Apparatus

Apparatus

8 steps for keeping your fire apparatus cool this summer

Master mechanics and emergency vehicle technicians recommend the following apparatus maintenance tips to keep trucks on the road in soaring temperatures

August 11, 2025 10:17 AM

Robert Avsec

Electric Vehicles & Fire Apparatus

EVs are heavier than you think

August 08, 2025 12:08 PM

Vincent Bettinazzi

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Apparatus Crash

Apparatus crashes: Don’t let the intersections control you

June 25, 2025 01:08 AM

Marc Bashoor

Year in Review

2023: The year in fire photos

Major responses, award and honors, conflicts overseas, devastating wildfires and e-Bike blazes made headlines

December 13, 2023 11:46 AM

Fire Grants

$4.1M grant helps Mass. FD with staffing, equipment

A SAFER grant will help the Haverhill Fire Department will fund a new ladder truck and increase staffing

December 13, 2023 09:47 AM

Exhaust Removal Systems

Source capture: The gold standard for keeping toxins out of fire stations

The MagneGrip PRO nozzle reduces diesel exhaust and diesel particulate matter, helping keep your members healthy at the station

December 11, 2023 12:13 PM

Robert Avsec

Calif. firefighter back to work after apparatus accident

November 30, 2009 03:47 AM

Officials push for emergency order of fire trucks in Conn.

November 24, 2009 04:15 AM

Ala. fire department gets new ladder truck

November 23, 2009 04:06 AM

Tenn. department debuts 4 fire trucks

November 21, 2009 07:52 AM

Texas fire department makes plea for pumper truck

November 20, 2009 04:29 AM

Wildland Fire

5 injured as fire trucks collide at brushfire in Australia

November 19, 2009 06:54 AM

Recommissioned fire truck honors SC firefighters

November 18, 2009 04:06 AM

Fla. motorist dies in head-on collision with fire truck

November 18, 2009 04:01 AM

Helmets & Accessories

NIOSH: RI firefighter likely killed retrieving pike pole

November 12, 2009 08:36 AM

Australia firefighter trapped in apparatus crash

November 12, 2009 03:59 AM

NJ fire truck backing LODD blamed on communication breakdown

November 10, 2009 10:08 AM

Fla. fire apparatus tire flies off, sending man to hospital

November 10, 2009 04:04 AM

M&W Fire Apparatus stays in the black

November 04, 2009 05:22 AM

Firefighters not using seat belts in Ind. pumper crash

November 04, 2009 03:54 AM

Report: Ohio firefighter intoxicated during fatal crash

November 02, 2009 11:27 AM

Idaho fire apparatus without rear driver hits truck

October 30, 2009 05:54 AM

Safety

NY firefighter injury blamed on understaffing

October 30, 2009 05:40 AM

Lost tanker haunts Maine firefighters as water runs out

October 29, 2009 09:25 AM

Ky. fire department suing manufacturer after crash

October 28, 2009 04:57 AM

Apparatus Accessories

Manual Adjustment of Automatic Slack Adjusters May Contribute to Unexpected Brake Failure on Automotive Fire Apparatus

October 23, 2009 07:14 AM

Fire-based EMS

Fla. firefighters cleared after running over homeless man

October 16, 2009 06:53 AM

SC town struggles to pay fire truck insurance

October 16, 2009 05:09 AM

20 tips to improving fire tanker/tender safety

There were more fatalities in tanker/tenders than in pumpers and aerial apparatus combined in a 12-year period

October 15, 2009 10:26 AM

NC chief faces charge after driving fire truck into pole

October 15, 2009 04:56 AM

Proposed fire truck purchase stirs debate in Ohio city

October 08, 2009 05:36 AM

La. fire department puts cameras on all vehicles

October 06, 2009 05:04 AM

Ambulances

Computer system helps Ala. fire trucks navigate traffic

September 29, 2009 05:24 AM

Fire department celebrates 100 years of service in Mass.

September 28, 2009 05:14 AM

Legislation and Funding

New Fla. fire chief fights to defend budget

September 28, 2009 05:02 AM

Spec’ing the Right Fire Apparatus for the Job

September 27, 2009 02:05 PM

Apparatus

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