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Press Release-2021 Small Business Eagle Award
Press Release-2021 Small Business Eagle Award
PHENIX TECHNOLOGY, INC. IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2021 SMALL BUSINESS EAGLE AWARD. RIVERSIDE, CA. — Phenix Technology, Inc., a nearly 50-year-old Riverside-based firefighting equipment manufacturer was announced as the... Read more...
48th Birthday!
48th Birthday!
Today is Phenix Technology, Inc.'s 48th year in business. In September of 1972, Phenix Technology, Inc. was founded by two young fire captains, Ronny Coleman and Ray Russell, who met through... Read more...
The Great Fire of 1910
The Great Fire of 1910
The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup) was a wildfire in the western United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and... Read more...
1937 Blackwater Fire
1937 Blackwater Fire
Today in 1937, the fourth deadliest wildfire in the nation's history, the Blackwater Creek fire was started by a lightning strike in the pine-filled Shoshone National Forest. The fire smoldered and... Read more...
1975 Philadelphia Gulf Refinery Fire
1975 Philadelphia Gulf Refinery Fire
Today in 1975, one of the biggest oil refineries in the country - Gulf Oil Co. in Philadelphia - ignited in a fiery explosion. Hydrocarbon vapors escaped from a tank and accumulated... Read more...
COVID-19 Remote Work
COVID-19 Remote Work
Thank you to all of the first responders, health care workers, grocery staff, warehouse staff, truck drivers, and other unsung heroes who continue to make life possible for everyone during... Read more...
COVID-19
We have been monitoring the current COVID-19 situation for the last few weeks and we wanted to take a moment to share some internal actions and short term policy changes we are making in an effort to be strong corporate and community citizens.   Our immediate actions include: Suspension of all business related travel through at least May 2020 Requiring any staff experiencing symptoms of the common cold, flu, or intestinal issues to stay home Incorporating aggressive sanitizing procedures and encouraging enhanced hygiene for all Suspended outside visitors for tours... Read more...
Military Appreciation Picnic @ March AFB
Military Appreciation Picnic @ March AFB
#phenixinthecommunity This past Saturday, members of the Phenix family volunteered at the Military Appreciation Picnic for March Air Force Base. This event was the community's way of celebrating and thanking... Read more...
Phenix Technology Creates Custom Leather Helmet in Memory of the Charleston 9
Phenix Technology Creates Custom Leather Helmet in Memory of the Charleston 9
The exclusive helmet features a unique Charleston 9 logo on the rear brim that was created in memory the 9 Charleston firefighters that were lost on June 18, 2007, in... Read more...
Phenix Technology Receives Presidential Award for Exports
Phenix Technology Receives Presidential Award for Exports
WASHINGTON D.C., May 21, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented Phenix Technology, Inc. with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washin Read more...