Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
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California is the first state to own two C-130 Hercules cargo planes outfitted for wildland firefighting
A state grant helped the Marion Fire Department fund part of the $1.5M cost of two new fire engines
To maintain quick response times Rahway is replacing its aging pumper, ensuring continued service reliability as the current vehicle nears the end of its 15-year lifespan
In 2021 an Akron Volunteer Fire Department fire truck was totaled after hitting a cow
Salem fire Chief Alan Dionne returned from Ukraine and will go back with another fire engine
A Clovis Fire Department vehicle was responding to a call with lights and siren activated when a man stepped into the roadway
It took firefighters in Crandon nearly three and a half hours to safely secure and rescue eight riders near the top of the loop
Video shows the moment a crash sent one vehicle into the path of a Phoenix fire engine
Firefighters were working at the scene of a car fire on Interstate 285 at the time of the crash
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s new Engine 1 carries the image of Zozobra, or “Old Man Gloom” on its cab
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
The Columbus Fire Dept. avoided greater damage thanks to FFs doing work on a firehouse upgrade
A fire department tiller carried mascots from professional Philadelphia sports teams over the repaired section of I-95
The Rockford firefighter had a THC concentration above the legal limit
A Ware County firefighter was partially ejected when the fire truck he was in overturned
McAlester’s new fire trucks will carry 1,000 gallons of water as well as rescue, extrication tools
The San Jose Fire Department Engine 4 captain was disciplined for violating public trust and the city’s vehicle use policy
Harrisonburg Fire Department shares how close they came to a LODD to help prevent something like it happening again
The fire truck struck the Denver police officer near the end of the parade route as it was turning right onto a street
Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson issued a directive in February to eliminate confusion about NFPA standard, FD guidelines after fatal crash in 2021
Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country
The Glencoe firefighter was responding to a car fire when the fire truck went off the road
After blowing a tire the newly purchased ladder truck overturned on its way to its new home
The Lucia Bend fire engine was stopped at the intersection, waiting to be noticed when the collision occurred
Firefighter Dominic S. Biscari was responding to a fire when he ran a red light, struck a car and sent it into a building killing 3 people
The first of three new rigs, featuring a 5,500-gpm pump and carrying 6,000-feet of 5-inch hose, has arrived in the city
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
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