Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
Drivers honking horns, neighbors banging on doors get the attention of firefighters as Huntington Park firehouse burns
A fire in a Brooklyn supermarket quickly extended into residential structures
There are two ways to calculate friction loss: the theoretical method or the fireground method — here’s the fireground method
Dallas Fire-Rescue investigators are trying to discern whether accident resulted from persistent brake problems or human error
The NFPA study shows 71,875 injuries were suffered in the line of duty last year, an 8 percent drop from the previous 12 months
Firefighter totaled $400,000 fire tanker in single-vehicle accident en route to responding to active brush fire
Fire crew was working medical call when Antoine Hamilton asked them to move truck because it was blocking his vehicle
Department declined domestic offers to buy trucks; 1977 pumpers sold to Guatemalan volunteer fire departments for $1 apiece
Emergency system triages ambulance calls by dispatching closest fire department vehicles to ‘non-life threatening’ calls
Man stopped at nearby roadblock decided to bust through, drive through fire scene, ‘almost killed a half-dozen firefighters,’ fire chief said
3 firefighters arrived at scene of some downed wires during storm; firefighter trapped inside was able to jump to safety
Officers arrested man accused of breaking into post office, attempting to steal fire engine responding to tripped alarm
Self-contained, custom-built apparatus allows members to train on forcible entry, self-contained breathing apparatus, personal safety system
New truck can hold up to 450 gallons of water; ladder equipped with breathing air tank
When apparatus arrived at scene in Winston, it was only parked for minutes before hit by passenger vehicle
Cliffside Park replaces 30-year-old tiller with tractor-drawn ladder truck using funds from $675,000 federal grant
City hopes new truck will raise breast cancer awareness; engine driven by all-female crew
Citizen donated truck to department in 1999; project began in earnest six months ago and is nearing its end
City council must approve additional funds to purchase new, up-to-date fire engine, state-of-the-art ambulance
Saving money on current fire truck purchases or even refurbishing older apparatus is becoming a big thing
The stations receiving the new engines responded to nearly 3,600 emergency calls in 2010
The fire truck driver who rode ahead of the cyclists had turned on a switch that turns traffic lights green for emergency vehicles
Fire trucks don’t do enough long-haul driving to get hot enough to burn soot away
No firefighters were hurt in the incident
IRS rules provide the same low tax-exempt interest rates for volunteer fire departments as it does for cities, townships, boroughs, counties, and districts.
The ladder truck appears to be caught amid a flaming wave of liquid chemicals as it spread
Whenever I look at an old fire truck, the same thoughts come to mind
An electrical fire caused the oxygen tanks to explode inside the ambulance parked at a Walmart in El Cajon, Calif.
One of two paramedics assigned to the ambulance was inside a hospital while the other was outside in back of the vehicle
The footage shows the blast at the 1:10 mark and includes a slow motion version of the explosion at the end of the clip
The Spokane Valley Fire Department has two ladder trucks that are too heavy to use a bridge used to access a training facility
Firefighters quit after one department member was suspended for driving a newer fire truck to a blaze outside the city limits in violation of a new policy
As the driver, it is your responsibility to make sure that the crew and the equipment make it to the scene