Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
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Three firefighters were hurt while battling the Staten Island house fire and fourth was hurt when a vehicle crashed into a department vehicle
The Junction Fire Company tanker was responding to a brush fire when it was struck by another vehicle
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A man led police on a chase over freeways and side streets through multiple Orange County cities for more than an hour
South Bossier Fire District 2’s Jessie Henry, 28, also was an Army Reservist, an MMA fighter and a father
Chief Goldfeder explains how to set the expectations among the crew to enhance scene safety
After several crews were sent to a house fire, a Kansas City dispatcher told Pumper 19 to “remain in quarters”
Fire apparatus evolve to include more safety, storage and communication features
Sometimes a classic red fire truck is a little boring
The driver said he put the rescue truck in neutral and “activated the parking brake” before exiting the apparatus, according to the sheriff’s office
While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission EVs into service
The two-door Fire Command Bronco recalls the “half-cab” Broncos used by rural fire departments decades ago
The Mesa (Ariz.) Fire Department will receive the Vector, which reportedly has the industry’s longest electric pumping duration
The city’s first fire truck, a circa-1930 American LaFrance, has come full circle after its journey to as far away as New York — nine decades after the fire department put it to use
Adding a second blocking apparatus creates an extra layer of protection
The Stockton City Council voted unanimously last week to accept a $4.8 million grant to hire nine full-time firefighters, and a nearly $1.2 million grant to purchase the truck
A Huber Heights crew safely removed the 48-year-old rescue macaw named Nash from a tree and returned the bird to her owners
A Rochester EVT helped design the technology used on the department’s new Pierce 100-foot aerial platform ladder and engine
Watertown must now give firefighters out-of-title captains’ pay when they perform captains’ duties while out on medical emergency calls
The full restoration of the 1899 wagon built by the American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. is part of Mifflinburg Fire Co.'s 125th anniversary celebration
Pierce and Portland Fire and Rescue agree to place the Volterra electric pumper into service in spring 2022
Chief Andrew Morgan swapped his Battalion 22 vehicle for a high-axle truck typically used to battle brush fires
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
Dozens lined the streets to cheer for firefighters and wave flags and banners as a procession of fire engines moved through town
The crew from West Chester Twp. Engine 71 immediately began patient care of the woman in the other vehicle
Chief Micky Fyock’s 1950s-era Mack Ladder Truck 16 was the only apparatus small enough to get inside the Pentagon
Hartland Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Judy Spencer was killed while acting as the spotter for a fire vehicle backing up at a fire scene
Zero-emissions pumpers can save municipalities money, plus reduce wear-and-tear on expensive equipment
How to provide emergency services on a limited budget, incorporating the operational efficiencies employed by large fire departments
Keep SCBA secure in transit, reduce the potential for injury and help contain carcinogens with two new bracket models just released by Ziamatic
Video shows the South Torch Lake engine teetering on the edge of the fallen roadway
Stillwater’s new Pierce aerial is white with orange stripes and says “Go Pokes” on the side as well as a black ladder showing mascot “Pistol Pete”
