Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
With NFPA taking over the new ambulance standard process, here’s a look at what it means and how we got here
A tire came off a tower ladder assigned to Truck 23, damaging two vehicles
In the past, the Dracut Fire Department has donated essential gear to the Cambita Fire Department
Three desperately needed ladder trucks are among 11 new rigs to be purchased after an audit found firefighters had no reserve apparatus and sometimes relied on pickup trucks
Fire Chief Garry Berges said that although the firefighter in the truck was able to get out safely, the “fast attack truck” was completely destroyed
Mayfield Fire Chief Tim Brown said suspects filled two fire trucks with equipment, drove them away and later abandoned them on the side of the highway
Florence Fire Station Two only has a brush truck and the closest ladder truck is over three miles away
The report attributed limited visibility and impaired hearing of the apparatus driver as factors that contributed to the fatal incident
Medford firefighters claim their needs are not being addressed as the city plans to build a new police headquarters
The truck was refurbished into a crash attenuator, which works to reduce damage at vehicle crash scenes
Industry expert Jim Lyons shares new features, safety advances and buying trends in the fire apparatus market
The ladder truck was cordoned off until Seattle City Light workers arrived and shut off the power
Lealman Fire Department Captain Larry Thompson said he realized the SUV had been stolen after someone called and said a crew member was driving erratically
Lakeside Fire District said the $600,000 truck was undergoing routine maintenance when it caught fire
The three firefighters present attempted to extinguish the blaze while they called 911 to respond, but were unsuccessful
The NTSB said on Twitter that investigators will focus on driver and vehicle factors
Residents shouted for the truck to be returned and for the commissioners who voted to take it out to service to resign
Moving the fire officer to the back of the rig, according to FireRescue1 columnist Robert Avsec, is long overdue
Charges stemming from a recent apparatus crash a reminder to approach intersections with caution
The firefighters were responding to a crash when a responding rig came onto the bridge and spun out
The 16-year-old collided with a fire truck last July, killing her cousin and another close friend
Howard Peiffer used his connections with a fire truck preservation society to find two underserved departments that needed apparatus
Fire Chief Keith Stark said the fire engine allows firefighters to pump upwards to 1,500 gallons of water per minute on a blaze
The department saved $2.6 million between October 2016 and this November by reducing overtime from “callbacks,” when staffing falls below minimums
In the video, you can see rapper Blue Scrilla using a Wichita Fire Department truck hose and throwing dollar bills while sitting inside the truck
The chair of the IAFC’s Emergency Vehicle Management Section shares his tips for funding, replacing the fire department fleet
New technology allows fire departments to get more operational capability out of less fire apparatus, keeping up with a changing scope and decreased staffing
Chief Jay Delaney said the fact that the aerial ladder truck was out of service played no part in the decision to have many of the residents shelter in place
Most of the firefighting equipment in Port Aransas was damaged or destroyed by Harvey
“It’s fire resistant not fire proof,” Mayoral executive assistant Sean Ward said
The Rescue 1 truck cost $826,278 and specializes in rescues such as swift water, diving, machinery entrapment, structural collapse and trench collapse
According to officials, the Croydon Fire Department snapped the pole in half and a ball of fire erupted
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