Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
The Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum has added a rare FDNY Super Tender to its collection, reuniting it with the iconic Super Pumper System after a five-day trip from California
Truckee firefighters extended a ladder across swollen river waters to safely evacuate nine people from a riverside home
With two aging bridges now restricted to 10 tons, Keene firefighters say apparatus will have a minute or more added to their response times
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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”
Ciudad Guzmán will receive the truck as part of a decades-long relationship between the two communities through the Longmont Sister Cities Association
At the push-in ceremony, a retired member of the Corvallis department discussed the symbolism of the bell
Union officials allege the city did not conduct a disciplinary investigation before it sought to have Dominic Biscari terminated following the fatal incident
Middletown’s 1930 tiller truck came with no doors or roof, a top speed of 30 mph, and is a predecessor to the modern aerial apparatus
Gen Z firefighters want to use touchscreen technology like the SAM water control system for pumpers
Redmond leaders visited Madison, Wis., last year to see an electric fire engine in use
Dominic Biscari has been on unpaid leave from the Kansas City Fire Department, which is seeking termination
The Madison Fire Department was one of three U.S. departments to collaborate with Pierce to provide daily operational data to assist with the vehicle’s final development
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
Eloy Fire District firefighters ensured electricity to the power lines was turned off before working to free the man
“It has taken many people doing paperwork, asking for favors, politicking and risking their lives to get it there,” the Chillicothe district said
The Fort Worth engine sustained minor damage and was found about two blocks away
Three other REV Fire pumpers will also be on hand for races this year
Each family will receive funds from Kansas City plus money from the private auto insurance provider for the firefighter who was driving
“This is where the future goes,” said Gov. Tim Walz, who rode in the Rosenbauer vehicle
We have essentially eliminated most of the redundant (and time-tested) fire protection features that we need to fight fires in these structures
Toyne customized the Star Lake Fire District apparatus’ storage areas
Crews used two ladders; they could not use an aerial ladder truck because of how the trucks arrived and other obstacles, Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney said
Sterling’s city manager is asking organizations to help fill the apparatus with trauma-related medical supplies
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