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By James E. Johannessen With the New Year came the release of the revised edition of "NFPA 1911, Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of ...
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The fire truck driver who rode ahead of the cyclists had turned on a switch that turns traffic lights green for emergency vehicles ...
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The EPA forces every diesel-powered vehicle to have a filter to keep soot out of the air, including fire trucks. The filters usually burn off soot before clogging the engine, but ...
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We are always hearing about black boxes in aircraft and in our personal vehicles. Some skeptics have complained that big brother or the government is always watching everything we ...
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If you are in the process of writing specs for a new piece of fire apparatus, you should include the way and means by which you will mount your tools and fittings in your ...
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The San Angelo Standard-TimesCARLSBAD, Texas — Two men were arrested Wednesday on allegations that they stole gas tanks from Carlsbad Volunteer Fire Department trucks, Tom ...
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The St. Paul Pioneer PressWASHINGTON — Fire trucks and concrete mixers, semis, heavy-duty pickups and all trucks in between will, for the first time, have to trim fuel ...
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A beer delivery truck is probably the last thing on most firefighters' minds during a response, but it's exactly what a fire department in Oregon has ordered up for mass-casualty ...
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The Corpus Christi Caller-TimesROCKPORT, Texas — The Rockport Volunteer Fire Department is seeking information about a missing generator. The 500-watt portable generator and ...
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After a spate of incidents involving motorists crashing into fire trucks, the Grand Rapids, Mich., Fire Department is rolling out a new vehicle to help ...
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By Jennifer Rios The San Angelo Standard-TimesSAN ANGELO, Texas — Donations continued to roll into the hands of local agencies who fought the Wildcat Fire.Instead of taking ...
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The St. Paul Pioneer PressSTILLWATER, Minn. — The Stillwater Fire Department showed off its new "green" firetruck Wednesday afternoon in the fire station parking ...
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The Western MailBRIDGEND, Wales — They're apparently not an unusual sight walking up and down the narrow terraced street — but it's a bit rarer to find them up on the ...
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Within the system, a computer can aid firefighters by automatically controlling azimuth, elevation, and extension of the ladder to control speed and precision ...
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By Bartlett Fire Protection District The Chicago Daily HeraldBARTLETT, Ill. — The Bartlett Fire Protection District is placing new signs on its fire engines and ladder truck ...
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By Mara H. Gottfried The St. Paul Pioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn. — A fire hose fell off a fire engine and onto Interstate 94 in St. Paul on Thursday night, damaging four ...
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By Chris Garofolo The Brattleboro ReformerCHESTERFIELD, N.H. — A $65,000 donation will assist the Chesterfield Fire Department in bringing a new ladder truck into its ...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Firefighters using a new bracket system can swiftly ensure that their SCBA is securely in place when they board an apparatus to go out on a call.The ...
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The new MXP 150, which was unveiled at the FDIC in Indianapolis, boasts a range of innovative designs that are miles ahead of Demers' previous design ...
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Both firefighters died as a result of injuries from being ejected; the fire department had no written SOP requiring seat belts ...
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