Apparatus
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Two Raywick firefighters were injured when their fire engine went off the road while responding to a call
San Diego Fire-Rescue is rolling out two new 600-gallon brush rigs and a Bell 412 EPX helicopter with a 375-gallon tank and night ops expected by late November
Essex chief told selectmen the all-volunteer model is no longer sustainable and outlined a plan to add limited full-time staff, expand daytime coverage and and modernize the fleet
Michael Dale Russell, 68, is the Leach Fire Department’s first line of duty death
Michael Dale Russell was heading to a structure fire when the rig overturned
After a patrol car was struck, another driver crashed head-on into a fire truck
All firefighters inside the fire truck safely left the vehicle before it fell
Mesa firefighters surprised Betty Lee on her 90th birthday with a ride in their rig
The woman abandoned the rig in a parking lot and walked into a Walgreens to tell an employee a fire truck had been stolen
Here’s how to teach new engine operators how to adjust for the normal intake pressure drop and keep their lines supplied
At a minimum, these standard operating guidelines should include the following recommended practices
Clearing busy intersections may be the most dangerous thing about any fire call; here’s how to put the odds in your favor
Cobb County firefighters were inside the rig at the time, but were not injured
Kenneth McCune, 57, was ejected from the fire truck he was driving when it veered off the road, hit a culvert and overturned
The chief said the patient compartment is normally in good shape, and the motor, cab and drive train are what needs to be replaced
The fire truck was struck after another vehicle failed to yield; no firefighters were injured
Firefighters had just returned to their station from a call when they saw a house fire nearby
The expansion now requires motorists to pull over for emergency vehicles with flashing blue or green lights
Mayor Richard Berry said the much-needed donation will be immediately put to use saving lives
The firefighters were returning from a call earlier in the morning when they realized the tornado was coming their way
Officer David Fahey, 39, was setting out flares near the crash scene when a driver struck him and fled the scene
Computational fluid dynamics could help assess and control contamination on ambulance surfaces
Make sure the rig is positioned to best attack the fire and not become compromised if the situation changes
Combine the piercing nozzle technology used on ARFF rigs with the reach of a municipal aerial and you have an interesting firefighting concept
Here’s a look at what every fire apparatus driver needs to know about maintaining and inspecting the rig’s suspension system
The system is able to override a vehicle’s loud music and send an “emergency vehicle approaching” warning through its speakers
Firefighters were en route to a call when smoke began to fill the rig
A vehicle that had been traveling behind the fire engine hit the engine in the left rear as it turned
Firefighters were responding to a call when their rig slid across the highway, veered into a ditch and rolled
Five firefighters were sleeping at the station when they heard an explosion from the garage
Fire officials said the truck was acting as a buffer to protect responders working a crash scene on the highway
Chief Peter Martel spent over $30,000 of department funds to purchase a new vehicle for the fire department without board permission or approval
Responders were inside a home providing medical aid when the ambulance was stolen
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