS Today February 26, 2015 Baltimore, MD MHCA Regional Coalition March 20, 2015 Houston, TX Texas Ambulance Association April 9, 2015 South Padre, TX FDIC April 23, 2015 Indianapolis, IN CFED Conference & Expo May 18, 2015 Indian Wells, CA Connecticut EMS Expo May 29, 2015 Uncasville, CT TEEX Vendor Show July 19, 2015 College Station, TX Fire Rescue International August 28, 2015 Atlanta, GA EMS World Expo September 16, 2015 Las Vegas, NV Texas EMS November 22, 2015 Dallas, TX