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		<title>Press Release – Industrial Emergency Services, LLC Announces Executive Promotions and an Additional Partner for 2010</title>
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		<title>Industrial Emergency Services, LLC Announces Executive Promotions and an Additional Partner for 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Antonio, TX – June 10, 2010 Executive Promotions: Industrial Emergency Services, LLC is pleased to announce the following executive promotions: Gracia S. Rosslow has been promoted to Company President. Daniel Garcia has been promoted to Fire Chief and is retaining his position as Vice President. Robert C. Andrews, Jr. has been promoted to fill [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>San Antonio, TX – June 10, 2010</div>
<h2><strong><em> </em></strong>Executive Promotions:</h2>
<p><strong><em></em></strong>Industrial Emergency Services, LLC is pleased to announce the following executive promotions:</p>
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<li>Gracia S. Rosslow has been promoted to Company President.</li>
<li>Daniel Garcia has been promoted to Fire Chief and is retaining his position as Vice President.</li>
<li>Robert C. Andrews, Jr. has been promoted to fill the newly-created position of Chief Executive Officer.</li>
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 Gracia S. Rosslow</p>
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 Robert C. Andrews, Jr.</p>
<p>According to the company, the promotions reflect a new management  organization that was jointly developed by the company owners and  managers during an Executive Summit held in Philadelphia in September  2009.  The promotions were made effective January 1 of this year and  implemented within the IES executive suite over the past 5 months.  Now  that the management reorganization has been completed, and the  executives are fully functioning in their new capacities, the company is  pleased to announce the promotions at this time.</p>
<p>When asked to comment on the senior reorganization, IES Chief Executive Officer Robert C. Andrews, Jr., said, <em>“I  think that the Executive structure that had been in place since the  company’s establishment in 1999, was no longer reflective of the way we  were operating the executive suite.  This new structure much better  matches authority with responsibility, while providing much-deserved  recognition of Ms. Rosslow’s and Chief Garcia’s excellent performance”. </em> Mr. Andrews added, <em>“I  think that anyone who has been close to IES knows that for the past  couple of years, Danny and Gracia have really been running the IES  global operation on a day-to-day basis and I have been providing support  to them at primarily the strategic and policy level.  While the former  structure, with my performing as President &amp; Fire Chief made sense  for the past ten years, this new structure is both necessary and  appropriate to lead IES for the next 10 years. I have the utmost trust  and respect in Gracia’s and Danny’s ability to lead IES and look forward  to my new role as Chief Executive Officer&#8221;.<br />
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While being  announced concurrent with the beginning of the company’s fiscal year,  the recent changes to the executive suite have been under review and  development for the past six months according to the company.  The  company used Michael Sussman of Strategic Rail Finance, a financing and  organizational development consultancy based in Philadelphia, to assist  with the management evaluation process and the development and  facilitation of the management retreat held last fall.  Mr. Andrews and  Mr. Sussman had met each other earlier in the year to discuss the  financing of a possible rail-related acquisition for Mr. Andrews’  holding company, The Bob Andrews Group, LLC.  It was Mr. Andrews’  interaction with Mr. Sussman that led to the idea of an IES Executive  Summit.  The concept was proposed and then endorsed by the executive  team.  <em>“The use of an external management consultant was invaluable  in getting the three IES senior executives to sit down, evaluate, and  structure the re-organization and its implementation”,</em> said Gracia Rosslow, IES’ new president.  Mr. Andrews added, <em>“I  think it is a tribute to Michael Sussman’s business acumen and keen  mind that he was able to learn about a very complex, esoteric business,  such as IES’, and be able to effectively facilitate and mentor the IES  Executive Summit as proficiently as he did.  Michael was quite the  “unsung hero” in our re-organization process”.<br />
