Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
Every responder should be trained on four roadway safety basics to prepare for the hazards they face on every trip outside the fire station
An East Syracuse firefighter was transported to a hospital after the fire truck he was in collided with a truck while responding to an alarm
Icy conditions contributed to a Spokane quint crashing into a house and an engine crashing into two vehicles on one call
Redmond’s new electric fire engine, originally priced at $2.4 million, will cost the city just $264,600, thanks to funding from grants and donations
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
Pierce and Portland Fire and Rescue agree to place the Volterra electric pumper into service in spring 2022
Chief Andrew Morgan swapped his Battalion 22 vehicle for a high-axle truck typically used to battle brush fires
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
Dozens lined the streets to cheer for firefighters and wave flags and banners as a procession of fire engines moved through town
The crew from West Chester Twp. Engine 71 immediately began patient care of the woman in the other vehicle
Chief Micky Fyock’s 1950s-era Mack Ladder Truck 16 was the only apparatus small enough to get inside the Pentagon
Hartland Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Judy Spencer was killed while acting as the spotter for a fire vehicle backing up at a fire scene
Zero-emissions pumpers can save municipalities money, plus reduce wear-and-tear on expensive equipment
How to provide emergency services on a limited budget, incorporating the operational efficiencies employed by large fire departments
Keep SCBA secure in transit, reduce the potential for injury and help contain carcinogens with two new bracket models just released by Ziamatic
Video shows the South Torch Lake engine teetering on the edge of the fallen roadway
Stillwater’s new Pierce aerial is white with orange stripes and says “Go Pokes” on the side as well as a black ladder showing mascot “Pistol Pete”
“When are we going to realize that it is people who are killing other people, not the cars, not the trucks?”
Let’s do this: Extrication, 2-in/2-out, offensive vs. defensive tactics, aerial operations and more
Firefighters left the apparatus running while responding to a medical call
Caballo Volunteer Firefighter Janet Tracy, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene
Santa Fe firefighters had given the man a ride to a gas station where he managed to drive away in their apparatus
The fire union is speaking up after officials announced plans to paint public safety vehicles steel gray
“They didn’t want to give me a ride home,” Desai Billingsley can be heard saying in the video
The Spokane Valley Fire Department members sustained minor injuries battling a blaze that burst through the roof of the building
The ink-colored structures indicate a low water volume area
The firefighters were performing aerial reconnaissance to direct resources responding to a wildfire
The 31-year-old inmate, who had been on a CAL FIRE crew battling a wildfire outside Sacramento, drove the engine off the road and rammed it through a fence
Reviewing the evolution from the first motorized pump standard to the dawn of diesel and the rise of UHP and PTO pumps
The complexity of firefighter health exposures requires mitigation solutions beyond the fireground
Calera Fire-Rescue members hope to bring the rescue unit, which is currently for sale on Facebook Marketplace, back to Oklahoma
The Palm Coast Fire Department dedicated the new E-One Cyclone 100-foot ladder truck to the memory of Marine Sgt. Zachary J. Walters
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