Apparatus

Electric Vehicles & Fire Apparatus

Lithium-ion battery construction: Firefighters should know the differences

From chemical make-up to cell construction, not all lithium-ion batteries are the same

October 06, 2025 03:56 PM

Patrick Durham

Fire Department Management

Fleet planning: Building fire apparatus strategies for long-term service delivery

October 01, 2025 11:06 AM

Bruce Bjorge

Apparatus

8 steps for keeping your fire apparatus cool this summer

August 11, 2025 10:17 AM

Robert Avsec

Year in Review

2023: The year in fire photos

Major responses, award and honors, conflicts overseas, devastating wildfires and e-Bike blazes made headlines

December 13, 2023 11:46 AM

Fire Grants

$4.1M grant helps Mass. FD with staffing, equipment

A SAFER grant will help the Haverhill Fire Department will fund a new ladder truck and increase staffing

December 13, 2023 09:47 AM

Exhaust Removal Systems

Source capture: The gold standard for keeping toxins out of fire stations

The MagneGrip PRO nozzle reduces diesel exhaust and diesel particulate matter, helping keep your members healthy at the station

December 11, 2023 12:13 PM

Robert Avsec

Old ambulance converted into unit for Texas fire investigators

June 12, 2006 07:43 AM

Parents of fallen Texas firefighter sue American LaFrance for negligence

June 08, 2006 06:56 AM

Alaska fire department gets new hazardous-material and rescue truck

June 08, 2006 06:03 AM

Use a backer/spotter when reversing apparatus

May 22, 2006 12:14 PM

San Francisco fire engines to use biodiesel fuel

May 19, 2006 07:35 AM

Pull to the Right

May 08, 2006 10:42 AM

Bob Vaccaro

Burning kinetic energy key to safe driving

May 01, 2006 09:50 AM

Chris Daly

Pre-Owned Fire Apparatus Retrofitting

April 24, 2006 08:41 AM

USFA and IAFF Launch New Online Emergency Vehicle Safety Program

April 19, 2006 09:54 AM

S.F. crews prepare antique fire equipment for a 3-day show

April 11, 2006 09:49 AM

Firetruck stolen in Toronto, leads police on high-speed chase

March 21, 2006 05:56 AM

Designing Compartment Space on a New Apparatus

March 20, 2006 07:37 AM

Mass. emergency vehicle accidents on the rise

March 20, 2006 06:03 AM

Miss. fire dept. moving forward after Katrina

March 16, 2006 07:09 AM

Michigan Receives Nine Homeland Security Vehicles

March 16, 2006 04:42 AM

Sacramento, Calif., gets the snozzle, new weapon for fighting fires on planes

March 13, 2006 06:28 AM

Weekly apparatus maintenance ensures readied response

February 27, 2006 06:44 AM

Prepare to react in an instant

January 18, 2006 10:54 AM

Death From Carbon Monoxide More Likely In Winter Months

January 10, 2006 12:18 PM

Fire Trucks are Supposed to be Red, Right?

January 06, 2006 09:46 AM

Wis. chief’s wife wanted firetruck at son’s wedding

January 04, 2006 01:06 PM

Be careful where you park apparatus

December 14, 2005 09:05 AM

VFIS Introduces New Privately Owned Vehicle Operations Training Program

December 07, 2005 09:08 AM

Ferrara Awarded Major Contract by Houston, Texas

December 06, 2005 07:23 AM

N.Y. firefighters call for independent inquiry into use of older vehicles

December 06, 2005 06:04 AM

Ont. town’s new fire truck damaged on drive home

December 05, 2005 05:55 AM

An Important Step Toward Hose Safety

December 02, 2005 07:35 AM

Bob Vaccaro

Ox-Gen to sell safer oxygen systems

December 02, 2005 05:18 AM

Clarification on air cylinder issue

December 01, 2005 09:22 AM

Garden City donates used firetruck to Louisiana parish

November 25, 2005 05:40 PM

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