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Having  celebrated its eleventh anniversary last March, IES remains bullish on  the contract emergency services market and believes that the management  re-organization will help assure that the company is poised to seize new  market opportunities.  The re-organization also reflects the company’s  philosophy of trying to always best match its human talent with career  opportunities.  <em>“Bob Andrews is a true entrepreneur and  wealth-builder.  His transition from President &amp; Fire Chief to Chief  Executive Officer has always been part of the IES business model”,  stated Fire Chief Daniel Garcia who has also been a partner in IES for  10 years, “Now is the perfect time to execute that original plan.   Additionally, last August, Chief Andrews completed 35 years in the fire  service, the last 24 of those years as a career fire chief.  Most of his  peers would have retired with 35 years of service – instead of  retiring, Chief Andrews is simply transitioning to a “mentor” or “senior  advisor” status, with the new title of “Fire Chief Emeritus”.  I am  prepared to fill some pretty big shoes, and am looking forward to the  opportunity.  Personally, I will be watching with anticipation to see  what Chief Andrews has in store for The Bob Andrews Group, now that he  will be able to better focus on that part of his enterprise”.<br />
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According  to the company, the promotions were effective January 1, 2010.  Mr.  Andrews and Ms. Rosslow will continue to office at company headquarters  in San Antonio, Texas. Fire Chief Garcia will continue to office at the  company’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana office.</p>
<h2>Additional Partner:</h2>
<p><em><strong></strong></em>Industrial Emergency Services, LLC is also pleased to announce that Gracia R. Rosslow has become a partner in the firm.</p>
<p>Ms.  Rosslow was elected as a member (partner) of the company at the  Executive Summit held in Philadelphia in September of last year.</p>
<p>“It  is the desire of every business owner that their employees act as  owners.  From the day Ms. Rosslow began her employment with Industrial  Emergency Services, she has performed as an owner, and it was time to  formally reward her performance and dedication to the company”, said  Fire Chief and Company Partner, Daniel Garcia.  <em>“Both Chief Andrews  and I unanimously supported her election as a partner in the firm, and  enthusiastically welcome her as an owner in Industrial Emergency  Services”.<br />
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<em>“One of the major roles of the executive team  of any company is to increase shareholder value for the company’s  owners.  On this score, Gracia Rosslow has performed remarkably well.   Rewarding Gracia with an ownership share of the company was an easy  decision for both Mr. Garcia and I”,</em> said IES Chief Executive Officer Bob Andrews.  <em>“On  a related note, it was Ms. Rosslow’s excellent performance as Chief  Financial Officer for the past four years that made the decision to  promote her to Company President such an easy and logical one”</em> said Mr. Andrews.</p>
<p><em>“In the fire service it can often be difficult for non-uniformed personnel to be truly respected and appreciated”,</em> added Fire Chief Daniel Garcia, <em>“I  have been especially impressed with the respect that Ms. Rosslow has  earned amongst the entire IES uniformed firefighting workforce.  I look  forward to working with Ms. Rosslow in both her new role as President as  well as a fellow company partner, to continue the success and growth of  IES”.<br />
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The management reorganization and the election of Ms.  Rosslow as a company owner, were two significant results of the  September Executive Summit, the company reported.  An additional result  of the Summit was a complete recasting of authorities, duties, and  responsibilities amongst the positions of Fire Chief, Company President,  and Chief Executive Officer.  <em>“I have been very impressed over the  past couple of years with how well Danny Garcia and Gracia Rosslow  complement one another.  They are certainly an impressive team”,</em> commented company CEO, Bob Andrews.  <em>“Ms.  Rosslow’s business acumen is the perfect compliment to Chief Garcia’s  significant emergency response experience.  And I truly believe that  Chief Garcia’s fire fighting experience, especially in complex refining  and petrochemical production units is without peer on an international  level”</em>, Mr. Andrews added.</p>
<h2>About Gracia S. Rosslow</h2>
<p><strong></strong>Ms.  Rosslow is the president of Industrial Emergency Services, LLC.  She  previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer; a position she  held since joining the company in 2006.  She became an owner of the  company in 2009.</p>
<p>Ms. Rosslow graduated from the University of  Florida in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and  graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 1990 with a Master of  Arts degree in Accounting.  She became a Certified Public Accountant  (Florida) in 1993.  Ms. Rosslow is both a Certified Government Finance  Officer and a Certified Professional in Human Resources.</p>
