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Philadelphia area community by providing information about preventing fires and burn injuries, supporting regional burn centers, and advocating for burn survivors and their families. This included the burn centers at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University Health System, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Thomas Jefferson University. They are also supported by a network of individual donors, volunteer organizations, corporate philanthropists, firefighters, and private foundation grants. They focus on four main goals: Prevention, Education, Treatment and Recovery (burnfoundation.org).

As in every year, Joe has attended the Wildwood Firemen’s Convention to support the fundraising effort of the Burn Foundation. Last year the image and collector pin created by Getsinger was “Lil Squirt,” which was created in the 1980s but never utilized for Burn Foundation fundraising. The one-dollar raffle donations and collector pins sales last year (2022) raised $14,515. We hope to do better this year with this “Last Run.”

The winner of last year’s first prize, sponsored by Fire and Safety

Services. Ltd., was Dave Dilks of Hampton (NJ). He forwarded a picture of himself and a few members of the Hampton Fire Department holding the framed Giclee canvas number one of “Lil Squirt,” that he won. We would like to thank all of the donations made last year to the Burn Foundation from those who attended and all of the volunteers who helped out at the Wildwood Firemen’s Convention.

The Giclee canvas print was donated by John Cortese of VanGoghAgain Editions of Drexel Hill (PA), who has donated a Giclee canvas for the first prize winner every year.

The full color raffle tickets for 2022 were printed by Brian Francis of Fort Nassau Graphics, West Deptford, who is now the exclusive printer of Joe’s limited edition art prints most recently for the Delaw are State Police’s 100th Anniversary and this year’s “Last Run.”

J Getsinger Art Studio, P.O. Box 97, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097. Website: www.jgetsingerarts.com; Studio: 856-853-8039.

Electric Vehicle Rescue Releases Aphone App Atthe 2023 Fdic Event

North America’s official phone app includes Emergency Response Guides (ERGs) for electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and charging stations. Owned and operated by an American company, it was developed by a professional Firefighter/First Responder.

The Electric Vehicle Rescue (EVR) app includes all manufacturer s’procedures to safely approach and work on electric and hybrid vehicles at the scene of an accident or fire.

Vehicle Specific Features Includes but not limited to:

1. Location of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Batteries

2. Location of Jacking Points to Avoid Crushing the Fuel Cell or High Voltage Wires

3. Location of High Voltage Disconnects or Cable Cut Area

4. Location of High Voltage Cables

5. Location of High Voltage Fuel Cell Additional information can be found on the app.

Co-founder and first responder Phil Scarf:

“The batteries are no longer just located under the hood like gas vehicles, every EVhas the location of their batteries in different locations and could take several minutes to find them along with high voltage cable cut locations. Every vehicle has different jacking points, with the high voltage battery usually located below the entire occupant compartment a nd it is crucial to know exact jacking locations to avoid puncturing a fuel cell which can lead to an unsafe situation for both occupants and first responders.”

The most common question we receive is how often is the data updated? Unlike traditional response guides, as soon as we receive the updates or the release of new vehicles the data is automatically updated in the app.

The EVRescue App is available for individual firefighters/first responders as well as all station apparatus iPads or Android tablets. To download the app go to EvRescueApp.com. Or the App Store/Google Play Store and search “EVRescue”