Apparatus
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Two customized Sea-Doos will help cut down the department’s water rescue response times
Three CAL FIRE firefighters were able to pull themselves from the wreck and were hospitalized with minor to moderate injuries
The engineer’s duties go far beyond the apparatus
The theft occurred while firefighters were responding to reports of smoke in a building at Garden Grove Medical Center
A volunteer fire truck struck the passenger side of her vehicle
The suspensions are meant to serve as an example to operate fire department vehicles safely, Fire Chief Charles Hood said
The sheriff’s office says four other volunteer firefighters who also had been drinking were in the truck with him
Voters will consider buying a 1984 GMC Brigadier fire truck with about 21,000 original miles
Volunteer fire department purchasing rescue and pumper fire trucks
Pasadena Fire Department’s latest addition is able to navigate through crowds easier than an ambulance or fire truck
The new processes aim to improve safety, incorporating lessons learned from a tragic incident that took the life of a young volunteer firefighter
Firefighters were responding to a call and were turning left at an intersection when the accident happened
The grant was made available through the U.S. Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program
The 78-foot ladder truck is a demo model from Sunbelt Fire which should save the city money
Firefighter may lose part of foot or leg after truck crashed into tree, utility pole
Planning for equipment mounting is a very important part of the final delivery process for new fire apparatus
Semi clipped fire truck at turn, rolling fire truck onto its side
Instead city of Kimball approved a bid that cost about $9,000 more
Fire Trucks Plus Inc. of California building system for the NM department’s fire engine
More than $75,000 in damages reported after train hit parked fire truck
The E-One truck was the unanimous choice of Richmond firefighters
Purchasing a used fire truck is legally distinguishable from buying a brand new vehicle
Ladder truck will replace a 30-year-old vehicle
Barraclough was chief columnist for Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine and a 20-year member of the NFPA 1901 Fire Apparatus Standards Committee
Councilors gave preliminary approval to the purchase of a new truck at a cost of up to $500,000
A Station 15 fire truck was on its way to a serious wreck when the truck lost control
The larger bays for the fire trucks and other emergency vehicles have made a big difference
The car failed to stop, striking the ladder truck’s bucket and incurring extensive front-end damage
A VDOT salt crew arrived to help free the fire truck
As a recent NIOSH report demonstrates, tinkering with vehicles can have severe unintended consequences
The chief was killed when the vintage 1960’s off-road vehicle he was driving rolled down a steep slope, pinning him
The Memphis Fire Department wants to buy eight alternate response vehicles this year