<p>From  1997 to 2005 Ms. Rosslow was employed by the Houston Fire Department  (TX), the fourth-largest fire department in the United States, as Deputy  Director, Finance and Administration.  Before serving the City of  Houston, Ms. Rosslow served as the Chief Financial Officer of Apple  Machine &amp; Supply Company, Clerk/Treasurer of the St. Lucie County  Fire District (Ft. Pierce, Florida), and Chief Financial Officer of  Nichols Law P.L.L.C. (Houston).</p>
<h2>About Daniel Garcia</h2>
<p><strong></strong>Mr.  Garcia is the Vice President &amp; Fire Chief of Industrial Emergency  Services.  He held the position of Vice President &amp; Deputy Fire  Chief since joining the company in 1999.  He became an owner of the  company in 2000.  He was awarded the Industrial Emergency Services  “Eagle Award” in 2007.</p>
<p>Chief Garcia is a 31-year veteran of the  industrial fire service.  He began his career in 1978 as a safety clerk  and industrial fire fighting instructor for Coastal States Refining /  Tennessee Pipeline Company.  He joined the Refinery Terminal Fire  Company (RTFC) in 1982 as a Driver Operator and worked his way through  the ranks as Captain, Division Chief and Assistant Chief.  In 1997 he  received a Department Commendation for his exemplary performance at a  major fire in a refinery HF Acid Alkylation Unit. He left RTFC in 1999  to join Industrial Emergency Services.</p>
<p>Chief Garcia has a  well-earned reputation within the industrial emergency response  community, not only within the United States but also internationally.   His industrial emergency response experience, especially with regard to  emergencies within complex refining and petrochemical process operating  units, is without peer.  Throughout his career he has insisted upon and  achieved an exemplary occupational safety and health performance from  the personnel under his command.  He is well respected by the myriad  local, state, and federal government agencies he interacts with on a  routine basis.  He currently serves as the Hazardous Materials Emergency  Response Coordinator for St. James Parish, Louisiana.</p>
<p>Having  responded to over 25 petroleum storage tank fires and over 400 process  unit fires, Chief Garcia is a nationally recognized industrial fire  fighting instructor.  He is a Master Instructor at the Texas A&amp;M  University’s Industrial Fire School in College Station, Texas where he  is a lead instructor for the A.P.I Petroleum Storage Tank Firefighting  Course.  He is also a regular instructor at the annual Williams Fire  &amp; Hazard Control fire fighting school.</p>
<h2>About Robert C. Andrews, Jr.</h2>
<p><strong></strong>Mr.  Andrews is the Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Emergency  Services, LLC.  He also holds the title of Fire Chief Emeritus.  For ten  years, prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Andrews held the position of  President &amp; Fire Chief, a title he had since founding the company in  1999.  He is the majority owner of the company.</p>
<p>Mr. Andrews is a  Texas Registered Professional Engineer (fire protection branch  specialty), a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection  Engineers (USA), a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (UK), and  was one of the first industrial fire chiefs to earn the prestigious  Chief Fire Officer Designation in 2003.  He earned a Bachelor of Science  Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland  in 1980 and a Master of Science Degree in Executive Fire Service  Leadership from Grand Canyon University in 2002.  Mr. Andrews is a  graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program  and received the 1990 Outstanding Research Award for his paper that  discussed the feasibility of applying the Incident Command System to  incidents in the refining and petrochemical industry.  He is a  world-renowned author and speaker having delivered industrial emergency  response and preparedness presentations in France, Singapore, and Saudi  Arabia.</p>
<p>Having joined the local volunteer fire company in  suburban Philadelphia on his sixteenth birthday, Mr. Andrews has been an  active member of the fire service for over 35 years.  His prior fire  service experience includes serving with the East Whiteland Volunteer  Association (PA), the College Park Volunteer Fire Department (MD), the  Phoenix Fire Department (AZ), Marathon Oil Company (OH), Celanese  Chemical Company (TX), the Refinery Terminal Fire Company (TX) and  Industrial Emergency Services.  He was one of the first Emergency  Medical Technicians in the United States having received his  Pennsylvania and National Registry EMT licenses in 1975.  Mr. Andrews  has also been a Licensed Texas Peace Officer for twenty years and  currently holds Master Peace Officer and Instructor certification.  He  is an internationally recognized police dog trainer.</p>
