Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
From grants to bonds to contingency funds, explore strategies to keep apparatus purchases on track despite rising costs
A brush truck from the Mills River Fire Department was being readied to fight the Los Angeles wildfires when a fire destroyed the station
Laramie County Fire Authority wildland apparatus was going to take firefighters to help fight the Los Angeles fires
Capt. RK Smithley has helped drop over 175,000 gallons of fire retardant during more than a dozen flights in two days
Technological advances in wireless headsets are moving full steam ahead; here are eight new products worth a closer look
The fire truck was the only vehicle involved and the wreck remains under investigation
The chief would like the city to purchase a new one at cost of about $1 million
Members of the general public had their first-ever behind the scenes look at how fire engines are made
One of the trucks being replaced is 22 years old
The teenager was on the ground and covered in foam that rescuers had sprayed on the burning wreckage
Incredibly, nobody was injured after the department’s roof collapsed
Bryan firefighters applauded the city’s decision to increase staffing levels
The girl found on the side of the airplane had injuries consistent with having been run over
Firefighter driving antique truck that killed man during parade placed on nondisciplinary leave
This powerful documentary can give non-firefighters a jarring look into the firefighting life
The West, Texas Disaster Relief Fund was presented a $48,469 check for bunker gear
Adam Holder escaped from a correctional facility sometime after midnight, broke into a fire station and stole a brush truck
Investigators are looking into the possibility that an outsider came into the station and caused the damage to the decade-old truck
Firefighter Timothy Jansen, of the Santa Fe Fire Protection District, died Dec. 2, 2012
Lyon estimated the breakdowns delayed the arrival of an aerial truck by about 10 minutes
The extent of the damages to the $1.5 million truck is unknown
During the court case, a federal judge said he needs to know more about the fire company’s custom of firefighters drinking on duty that a member claimed
The demands an apparatus and fire scene place on electronics are heavy and computers and tablets need the fortitude to take that punishment
Because of how fire vehicles are used, emission control technology can damage them; here’s how to get around that problem
The trucks will play an important role in improving their department’s response capabilities
A Pembroke Rural Fire Dept. brush truck got stuck in while fighting a wheat field fire and the exhaust set the material under it on fire, burning the vehicle
The vehicle cost $636,000, which was paid for with money raised through the company’s fund drive
The firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries and the condition of the other car’s driver is unknown
The slow economic recovery and the delay in tax revenue means continued financial pain for many fire departments, but there are ways to minimize the damage
Their trucks and cars are being covered in murals of large flowers that will stay in place all summer long through a project called Portraits of Hope
Each fire truck can cost anywhere from $300,000 to $450,000 and the life span is about 20 years or so
Every fire engine and rescue vehicle was stripped of radiators, brass fittings, batteries, pumps, even ladders
A three-month pilot program in 2011 found only sending an ambulance to EMS calls was more efficient
The firefighter with the most severe injuries was airlifted with several broken bones
