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M&W Fire Apparatus stays in the black
By Katelyn Polantz The Roanoke TimesROANOKE, Va. — The business of building firetrucks is a science and an art, a balance of marrying engineers' blueprints with shiny red (or ...
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Firefighters not using seat belts in Ind. pumper crash
By Scott Smith The Kokomo TribuneKOKOMO, Ind. — Kokomo Fire Chief Pat O'Neill said Monday he was awaiting additional information before commenting on the Saturday accident ...
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November 2009 Product Round Up: Apparatus
FireRescue1 is focusing on news and information about fire apparatus throughout the month of November 2009. Check out some of these apparatus and apparatus ...
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Lost tanker haunts Maine firefighters as water runs out
By Nick Sambides Jr. The Bangor Daily NewsLAKEVILLE, Maine — An accident that destroyed a tanker truck and killed a firefighter two years ago haunted firefighters Wednesday ...
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Ky. fire department suing manufacturer after crash
As firefighters rounded a curve, the pumper tanker system separated from the fire truck; the firefighters were ejected after losing control ...
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More than 1,000 firefighters called to Calif. wildfire
By Michael Cabanatuan The San Francisco ChronicleSANTA CRUZ, Calif. — More than 1,000 firefighters raced into the Santa Cruz Mountains on Sunday as a wind-whipped blaze ...
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FDNY trucks collide, injuring 13 firefighters
Officials said that a truck from Engine Company 236 collided with a truck from Ladder Company 107 on Saturday morning ...
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SC town struggles to pay fire truck insurance
By Dave Munday The Post and CourierLINCOLNVILLE, S.C. — The financially struggling town has about two weeks to come up with an $11,000 insurance payment to keep its ...
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Waterous CAFS Retrofit Leads To New CAFS Purchase
A Waterous compressed air foam system (CAFS) retrofit of a 1998 MR Mack pumper two years ago convinced members of the Budd Lake (N.J.) Fire Department that compressed air foam ...
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KME Receives Two Federal Contracts For 18 Apparatus
KME Fire Apparatus has been awarded two orders from the federal government, one for eight custom heavy rescue trucks for the U.S. Air Force and the other for 10 light brush units ...
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Seasoned Executives Are Charting Cautious Growth For U.S. Tanker
U.S. Tanker, a Wisconsin apparatus manufacturer known for stainless steel construction, has two new owners, both former Pierce Manufacturing executives who say they plan to ...
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Frisco's Pierce Command Vehicle Is An Information Grabber
Stepping inside a new $1.5 million mobile command vehicle built by Pierce Manufacturing for the Frisco (Texas) Fire Department can be intimidating. You're surrounded by a ...
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20 Tips for Improving Fire Tanker/Tender Safety
Over a 12-year period that was studied by the U.S. Fire Administration, approximately 22 percent of fire apparatus collision fatalities occurred in tankers/tenders. There were more ...
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2010 Engines Challenge Apparatus Manufacturers
With 2010 heavy-duty diesel emission standards scheduled to take effect in less than three months, the looming task for fire apparatus makers is shoehorning added components and ...
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Spartan Chassis Creates 24K Air-Ride IFS
Spartan Chassis, working with Reyco Granning Suspensions, created a new 24K Independent Front Suspension for fire trucks to combine improved vehicle control with high axle ...
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Elkhart Brass Unibody Electric Actuators
Elkhart Brass has launched the E3F and E4F Unibody electric actuators, the first major extension of the Unibody product line since its introduction two years ago, according to the ...
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A 10 Point Program For Preventive Maintenance
Taxpayers and their children love to see and touch fire trucks, but very few are mindful that these specialized pieces of equipment need the oil changed, transmissions serviced, ...
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Multi-Purpose Vehicles Take Center Stage At FRI
The 2009 Fire-Rescue International — the annual conference and expo of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) — did not disappoint, as there were several new products ...
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Special Units Penetrate Economic Storm Clouds
One would never believe that there were any problems with the economy walking the exhibit floor at this year's edition of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire ...
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Proposed fire truck purchase stirs debate in Ohio city
By Paul Locher The Daily RecordORRVILLE, Ohio — The proposed most expensive equipment purchase in the city's history flared into lengthy and sometimes heated debate Monday as ...
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