<p>In addition  to his duties with Industrial Emergency Services, Mr. Andrews is also  President &amp; CEO of the Bob Andrews Group, LLC (BAG), President &amp;  CEO of Protection Development, Incorporated (PDI), and Managing Partner  of The Catalpa Falls Group, LLC (CFG).  In 2009, Mr. Andrews expanded  his commitment to the rail/transit consulting industry by launching a  new, dedicated PDI division aimed specifically at that market.  The new  division is called PDI Rail Solutions.  Mr. Andrews remains active in  the rail industry.  He is a 2008 graduate of the Railway Management  Program at Michigan State University and is a member of the National  Fire Protection Association’s Rail Transportation Systems Section.</p>
<h2>About Industrial Emergency Services, LLC (IES)</h2>
<p><strong></strong>Industrial  Emergency Services was founded in 1999 to bring cost-effective  emergency response, firefighting, and safety services to the oil,  chemical, critical infrastructure and other high-hazard industries. The  original mission of the company was to provide full-time, professional  emergency responders at oil refineries and chemical plants, on an  on-site, resident basis.  While these resident programs still represent  the largest source of IES revenue, the service line has continually  expanded over the company’s ten-year history.  IES now also provides a  wide variety of safety services including audits and safety housekeeping  services for plant turnarounds, preventive maintenance on all fire  protection and safety systems, rescue standby services to comply with  OSHA 1910.146 and a wide variety of training courses targeted to  Hazardous Materials, Rescue, and Industrial Firefighting.  IES also  provides emergency response and training services to local governments.   IES, with its core competencies as a specialist industrial emergency  response company, continues to help its clients outsource this vital  function.</p>
<h2>About IES Global Services, LLC (IES Global)</h2>
<p><strong></strong>IES  Global Services was founded in 2004 to provide the same quality  services provided by its parent company, IES, but in the international  market (i.e. outside of the USA).  The company was formed originally to  segregate IES’ domestic (US) and international business.  This move was  necessary to accommodate IES receiving a significant contract from  Marathon Oil Company for its operations on Bioko Island, Equatorial  Guinea (West Africa).  That contract is representative of IES Global’s  major product line, which provides expatriate staffing at international  oil, gas, and chemical facilities.  IES Global Services, LLC is wholly  owned by Industrial Emergency Services, LLC.</p>
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		<title>Sugar Refinery Trains for Emergency Response</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered how a factory or processing plant goes about handling an emergency such as a fire or chemical spill?  That was the focus of initial training recently begun at Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana.  OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) requires organizations that potentially have to respond to emergencies involving hazardous [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered how a factory or processing plant goes about handling an emergency such as a fire or chemical spill? </p>
<p>That was the focus of initial training recently begun at Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana. </p>
<p>OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) requires organizations that potentially have to respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials adapt a nationally recognized incident command system or ISC. </p>
<div id="attachment_262" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IESTraining1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-262" title="IESTraining" src="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IESTraining1.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="153" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Incident Command System Training Class at the Gramercy refinery. Session was led by Division Chief Marc Holder (R).</p></div>
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<p><span style="color: #dddddd;"><em>“ICS is a systematic approach that uses a standardized and unified command structure to safely mitigate emergencies,”</em><strong><em> </em></strong>said Marc Holder, Division Fire Chief of Industrial Emergency Services and ICS trainer at the Gramercy plant.</span> <strong><em>“There are basic levels of command, and each level of command has to be able to communicate with and understand what the other levels are doing.”</em></strong></p>
<p>Key elements of an incident command system include: </p>
<ul>
<li>Standard terminology</li>
<li>Modular organization</li>
<li>Pre-designated incident facility</li>
<li>Integrated communications</li>
<li>Unified command structure</li>
<li>Consolidated plan-of-action</li>
<li>Comprehensive resource management</li>
