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Report: Apparatus cab design had role in Colo. ejection LODD
A firefighter who was ejected was not wearing a seat belt, possibly unfastening it to reach a radio; fire truck rolled over ...
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Where MRSA hides and how to fight it
By Ed Nied Deputy Chief of Safety and Health Tucson Fire Department It's important sometimes to give attention to the little things — like bacteria. It may sound a bit boring ...
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'Struck-by' incidents prompt safety call
By Jamie Thompson FireRescue1 Senior EditorA spate of incidents involving drivers striking fire apparatus and other public safety vehicles in blocking positions has led to a call ...
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Alexis Snozzle Fills Range Of Needs For Washburn
The Snozzle is an elevated water tower built on a lightweight telescoping and articulating system with a rotating base ...
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Special Purpose Boxes Fill Many Different Needs
The number of special purpose vehicles has been increasing as the scope of the fire department responsibilities has broadened ...
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Pierce On Schedule With 2010 Engines
The Detroit Diesel DD13 demonstrated up to 5 percent better fuel economy than previous engines ...
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Knoxville Awards Contract to Ferrara
Knoxville, Tenn., has awarded Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. a contract to build three new Igniter custom pumpers ...
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Md. firehouse fire destroys apparatus
By FireRescue1 StaffDUNDALK, Md. — Two fire trucks were destroyed in a fire at a Baltimore County, Md., firehouse Wednesday morning. The fire at Dundalk Station #6, which ...
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NIOSH: Bus killed Ill. firefighter despite traffic safety markers
The bus also struck several emergency cones and an apparatus parked at the scene; the report highlights upstream traffic control ...
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Maine department scores free fire truck
By Scott Monroe Morning SentinelVASSALBORO, Maine — Thanks to a relationship started decades ago, the Fire Department is set to receive a firetruck from another department ...
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Eisenhower-era apparatus concerns NH fire chief
By Matthew Spolar The Concord Monitor ALLENSTOWN, NH — Allenstown Fire Chief Daniel Hart, who took over the department in April, told residents at a deliberative session ...
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Mass. woman struck by flailing fire hose dies
Fire truck in Cambridge was en route to a call when a hose slipped out of a compartment in the vehicle's side ...
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Wyo. firefighters learn mechanics to recycle military vehicles
By Bill McCarthy The Wyoming Tribune-EagleCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Recycled military transport trucks make great wildland fire trucks.But they don't afford much protection when they ...
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Dangers Of Home-Made And Modified Equipment
The fire service is known for its ability to improvise and do more with less. This is particularly true with volunteer fire departments. Starting in the 1950s and 1960s, when the ...
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Tires Are Assets To Be Tracked And Managed
Since the tires on all emergency vehicles are one of the largest fleet costs, they should be viewed as assets, not consumables. Consumables refer to merchandise that is bought and ...
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Manufacturers Dedicated To Protecting Firefighters
This issue's theme of "Protecting the Firefighter" is at the forefront of most apparatus manufacturers' thoughts when designing, building and testing our latest offerings. ...
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Prepayment Discounts Must Have Protection
You've just opened your apparatus bids and — along with the heart-stopping prices — are some large prepayment discounts. What should you do? ...
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Separate crashes wreck 2 fire trucks in Pa.
By Bill Wichert The Eastern Express TimesINDEPENDENCE TWP, Pa. — About six hours apart Monday, two firetrucks were wrecked in separate crashes in Independence Township and ...
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NC firefighter paralyzed after fire truck wreck
The tanker truck ran off the right side of the road and rolled one and a half times; the top of the vehicle had to be cut for extrication ...
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E-ONE To Give Away Another Tradition ES Commercial Pumper
For the second year in a row, E-ONE will give away a $170,000 Tradition ES commercial pumper to a deserving fire department through a contest called "Tell Us Your Story." ...
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