Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
Four Houston firefighters and a truck driver were hospitalized after an 18-wheeler struck a fire engine blocking an earlier wreck
Apparatus-washing plays a crucial role in maintaining professionalism and equipment longevity — plus it’s a great test of a new firefighter’s attention to detail
The dedicated half-cent sales tax would raise hundreds of millions of dollars each year for the fire department
2 Rock Hill firefighters are in ICU after being ejected from their fire engine
Fire apparatus from Salem and Wenham, along with full sets of PPE and SCBA will ship out to first responders in the war-torn country
Training on how to stage apparatus at different types of incident types yields two clear benefits for real-world scenarios
Sergeant Justin Dodge was in front of a fire truck carrying Denver Nuggets players when the truck rolled over his leg
Five firefighters were sent to area hospitals after their fire engine was struck and overturned
Milford Engine 4 and Ladder 1 had just pulled out of their firehouse when the crash occurred
In 2021 an Akron Volunteer Fire Department fire truck was totaled after hitting a cow
Salem fire Chief Alan Dionne returned from Ukraine and will go back with another fire engine
A Clovis Fire Department vehicle was responding to a call with lights and siren activated when a man stepped into the roadway
It took firefighters in Crandon nearly three and a half hours to safely secure and rescue eight riders near the top of the loop
Video shows the moment a crash sent one vehicle into the path of a Phoenix fire engine
Firefighters were working at the scene of a car fire on Interstate 285 at the time of the crash
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s new Engine 1 carries the image of Zozobra, or “Old Man Gloom” on its cab
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
The Columbus Fire Dept. avoided greater damage thanks to FFs doing work on a firehouse upgrade
A fire department tiller carried mascots from professional Philadelphia sports teams over the repaired section of I-95
The Rockford firefighter had a THC concentration above the legal limit
A Ware County firefighter was partially ejected when the fire truck he was in overturned
McAlester’s new fire trucks will carry 1,000 gallons of water as well as rescue, extrication tools
The San Jose Fire Department Engine 4 captain was disciplined for violating public trust and the city’s vehicle use policy
Harrisonburg Fire Department shares how close they came to a LODD to help prevent something like it happening again
The fire truck struck the Denver police officer near the end of the parade route as it was turning right onto a street
Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson issued a directive in February to eliminate confusion about NFPA standard, FD guidelines after fatal crash in 2021
Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country
The Glencoe firefighter was responding to a car fire when the fire truck went off the road
After blowing a tire the newly purchased ladder truck overturned on its way to its new home
The Lucia Bend fire engine was stopped at the intersection, waiting to be noticed when the collision occurred
Firefighter Dominic S. Biscari was responding to a fire when he ran a red light, struck a car and sent it into a building killing 3 people
The first of three new rigs, featuring a 5,500-gpm pump and carrying 6,000-feet of 5-inch hose, has arrived in the city
The law requires EMS and trauma care systems to develop transport protocols by Jan. 1, 2024
