Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
Reviewing the evolution from the first motorized pump standard to the dawn of diesel and the rise of UHP and PTO pumps
Flag code requests we follow specific guidelines when displaying the American flag at our stations and on fire apparatus
Virginia Beach’s new budget includes pay increases, boosts for public safety salaries, and funding for new firefighters and fire apparatus to ease staffing shortages and burnout
The driver was fired, but the department’s culture may still be on a collision course
Portland’s new battery-powered Volterra fire engine is the second electric fire truck in service in the country
The Glencoe firefighter was responding to a car fire when the fire truck went off the road
After blowing a tire the newly purchased ladder truck overturned on its way to its new home
The Lucia Bend fire engine was stopped at the intersection, waiting to be noticed when the collision occurred
Firefighter Dominic S. Biscari was responding to a fire when he ran a red light, struck a car and sent it into a building killing 3 people
The first of three new rigs, featuring a 5,500-gpm pump and carrying 6,000-feet of 5-inch hose, has arrived in the city
The law requires EMS and trauma care systems to develop transport protocols by Jan. 1, 2024
Farmland Assistant Chief Kyle Osgood was driving a tanker to a fire when it rolled over killing him and critically injuring another firefighter
A Farmland VFD firefighter was reportedly ejected from the apparatus when it flipped on its side
Escambia County Battalion Chief Curt Isakson said people get in dumpsters “to protect themselves from others”
Union President Tim Leech said there was an 8-day stretch when the Bloomfield neighborhood firehouse had no fire engine
Aging fire trucks and a cancelled contract have forced firefighters to sometimes respond in an SUV
Miami-Dade Engine 32 was stolen from a training exercise and eventually stopped several hours later in Palm Beach County
Nez Perce County firefighter Jimmy Ralstin suffered burns across 50% of his body
Dixon firefighter committee decided to change from lemony yellow to red/gray for new type 1 engine
Oklahoma City firefighters used an aerial ladder to reach the pair inside
Providence Fire Chief Derek Silva said it was “mere seconds” from when firefighters had stepped off the bucket to when part of the burning roof fell
Firefighter Aaron Zamzow runs through IDEX’s SAM Challenge, comparing traditional pump operations and the SAM System
“The outpouring was phenomenal,” Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
San Jose Chief Robert Sapien said Engine 4’s fire truck went to the Pink Poodle to drop off a male passenger, then encountered the dancer seen in the 2022 video
Are you looking to buy or simply drooling over the latest tech and features? There’s something for everyone on the exhibit hall floor
Yassin A. Abdikadir pleaded guilty to taking Buffalo Fire Department Engine 1 while firefighters were responding to an EMS call
Apparatus crashes mean a host of legal and personnel issues, not to mention the potential for tragedy
The Escondido apparatus got help from a tow truck
Ashtabula received the third-largest grant nationwide and the maximum award for a municipality of its size
The incident hospitalized both Stinnett Fire Department firefighters, with one remaining under medical care with two hairline fractures to the neck
Lake Elsinore firefighters asked Southern California Edison to shut power off in the area to prevent the woman from being electrocuted, then used an aerial ladder
Departments discover brighter isn’t always better as basic lighting principles become the priority again
San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien apologizes, keeps the identities of the firefighters in the video confidential but vows to take “appropriate action”
