Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
You can’t help anyone if you don’t get there safely; always practice defensive driving, especially when you’re responding to an emergency call
Bellingham firefighters highlighted fire service history when placing their new Pierce fire engine in service
As the automotive industry revs its engines for EVs, questions remain for some fire service leaders
The St. Joseph Fire Department will use the money to maintain and improve their ISO rating by replacing a reserve rescue
Because of how fire vehicles are used, emission control technology can damage them; here’s how to get around that problem
The trucks will play an important role in improving their department’s response capabilities
A Pembroke Rural Fire Dept. brush truck got stuck in while fighting a wheat field fire and the exhaust set the material under it on fire, burning the vehicle
The vehicle cost $636,000, which was paid for with money raised through the company’s fund drive
The firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries and the condition of the other car’s driver is unknown
The slow economic recovery and the delay in tax revenue means continued financial pain for many fire departments, but there are ways to minimize the damage
Their trucks and cars are being covered in murals of large flowers that will stay in place all summer long through a project called Portraits of Hope
Each fire truck can cost anywhere from $300,000 to $450,000 and the life span is about 20 years or so
Every fire engine and rescue vehicle was stripped of radiators, brass fittings, batteries, pumps, even ladders
A three-month pilot program in 2011 found only sending an ambulance to EMS calls was more efficient
The firefighter with the most severe injuries was airlifted with several broken bones
The new engine will allow firefighters to fight a fire without having to worry about running out of water at the scene
The quint fire truck would provide residents with an aerial platform truck in a more timely manner
The fire truck named “The Hawk” was dedicated to Alfred Hawkins in a ceremony on Sunday
The new rig can turn on a dime, has more accessible ladders and emergency equipment
Three firefighters were aboard the fire truck, responding to a dumpster fire when the vehicle turned over
It’s being touted as the nation’s only apparatus of that color and it’s running calls for a Wis. volunteer fire department
The Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department made its final donation, marking the dissolution of the organization after 77 years
The fierce competition for apparatus grant funding means you cannot afford a mistake on your application
The 23-year-old Phoenix firefighter was gravely injured, when he was pinned between two vehicles at a fire Friday evening
Two of the firefighters had been released from the hospital, but two were still in the intensive care unit
23-year-old Bradley Harper had been with the department just two years
