Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
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Pierce Manufacturing will showcase its latest fire apparatus innovations, advanced safety technology, and fully integrated solutions—all engineered to work as a single, cohesive system to support the fire service
At FDIC International 2025, Medix Ambulances will showcase its latest high-performance Type I and Type III models—built for durability, rapid deployment, and the demanding needs of today’s Fire/EMS teams
Alcohol was found in the driver’s urine after he reportedly took Engine 48 to pick up food from a restaurant outside city limits
Technology, NFPA standards and a visionary leader drove key changes to help extinguish antiquated operations
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“America Burning” spotlights firefighters, legends propose new tactics, and smoke detectors change the game
After purchasing the 1990 Pierce 55-foot aerial ladder fire truck “just for fun,” Dave Sires decided to donate it to the Traer Fire Department
A reporter being struck during a live news report highlights the danger of working near roadway incidents – one that has proven fatal for many first responders
Judy Holland, the mother of Tami Knight, is suing the Kansas City Fire Department, the employee whom she says drove the truck, and the city
The Lawnside Fire Company truck and a civilian vehicle collided in Magnolia
Each vehicle carries an EMT and basic life support equipment
“We’re just so proud as a department to be able to help out,” said Lt. Kevin Richard of the Rochester Fire Department
The Rochester Fire Department said the apparatus was out of service for “an extended period of time”
Other area departments and businesses joined the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company in Westminster to send the vehicle, hoses and tools
A man led police on a chase over freeways and side streets through multiple Orange County cities for more than an hour
South Bossier Fire District 2’s Jessie Henry, 28, also was an Army Reservist, an MMA fighter and a father
Chief Goldfeder explains how to set the expectations among the crew to enhance scene safety
After several crews were sent to a house fire, a Kansas City dispatcher told Pumper 19 to “remain in quarters”
Fire apparatus evolve to include more safety, storage and communication features
Sometimes a classic red fire truck is a little boring
The driver said he put the rescue truck in neutral and “activated the parking brake” before exiting the apparatus, according to the sheriff’s office
While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission EVs into service
The two-door Fire Command Bronco recalls the “half-cab” Broncos used by rural fire departments decades ago
The Mesa (Ariz.) Fire Department will receive the Vector, which reportedly has the industry’s longest electric pumping duration
The city’s first fire truck, a circa-1930 American LaFrance, has come full circle after its journey to as far away as New York — nine decades after the fire department put it to use
Adding a second blocking apparatus creates an extra layer of protection
The Stockton City Council voted unanimously last week to accept a $4.8 million grant to hire nine full-time firefighters, and a nearly $1.2 million grant to purchase the truck
A Huber Heights crew safely removed the 48-year-old rescue macaw named Nash from a tree and returned the bird to her owners
A Rochester EVT helped design the technology used on the department’s new Pierce 100-foot aerial platform ladder and engine
Watertown must now give firefighters out-of-title captains’ pay when they perform captains’ duties while out on medical emergency calls
The full restoration of the 1899 wagon built by the American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. is part of Mifflinburg Fire Co.'s 125th anniversary celebration