Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
Firefighters working motor vehicle crashes are extremely vulnerable to injury from other motorists, using the apparatus as a shield can save lives
Boulder County’s new hazmat rig will provide technicians the amenities needed when on the scene for an extended period
The Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services Department is using a $1.3M referendum to improve its fleet and add equipment
Eight Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were hurt when their fire truck overturned as they were returning from the Airport Fire
One fire chief explains the pros and cons of a replacement cycle and how it applies to departments large and small
Common vendors and dedicated replacement funding go a long way to ease fire truck buying
Officials said three committees are working on designing the specs for three pumpers, two ladder trucks and a heavy rescue truck
The fire trucks remained unused for 10 years due to a dispute over corruption allegations involving a 50 percent hike in the purchase price
Fire Engineer Ryan Osler was killed in the crash; another firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
The car wash owner said firefighters asked the women to get off the rig at the charity event, but one firefighter appears to tuck money into a woman’s bikini
The new vehicle will replace an existing front-line rescue truck that will be 10 years old when the new one is ready several months from now
There were no ambulances available because they were on other calls
The union asserted that Houston firefighters have had to use duct tape and wooden beams to fix equipment
The incident happened on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks
Love them or hate them, apparatus chevrons are here to stay; here’s a look at how the requirements have changed and may change in the future
NFPA’s ambulance standard will be updated later this year with input from several groups; a competing standard came out this summer
Officials said the rig veered off the road and rolled over Friday morning
Officials said the man jumped in front of the truck and began bashing in the windshield with a can of compressed air
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant will pay for a new 2017 fire engine
A tanker truck carrying three volunteer firefighters missed a turn Saturday morning and ran off of the road
The city will spend $130,000 on the design and installation of new bay doors to fit the recently purchased ladder truck
Michael Allen Johnson said he nodded off before the rig went out of control
After their last engine was T-boned, the volunteer department raised enough funds to replace the 20-year-old vehicle
Officials are scratching their heads at how to pay for the new ladder truck, which was purchased earlier this month
The chief called the crash scene “disturbing”
The truck cost $100,000, but the dept. was able to purchase the rig for $4,300
A $100K grant helped the Brimson Area Volunteer Fire Dept. purchase a new water tender truck
A research report claimed each speed hump adds a 10-second delay for responders
The new truck was paid for by donations and grants, and will replace a repurposed military truck
A wider field of vision and audiovisual alarms make it easy to back up fire apparatus safely
A sedan collision sent three firefighters to the hospital with non-critical injuries
The summer 2016 edition focuses on the best ways to evaluate and buy new or used fire apparatus, as well as how to restore those antiques
Here’s a four-tiered process to reduce the risk of your apparatus or ambulance getting stolen and limit the damage if it does
Diesel fuel additive serve an important role in protecting and enhancing a rig’s engine; here’s low down on them
