The recent deaths of nine firefighters in Worcester, MA, and Keokuk, IA, are a sad reminder that every fire department must be prepared to deal with these terrible events. While...
Placards on tankers provide information concerning the hazard class of the material inside, but a great deal can also be learned about the physical characteristics and hazards...
During 1999, most of the state of Texas experienced a drought that created high to extreme wildland fire danger ratings. Wildland fires and the wildland/urban interface (W/UI)...
Do you see the industry becoming more assembly-line oriented or utilizing more custom designs? Ferrara: An apparatus manufacturer will need to do both. The assembly-line units...
Will aerial devices continue to get larger and reach greater heights? Ferrara: As modern buildings increase in size, the need for aerial units to reach greater heights will be...