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    Police arrest woman accused of crashing into Hartford firetruck
    Pumper

    Update: Woman Charged with Jan. Crash Involving Hartford, CT, Fire Truck

    March 16, 2025
    Four firefighters were hurt when the rig was hit while it was backing into a Hartford fire station on Main Street.
    Photos by Tom W. Shand
    Pump panels from earlier rigs, such as the one on this 1977 Mack CF rig, generally were more compact, with all discharges controlled via direct-acting linkages and pull rods. In later years, NFPA 1901: Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus was changed to require that a gauge be located adjacent to the respective discharge control. Note the vernier throttle on the lower panel and the discharge relief valve in the upper right panel.
    Apparatus

    Fire Apparatus Supplement 2025: Designing Pump Panels

    Tom Shand
    March 11, 2025
    Tom Shand covers discharges, controllers, pump styles, intakes and hosebeds in his comprehensive explanation of all that must be considered to make a driver/engineer's job safer...
    fire department vehicle positioning John J. Salka Jr. FDNY
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Apparatus Positioning

    John J. Salka Jr.
    March 11, 2025
    John J. Salka Jr.'s examples of set up of ladder company apparatus, pumpers and chief's vehicles underscore the importance of grasp of this on-scene task.
    Photos by Jeffrey Gaskin
    The new Meritor drive axle wheel end will allow for 17-inch disc brakes to be used at higher gross axle weight ratings.
    Brakes & Suspension

    Fire Apparatus Supplement 2025: Axles, Brakes, Suspensions & Tires

    Jeffrey D. Gaskin
    March 11, 2025
    Jeffrey D. Gaskin delivers a guide to four vehicle systems that are key to gross axle weight ratings and gross vehicle weight ratings.
    Photos by Rick Mosher
    fire department pumpers portable ladder access Rick Mosher
    Pumper

    Fire Apparatus Supplement 2025: Portable Ladder Storage on Pumpers

    Rick Mosher
    March 11, 2025
    Rick Mosher details the reasoning for some departments to specify a high-side/low-side pumper that includes curbside access to ground ladders.
    Firefighter limps back to station after violent crash
    Apparatus

    Los Angeles County Firefighter Limps Back to Station after Crash

    Susan Nicol
    March 10, 2025
    Firefighters had to extricate a person from the sedan that hit the Los Angeles County medic unit.