Paying attention while driving any emergency vehicle is clearly a top priority because, in so many cases, defensive driving can result in avoiding a bad situation. Factors such...
With November being our focus on the latest and greatest fire apparatus, I would like to reflect on some of the many factory visits I had made over the years. A few months ago...
Firehouse® Magazine asked a cross-section of apparatus manufacturers, large and small, about their recommendations and creative ideas on how to specify and finance apparatus in...
Every firefighter has wondered about the potential positive outcomes of reaching an emergency scene earlier. What might have gone differently if the crew had had one more minute...
The Flemington-Raritan First Aid & Rescue Squad in Flemington, NJ, responds with a Horton Model 453 Type III ambulance built on a Ford chassis. The ambulance carries an automated...
Built on a hard-working 35,000-GVWR commercial chassis and powered by a tough 330-hp engine and with a highly durable and long-lasting stainless-steel powder-coated body, the ...
The Middlebury Township, PA, Volunteer Fire Company has taken delivery of a Freightliner/Crimson pumper equipped with a 315-hp Cummins ISC engine, Allison 3000EVS automatic transmission...
Hardin County, TX, Emergency Service District 6 operates a Fouts Bros. CJ Series rescue pumper built on a Kenworth T370 chassis powered by a 330-hp Paccar PX-8 engine with an ...
The Elk Park, NC, Volunteer Fire Department has takend elivery of a 4 Guys pumper-tanker built on an International 7600 chassis. Components include a 430-hp Maxxforce Diesel engine...
Lovettsville, VA, Fire & Rescue has taken delivery of a Ford F350 response vehicle equipped with a 500-gpm pump, 300-gallon poly water tank, booster hose reel, forestry tools ...
The Blue Ridge Mountain Volunteer Fire Company in Harpers Ferry, WV, operates a Firovac vacuum tanker featuring an International two-door climate-controlled cab, 475-hp Maxxforce...
Montgomery Township, NJ, Volunteer Fire Company 2 responds with a Firematic Brush Rapid Attack Truck (BRAT) built on a Ford F550 Super Cab chassis. The unit is outfitted with ...
The Charleston, SC, Fire Department operates a Fire Equipment Services light-and-air unit built on a Kenworth T300 chassis. The unit features a 16-foot non-walk-in body, 315-hp...
The Lemont, IL, Fire Protection District has taken delivery of a Ferrara MVP custom rescue pumper built on a Ferrara Igniter custom chassis with a Cummins ISL-425 engine and Allison...
This Extendo Bed mounted in Chevrolet Suburban has a double-level deck, drawer, slide-out mounting wall, file drawer, pencil tray, bookcase area, fold-down table and double-sided...
Lauderhill, FL, Fire-Rescue has placed in service an E-ONE Typhoon pumper outfitted with a 42/56 rescue pumper body, 450-hp Cummins engine, Allison 3000EVS transmission, 1,500...
The Township Volunteer Fire Department in Eau Claire, WI, recently took delivery of a Darley pumper constructed on a Spartan Metro Star LFD custom chassis with a 330-hp Cummins...
Danko Emergency Equipment has introduced AquaVantage, an ultra-high-pressure fire suppression system capable of operating at up to 1,200 psi at 20 gpm of water and features an...
CUSTOM WORKS – Clifton SpOps Decon 10 Int Custom Works Specialty Vehicles.JPGThe Clifton, NJ, Fire Department Special Operations has taken delivery of a Custom Works decontamination...
The Spartan Emergency Response Aerial is an industry leader that continues to provide more value to your department through features such as the greaseless ladder sections (requires...
CET Fire Pumps Manufacturers a variety of foam trailers from 150 to 2,000 gallons. These versatile trailers are ideal for use in industrial, commercial, municipal and forestry...
Pike County, KY, Emergency Management has taken delivery of a 39-foot, custom-designed BullEx Fire Safety Trailer featuring kitchen, bedroom and industrial emergency scenarios...
The Haines, OR, Fire Protection District has placed in service a Boise Mobile Equipment wildland/urban interface pumper built on an International 7400 4x4 chassis, Components ...
This custom pumper/tanker built for the Township of South Frontenac, Ontario, is the first custom apparatus built by Arnprior Fire Trucks Corp., a manufacturer formed in late ...
The Ventura County, CA, Fire Department has taken delivery of four American LaFrance Eagle pumpers built on Eagle 134 chassis with seating for six. Each apparatus is equipped ...
The Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District in St. Charles, IL, has placed in service an Alexis Fire Equipment Equalizer pumper. Components include an International 4400 ...
SUBJECT: Safe Parking – Part 8TOPIC: Exiting Vehicles at Roadway IncidentsOBJECTIVE: Given an emergency response vehicle positioned at a simulated highway incident, the driver...
Fire departments are being challenged to do more with less, particularly with respect to the financial resources required to provide for adequate staffing and training of our ...
One thing is for sure in EMS – whenever you start your shift, you do not know what the day (or night) is going to bring. You don’t know what calls you will be dispatched to and...
This custom pumper/tanker built for the Township of South Frontenac, Ontario, is the first custom apparatus built by Arnprior Fire Trucks Corp., a manufacturer formed in late ...
Rescue RamHURST JAWS OF LIFE has introduced the R 411E, a rescue ram without hoses and able to be operated with or without a cord. The claws at the two ends can be rotated 360...
An Amazing Day At FDNY Rescue 2On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, my husband and I were privileged to sit among the bravest men, their wives and children that anyone would ever ...