Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
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The Colorado Fire Commission is currently studying ways to better fund the state’s 340 fire departments
Providence officials replaced two ambulances that ran a 12,179 calls combined in 2024
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The crash totaled the fire engine, which needed to be pried open, said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell
The money will go towards tools, truck repairs and communication devices
The Central County Fire & Rescue vehicle’s decor was inspired by fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz
Three Oakland firefighters were injured, transported to a hospital and released later that day
Firefighter Richard Schuller of the Highland Hose Company got both of his feet caught, but fellow crewmembers were able to free him
A report showed the apparatus was going at least 20 mph over the speed limit at the time of the 2019 collision
Alcohol was found in the driver’s urine after he reportedly took Engine 48 to pick up food from a restaurant outside city limits
Technology, NFPA standards and a visionary leader drove key changes to help extinguish antiquated operations
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After purchasing the 1990 Pierce 55-foot aerial ladder fire truck “just for fun,” Dave Sires decided to donate it to the Traer Fire Department
A reporter being struck during a live news report highlights the danger of working near roadway incidents – one that has proven fatal for many first responders
Judy Holland, the mother of Tami Knight, is suing the Kansas City Fire Department, the employee whom she says drove the truck, and the city
The Lawnside Fire Company truck and a civilian vehicle collided in Magnolia
Each vehicle carries an EMT and basic life support equipment
“We’re just so proud as a department to be able to help out,” said Lt. Kevin Richard of the Rochester Fire Department
The Rochester Fire Department said the apparatus was out of service for “an extended period of time”
Other area departments and businesses joined the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company in Westminster to send the vehicle, hoses and tools
A man led police on a chase over freeways and side streets through multiple Orange County cities for more than an hour
South Bossier Fire District 2’s Jessie Henry, 28, also was an Army Reservist, an MMA fighter and a father
Chief Goldfeder explains how to set the expectations among the crew to enhance scene safety
After several crews were sent to a house fire, a Kansas City dispatcher told Pumper 19 to “remain in quarters”
Fire apparatus evolve to include more safety, storage and communication features
Sometimes a classic red fire truck is a little boring
The driver said he put the rescue truck in neutral and “activated the parking brake” before exiting the apparatus, according to the sheriff’s office
While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission EVs into service
The two-door Fire Command Bronco recalls the “half-cab” Broncos used by rural fire departments decades ago
The Mesa (Ariz.) Fire Department will receive the Vector, which reportedly has the industry’s longest electric pumping duration
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