</ul>
<p>Holder, who has been an instructor for 20 years, first trained each of the Gramercy shift superintendents in the role of incident commander.<br />
The incident commander is responsible for overall management during an emergency. Specific duties include assessing the situation, establishing immediate priorities and determining objectives and strategies to be followed. </p>
<p>Next to be trained are those who will staff the emergency operations center (EOC), where operations, planning, logistics and administration of finances takes place. </p>
<p>Sydney Edmonston, also from Industrial Emergency Services, was contracted to help develop the emergency response team at Imperial. His role within the incident command system is operations section chief, fire and hazmat. </p>
<p>Edmonston explained how the EOC might interact with the incident commander during an actual emergency. </p>
<div id="attachment_351" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ISC_GRAM_Incident_04Training.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-351" title="ISC_GRAM_Incident_04Training" src="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ISC_GRAM_Incident_04Training.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="222" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Student pay close attention during the four day training.</p></div>
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<p>Consider, for example, a forklift that causes a chemical spill after running into large tanks of phosphoric acid or chlorine. The incident command team on site might ask the EOC for a bulldozer to build earthen walls to prevent further chemical leakage into a ditch that surrounds the plant. </p>
<p>The planning people on the EOC would give it to logistics. Logistics would report back on what it would take to get the bulldozer and how much it would cost. The finance people would determine how to pay for the bulldozer. </p>
<p>Long before an incident ever happens, the planning group would run through different what-if scenarios, such as a fire that damages vital equipment. The team would plan in advance how to get the equipment quickly repaired or replaced to ensure the plant is running again as soon as possible. </p>
<p><em>“The idea is to get everybody into a common mindset, so that when an emergency happens, everyone at Imperial Sugar will know who’s in what roles and what to do,”</em> said Edmonston. </p>
<p>Emergencies are classified according to three levels of severity: minor, moderate or significant danger. </p>
<p>A chlorine cloud, which would impact communities outside the plant’s fence, activates a level-3 incident. </p>
<p>In that case, the plant has to notify state police. </p>
<p>The police will respond to observe and ensure public safety. They expect to know what the team is doing to mitigate the problem; whether it can be mitigated; how much chemical was spilled; and what has been done to keep it from contaminating the surroundings. </p>
<p>An incident command system makes it easier for multiple agencies and organizations to interact by establishing common roles in every emergency response </p>
<div id="attachment_352" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 209px"><a href="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ISC_GRAM_Incident_Holder.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-352" title="ISC_GRAM_Incident_Holder" src="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ISC_GRAM_Incident_Holder-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Division Chief Marc Holder for Industrial Emergency Services at the Gramercy plant.</p></div>
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<p>team – whether used by a voluntary fire department, FEMA or a sugar refinery. </p>
<p>Reactions from those attending the first training classes at Imperial’s Gramercy refinery were positive. </p>
<p>Bruce Roussel, assitant shift superintendent, said: <em>“The material was presented in a way that is easy to understand. Excellent training.”</em> </p>
<p><em>“This is the first training I have had in becoming an incident commander,”</em> said Earl Taylor, assistant shift superintendent,. <em>“And it has been greatly beneficial.”</em> </p>
<p>Brent Montz, shift superintendent, said he <em>“never realized how much outside governmental help was available to the plant to call upon in times of an emergency.”</em> </p>
<p><em>“This training program has helped me understand my role as an incident commander,”</em> said Timmy Melancon, shift superintendent. <em>“ I could never have jumped into this position untrained.”</em> </p>
<p>The incident command system is a key feature of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Spurred by 9-11 and California wildfires, NIMS provides a standard way for multiple agencies to communicate with each other in an emergency of national significance. </p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;">This article was originally posted in<a href="http://www.iscnewsroom.com/2010/04/20/sugar-refinery-trains-for-emergency-response/"> ISC Newsroom.com</a></span> </p>

