Firehouse Apparatus eNL - Aug 9th, 2022
 
 
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August 9, 2022

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FEATURES
Peter Matthews outlines how the Irving, TX, Fire Department addressed responder safety along highways through the use of blocker rigs.
Tal Prendergast and Jake Hutchcraft put the challenging physics of driving a fire apparatus into language that's easy to understand.
Barry Furey spoke with fire departments and apparatus manufacturers to learn about the latest ways that heavy rescue design has been advanced to take the versatility of the vehicles to another level.
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur urge departments to explore the "clean cab concept."
APPARATUS SHOWCASE
Pierce built this 100-foot aerial tower on the Ascendant chassis for the Spencerport Fire District.
SVI Trucks built this heavy rescue for Columbus Division of Fire on a Sutphen Monarch chassis.
Laramie County Fire District #1 took delivery of this 2,000-gallon tanker built by Rosenbauer.
KME built this custom 1,500-gpm pumper for Leland Fire Rescue with a 1,500-gpm pump and 750-gallon tank.
APPARATUS NEWS
The ambulance from White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company was transporting a patient when it was hit by a vehicle Sunday morning.
The North 19 truck has decals for the various cancers that several firefighters have had.
The civilians were killed when their vehicle was struck by the Lawnside engine responding to a call.