Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
With financial woes striking, how will fire departments need to adapt for continued service delivery?
This department in Prince George’s County runs a 400' 1-3/4" hoseline with a 7/8" tip on its two engines
An unhoused man was critically injured after being hit by a fire department pickup exiting Oakland Fire Station 20 with lights and siren activated for a structure fire
Bedford County officials unanimously backed a community risk assessment that recommends adding a peak-hour ambulance, new staff positions and future career engine companies
The law requires EMS and trauma care systems to develop transport protocols by Jan. 1, 2024
Farmland Assistant Chief Kyle Osgood was driving a tanker to a fire when it rolled over killing him and critically injuring another firefighter
A Farmland VFD firefighter was reportedly ejected from the apparatus when it flipped on its side
Escambia County Battalion Chief Curt Isakson said people get in dumpsters “to protect themselves from others”
Union President Tim Leech said there was an 8-day stretch when the Bloomfield neighborhood firehouse had no fire engine
Aging fire trucks and a cancelled contract have forced firefighters to sometimes respond in an SUV
Miami-Dade Engine 32 was stolen from a training exercise and eventually stopped several hours later in Palm Beach County
Nez Perce County firefighter Jimmy Ralstin suffered burns across 50% of his body
Dixon firefighter committee decided to change from lemony yellow to red/gray for new type 1 engine
Oklahoma City firefighters used an aerial ladder to reach the pair inside
Providence Fire Chief Derek Silva said it was “mere seconds” from when firefighters had stepped off the bucket to when part of the burning roof fell
Firefighter Aaron Zamzow runs through IDEX’s SAM Challenge, comparing traditional pump operations and the SAM System
“The outpouring was phenomenal,” Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
San Jose Chief Robert Sapien said Engine 4’s fire truck went to the Pink Poodle to drop off a male passenger, then encountered the dancer seen in the 2022 video
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Yassin A. Abdikadir pleaded guilty to taking Buffalo Fire Department Engine 1 while firefighters were responding to an EMS call
Apparatus crashes mean a host of legal and personnel issues, not to mention the potential for tragedy
The Escondido apparatus got help from a tow truck
Ashtabula received the third-largest grant nationwide and the maximum award for a municipality of its size
The incident hospitalized both Stinnett Fire Department firefighters, with one remaining under medical care with two hairline fractures to the neck
Lake Elsinore firefighters asked Southern California Edison to shut power off in the area to prevent the woman from being electrocuted, then used an aerial ladder
Departments discover brighter isn’t always better as basic lighting principles become the priority again
San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien apologizes, keeps the identities of the firefighters in the video confidential but vows to take “appropriate action”
Ciudad Guzmán will receive the truck as part of a decades-long relationship between the two communities through the Longmont Sister Cities Association
At the push-in ceremony, a retired member of the Corvallis department discussed the symbolism of the bell
Union officials allege the city did not conduct a disciplinary investigation before it sought to have Dominic Biscari terminated following the fatal incident
Middletown’s 1930 tiller truck came with no doors or roof, a top speed of 30 mph, and is a predecessor to the modern aerial apparatus
Gen Z firefighters want to use touchscreen technology like the SAM water control system for pumpers
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