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		<title>Malabo Fire Department Receives Support from Punta Europa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, the city of Malabo has undergone rapid growth and development. Urban areas are becoming more crowded, and high-rise residential and commercial buildings are being built in Malabo Dos. With this growth and new construction comes an increased risk of fires, which has stretched the capacity of the Malabo Fire Department (MFD). As [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_344" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 349px"><a href="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/EnergiaLocal.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-344" title="EnergiaLocal" src="http://iesllc.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/EnergiaLocal.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="408" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">MEGPL Fire Captain Lonnie Mullen (left) and National Fire Chief Martín Osa Ndemesogo</p></div>
<p>In recent years, the city of Malabo has undergone rapid growth and development. Urban areas are becoming more crowded, and high-rise residential and commercial buildings are being built in Malabo Dos.</p>
<p>With this growth and new construction comes an increased risk of fires, which has stretched the capacity of the Malabo Fire Department (MFD). As a result, the MFD occasionally requests support from the Punta Europa Fire Departments, which creates operational risk for the Punta Europa entities.</p>
<p>To help develop modern fire-fighting capability for Malabo, Marathon Equatorial Guinea Production Limited (MEGPL) has partnered with the MFD to perform a comprehensive needs assessment of current equipment and training. The enhanced ability to fight fires in Malabo will help not only the local community, but also Punta Europa employees and their families.</p>
<p>Industrial Emergency Services (IES), a global fire safety and training company that also operates fire services for MEGPL and AMPCO, was contracted to do the baseline assessment.</p>
<p>The assessment began with tours of Malabo, Malabo Dos and surrounding communities to assess fire risk, vehicle access and water supplies. Next, IES and the MFD held detailed discussions to determine what equipment and training is needed to better prepare the MFD to protect the Malabo community from fire.</p>
<p>IES is conducting the assessment for free as part of its corporate social responsibility program, but working with the MFD has deeper significance for IES.</p>
<p>IES’s donation of time and resources has allowed for MEGPL to release immediate funding for urgent items to improve the safety of firefighters. The MFD already has received high-quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and an air compressor to recharge the SCBA cylinders.</p>
<p>Deogracias Bokara, Community Services Coordinator in the MEGPL Social Responsibility Department, is the project lead. “This assessment will be the first phase of a multi-year project,” notes Bokara. “A second phase in 2010 will focus on priority training for MFD leadership and personnel, address the maintenance and repair of existing equipment, and provide new equipment best suited to fight the types of fires most likely to occur in Malabo.”</p>
<p>MEGPL Fire Department Captain Lonnie Mullen commented, <em><strong>“There is a partnership and brotherhood of firefighters, anywhere in the world….we look out for each other.” He continued, “It’s a great honor to work with these guys.”</strong></em></p>
<p>Like in Malabo, some of the mainland companies are fairly structured and organized, while others are just beginning to establish<br />
themselves. EG LNG’s National Content department has plans to offer training and other forms of support to SMEs in the mainland to help promote growth and development.</p>
<p>The EG LNG National Content team encourages businesses in the mainland to contact them to be added to the EG LNG database, which will be used to select contractors and suppliers for future projects and opportunities.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><em><strong>The article was originally published in &#8216;Energia Local, Volume 3 / Issue 9 / December, 2009</strong></em></span></p>
<p>National Content Coordinator: Pancracio Micha Mba<br />
Phone: 597-171, Email: <a href="email:pmichamba@eglng.com">pmichamba@eglng.com</a></p>

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		<title>Gracia S. Rosslow Joins IES as Chief Financial Officer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industrial Emergency Services,LLC Corpus Christi, TX – January 31, 2006 Industrial Emergency Services, LLC is pleased to announce that Gracia S. Rosslow has joined the IES senior management team in the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Ms. Rosslow will be responsible for IES’ finance, accounting, contracting, procurement, and human [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Industrial Emergency Services,LLC<br />
