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
The National Distracted Driving Coalition encourages drivers to activate phone settings that block notifications while driving to reduce crashes caused by distraction
SAFER and AFG money will support 20 departments across four counties
Two members of the Summit Volunteer Fire Department were injured in an apparatus crash
Truck will replace department’s existing tanker, now 27 years old
Bikes are equipped with compact water mist generating system and life-saving equipment like first aid kits and gel blankets for burns
With both ladder trucks out of commission earlier this week, acting Fire Chief Steven Aiello in Gloucester called for some help
Ineffective awareness, training, PPE and personnel accountability contributed to death of volunteer firefighter during wildfire
The revised rule makes it clearer how to keep an apparatus in top running order
Department statisticians have been calculating responses using 6-minute formula, even though federal guidelines use 5-minute standard
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told Congress his agency’s fleet of air tankers is insufficient to combat nation’s increasingly severe fires
Elderly woman died early Tuesday, trapped inside fully-engulfed Haverhill home, because mayor cut fire truck staffing
Paramedics on fire trucks soon may be able to perform similar types of advanced life support procedures to ones they now do on ambulances
Donation helped to buy ladder truck that has already made difference to department by replacing outdated truck
Trying too hard to reduce response time can actually increase it as well as the magnitude of the emergency
Despite budget constraints, fire chief concerned over reliability of 17-year-old vehicle
Police say he sped away in fire truck, then hit and killed 28-year-old Justin Nicholas Miller before crashing
The SC tragedy reminds us that there are no easy answers to securing fire equipment on scene
Normally, ladder truck must be connected to fire engine, which has pump, but one Walker County ordered is combination
Firefighters had to rescue from stolen fire engine
The truck will be built by Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton, Wis., and is expected to be delivered in fall
There are several questions you need to answer before making your selection
Voters choose whether to fund new equipment, budgets for volunteer units
Pickup trucks with extended cabs and boxes on back can be operated by only 2 firefighters to maintain service with fewer staff
Firefighter Matthew Hurley II, 19, and Firefighter Matthew Wood, 44, were taken to hospital after accident
Firefighter fatality highlights need for fire departments to develop and train on all possible events at dangerous roadsides
Four Fire Department members were taken to MetroSouth Medical Center
For OVFC Chief Ray Hodgeson it was ‘bittersweet day’ as it marked retirement of Engine 281: ‘We put a lot of wear on our engines, we make full use of them’
Fire truck from Braden was putting out grass fire on interstate when pickup slammed into it
We asked our Facebook fans what they thought of compressed air foam systems, received a number of different views
Cause of fire that burned barn to ground remains unknown, as does reason pumper truck malfunctioned, but emergency response time was good
Improvement seen in most categories of fire calls; rare technical rescues, hazmat situations fall short of goal
Recent incidents remind us of just how dangerous intersections are when we are responding to an emergency
