Apparatus

Electric Vehicles & Fire Apparatus

Lithium-ion battery construction: Firefighters should know the differences

From chemical make-up to cell construction, not all lithium-ion batteries are the same

October 06, 2025 03:56 PM

Patrick Durham

Fire Department Management

Fleet planning: Building fire apparatus strategies for long-term service delivery

October 01, 2025 11:06 AM

Bruce Bjorge

Apparatus

8 steps for keeping your fire apparatus cool this summer

August 11, 2025 10:17 AM

Robert Avsec

Apparatus Crash

6 Pa. FFs injured when rescue, tiller collide during response

Six firefighters were injured in a crash while responding to a structure fire in Butler Township

March 04, 2024 10:38 AM

Apparatus Crash

3 N.Y. FFs injured when fire engine crashes into building

Surveillance video shows the fire engine swerving to avoid hitting an SUV, then crashing into a Rockville Center store

March 04, 2024 08:20 AM

Legal Issues

$160K settlement approved in careless driving, wrongful death lawsuit against Colo. FF

During a brush fire, Colorado Springs Firefighter Wesley Cosgrove allegedly drove over a woman sleeping in a park

February 28, 2024 03:27 PM

Fire truck breaks down on way to call in Conn.

December 07, 2009 04:20 AM

Okla. fire truck struck, damaged on scene

December 04, 2009 04:59 AM

Pa. firefighter suspended for fire inside ladder truck

December 04, 2009 04:36 AM

Conn. claim aims to settle police cruiser, fire truck crash

December 04, 2009 04:20 AM

Pa. fire captain recovers after fall from ladder truck

December 03, 2009 05:36 AM

Wis. fire department gets new fire apparatus

December 03, 2009 04:09 AM

Pa. city to buy new fire apparatus before regulations take effect

December 01, 2009 04:45 AM

Apparatus Accessories

Insufficient rollover protection cited in Ga. LODD

November 30, 2009 11:35 AM

Calif. firefighter back to work after apparatus accident

November 30, 2009 03:47 AM

Officials push for emergency order of fire trucks in Conn.

November 24, 2009 04:15 AM

Ala. fire department gets new ladder truck

November 23, 2009 04:06 AM

Tenn. department debuts 4 fire trucks

November 21, 2009 07:52 AM

Texas fire department makes plea for pumper truck

November 20, 2009 04:29 AM

Wildland Fire

5 injured as fire trucks collide at brushfire in Australia

November 19, 2009 06:54 AM

Recommissioned fire truck honors SC firefighters

November 18, 2009 04:06 AM

Fla. motorist dies in head-on collision with fire truck

November 18, 2009 04:01 AM

Helmets & Accessories

NIOSH: RI firefighter likely killed retrieving pike pole

November 12, 2009 08:36 AM

Australia firefighter trapped in apparatus crash

November 12, 2009 03:59 AM

NJ fire truck backing LODD blamed on communication breakdown

November 10, 2009 10:08 AM

Fla. fire apparatus tire flies off, sending man to hospital

November 10, 2009 04:04 AM

M&W Fire Apparatus stays in the black

November 04, 2009 05:22 AM

Firefighters not using seat belts in Ind. pumper crash

November 04, 2009 03:54 AM

Report: Ohio firefighter intoxicated during fatal crash

November 02, 2009 11:27 AM

Idaho fire apparatus without rear driver hits truck

October 30, 2009 05:54 AM

Safety

NY firefighter injury blamed on understaffing

October 30, 2009 05:40 AM

Lost tanker haunts Maine firefighters as water runs out

October 29, 2009 09:25 AM

Ky. fire department suing manufacturer after crash

October 28, 2009 04:57 AM

Apparatus Accessories

Manual Adjustment of Automatic Slack Adjusters May Contribute to Unexpected Brake Failure on Automotive Fire Apparatus

October 23, 2009 07:14 AM

Fire-based EMS

Fla. firefighters cleared after running over homeless man

October 16, 2009 06:53 AM

SC town struggles to pay fire truck insurance

October 16, 2009 05:09 AM

Apparatus

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