Corpus Christi, TX – January 31, 2006</strong></p>
<p>Industrial Emergency Services, LLC is pleased to announce that Gracia S. Rosslow has joined the IES senior management team in the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Ms. Rosslow will be responsible for IES’ finance, accounting, contracting, procurement, and human resources efforts. Ms. Rosslow will report to IES President &amp; Fire Chief, Robert C. Andrews, Jr.</p>
<p>When announcing the appointment of Ms. Rosslow, Chief Andrews stated that, “IES is not only facing significant opportunities to expand its product lines, but also facing market demand to provide those products and services around the world. A significant strength that the Bob Andrews Group brings to the marketplace is the unique synergy amongst our constituent companies. I am pleased that our new CFO possesses the proven experience and the necessary acumen to both understand the corporate interrelationships within the Group, as well as the intricacies of operating globally. I am looking forward to working with Gracia as she applies her keen mind to the financial aspects of our business”.</p>
<p>When asked about her new role, Ms. Rosslow replied, &#8220;This highly skilled group of professionals provides an excellent service in both the prevention and management of emergencies of all types. Innovation and commitment to excellence characterize the Bob Andrews Group of companies, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join the team.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ms. Rosslow graduated from the University of Florida in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, and graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 1990 with a Master of Arts degree in Accounting. She became a Certified Public Accountant in 1993. Ms. Rosslow is both a Certified Government Finance Officer and a Certified Professional in Human Resources.</p>
<p>From 1997 to 2005 Ms. Rosslow was employed by the Houston Fire Department, the fourthlargest fire department in the United States. She was appointed Deputy Director, Finance and Administration in 2001, reporting directly to the Houston Fire Chief and working closely with the City Director of Finance and Administration. In her role as Deputy Director, Ms. Rosslow was responsible for budget preparation and management of a $323 million dollar operating budget, a $7 million dollar capital equipment budget, and a $40 million dollar capital project budget. She ultimately supervised 125 employees assigned to the Fire Department’s Finance &amp; Administration Command, which included the General Accounting Division, the Human Resources Division, and the Materials Management Division. These three major divisions were responsible for budget &amp; financial reporting, internal audits, accounts payable, revenues, payroll, benefits, personnel administration, records management, risk management, recruiting, professional development, procurement, warehouse operations (including the EMS, Quartermaster, and Supply Sections), and the Air Pack Shop, for this fire department of approximately 4,000 employees.</p>
<p>While working for the City of Houston, Ms. Rosslow testified as an expert witness on payroll and labor management issues. She regularly interfaced with members of the Houston City Council, the Mayor’s Office, and the City’s Director of Finance and Administration as the Fire Department’s representative. She was a member of the City’s Steering Committee for the citywide implementation of SAP software.</p>
<p>In addition to her experience with the Houston Fire Department, Ms. Rosslow has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Apple Machine &amp; Supply Company, Clerk / Treasurer of the St. Lucie County Fire District (Ft. Pierce, Florida), and Chief Financial Officer of Nichols Law P.L.L.C. (Houston).  Ms. Rosslow is active within the community, most recently with the Rotary Club of Houston, the Houston World Affairs Council, and the Houston Fire Museum Board of Directors.</p>
<p>Industrial Emergency Services, LLC (IES) provides comprehensive emergency response and related support services to the refining, chemical, high-hazard, and critical infrastructure industries.  IES, through its wholly owned subsidiary, IES Global Services, LLC, provides international consulting and expatriate staffing services for its client’s world-wide.  IES provides fire protection engineering services through its affiliate company, Protection Development, Incorporated (PDI).  IES has offices and operations in the United States, West Africa, the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.</p>
<p>IES, IES Global Services, and PDI are part of the Bob Andrews Group, LLC</p>
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