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
Rumors spread on social media that fire apparatus were being delayed or turned away due to emissions inspections
Springfield’s Stephen Balboni said he has mixed feeling about leaving the job he always loved
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said a Super Scooper is grounded after a collision with a drone over the Palisades Fire
The new engine will allow firefighters to fight a fire without having to worry about running out of water at the scene
The quint fire truck would provide residents with an aerial platform truck in a more timely manner
The fire truck named “The Hawk” was dedicated to Alfred Hawkins in a ceremony on Sunday
The new rig can turn on a dime, has more accessible ladders and emergency equipment
Three firefighters were aboard the fire truck, responding to a dumpster fire when the vehicle turned over
It’s being touted as the nation’s only apparatus of that color and it’s running calls for a Wis. volunteer fire department
The Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department made its final donation, marking the dissolution of the organization after 77 years
The fierce competition for apparatus grant funding means you cannot afford a mistake on your application
The 23-year-old Phoenix firefighter was gravely injured, when he was pinned between two vehicles at a fire Friday evening
Two of the firefighters had been released from the hospital, but two were still in the intensive care unit
23-year-old Bradley Harper had been with the department just two years
Summer is not the time to slack off on apparatus preventive maintenance; here’s how to care for your rig during the dog days
He was brain dead by Sunday evening and there were plans to donate his organs
Councilmen said having a girl dressed for the prom and riding in a fire truck could have posed a safety issue if the fire department had to respond to an emergency
Last month, council did not commit to providing $500,000 to replace a 30-year-old firetruck
The department’s EMTs worked to stabilize the injured theft suspect before anyone even worried about the crushed tanker laying nearby
An official in Berwyn said the fire truck is in good shape and was going to be retired to a training facility
Fire Chief Terry Bell said his department’s effort to build the squad truck resulted in substantial savings
It was the same truck that’s dash cam captured when it had been hit by flying ice earlier this year
The technology allows both a driver and officer student to train at the same time
The 65-foot stick aerial unit starts at $350,000
Would your fire attack tactics be any different, especially in the first five minutes?
