Apparatus
FireRescue1’s apparatus resource center features the latest news and information related to fire apparatus and equipment.
Eight Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were hurt when their fire truck overturned as they were returning from the Airport Fire
The East Cleveland firefighters union’s GoFundMe post stated they were unable to receive the new fire engine and the current one is “beyond repair”
Chelsea Tower 1 firefighters maneuvered around power lines to reach occupants trapped on the third floor
Similar units are used in Italy and are expected to function best in rural areas
Jeff Burke was helping a stroke patient when a fire truck popped out of gear and pinned him to an ambulance
Selling your used fire apparatus doesn’t have to be complicated or frustrating; these tips will make the process smooth
Take these steps to keep your fire truck performing when Mother Nature turns ugly
Firefighter Alisa McNeese is only one of four women out of the 220 firefighters in Trenton
The Corinth Fire Dept. was badly unequipped with no running water and just a garage and dirt floor
Firefighters grow frustrated as they experience water issues
3 new pumpers and 4 new tankers will be used largely by volunteers protecting wildland area
Government officials say they have no money in the budget to repair the districts lone apparatus
One firefighter suffered arm fractures when the apparatus overturned
The volunteers, a husband and wife, lost control of the apparatus they were driving
The Canadian apparatus is actually a converted golf cart
The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service was one of the first on the scene at the plane crash that killed 19
The Russian truck was presumably on its way to a call when it collides with a car that pulls in front of it
Why do some understand the basic human need for fire and medical services, yet others do not?
Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz inspired the American Medical Response to donate the ambulances after he bought his hometown a fire truck
Detroit firefighters battling a dwelling fire radio out, alerting all companies that a ladder was stolen
The application will be submitted soon which could mean the first new fire truck ever bought for firefighters
Former Firefighter Timothy Johnson was on his way to his fire station when he rear-ended a car, killing a man
The engine is a loaner from the city on the condition that the dept. supply a four-person crew to man the engine
David K. Moser is accused of taking payments for fire trucks but never delivering them
Town officials considering loan for new fire truck, but may still use stipends its volunteer firefighters voted to forgo to pay tor fire truck
The plan is for the fire department to use the ambulance as a rehabilitation unit for taking care of fire fighters
The apparatus was hit by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel
Lack of apparatus safety training and communication problems contributed to firefighter death
The new apparatus replaces one damaged beyond repair in 2010
The fire department is faced with repairing or replacing the 12-year-old truck
