Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
A strong financial argument can show the wisdom of buying a truck now rather than kicking the can down the road
The new Watertown fire engine had been delayed due to supply chain issues and a workforce shortage related to the OVID-19 pandemic
Strong policies must be bolstered by training and enforcement
You can’t help anyone if you don’t get there safely; always practice defensive driving, especially when you’re responding to an emergency call
A 10-year-old boy was killed, his mother, father and two younger siblings are in the hospital; the firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries
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The fire truck responded after no ambulances were available; the ambulances were stuck at the hospital waiting to hand off a patient
The firefighters were taken to the hospital and are listed in good-to-fair condition
A house fire in the First Nation of Pikangikum killed nine people after a fire truck was unable to control the fire because it did not have any water
The chief was responding to a crash when his vehicle was struck; lights and sirens were on at the time of the collision
One firefighter was transported to the hospital in serious condition following the crash; more than 500 people lost power
Delaney Clements, 13, died after a long battle with cancer; the department invited her friends and family to sign the truck in her memory
The Stafford Fire Department received several state violations after the February incident in which two firefighters transported a child having a seizure in their fire truck
The firefighter was responding to an emergency call when he lost control of the truck and rolled it into a ditch; he was taken to the hospital with neck pain
The man was perched 80 feet up in the tree for 25 hours as police in an aerial truck stick tried to talk him down
Firefighters were responding to a gas leak when the incident occurred; a tire was flattened by the bullet
Philip Gasaway, 34, had been with the department for about a year; he was charged with a first offense DUI
The firefighters had to be extricated from the rig and were transported to a hospital
The firefighter was responding to a grass fire when he veered off the road to avoid colliding with a car
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Congestion and street width are just two of the factors that force us to consider the right size for our rigs
The ambulance was following the fire truck when it suddenly stopped and the ambulance rear-ended it; two firefighters were taken to the hospital
There were no injuries and the rig remained in service; the unit was running lights and sirens when the car hit it
The fire truck was blocking a lane to shield first responders who were responding to a traffic accident
The trucks with the diesel engines from Navistar International make up about 35 percent of the fleet and take up 80 percent of the department’s maintenance time
The fire truck collided with a van; the fire truck was responding to a call for a gas leak
The cameras should improve safety by giving fire truck and ambulance drivers a way to see what is going on outside of their vehicles
A fleet manager equipped 40 ambulances with solar panels, which reduced fuel consumption and extended battery life
The man attempted to use the fire trucks to tow his personal vehicle out of the snow; several fire trucks were damaged in the incident
The two women in the car that collided with the rig were injured; no firefighters were hurt
Lt. Lyle Crandall was run over by the front tires of the rig; he suffered traumatic injury to his left foot and both legs
The new protocol aims to improve safety by reducing the amount of emergency vehicle crashes
The rig, which was loaded with two 600-gallon tanks of water, had to be drained to get it out of the mud
Firefighters support adding the slogan, saying they want to get the rest of the county involved
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