Firehouse Apparatus eNL - Oct 11th, 2022
 
 
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October 11, 2022

Firehouse and the Fire Department Safety Officers Association have announced the annual Call for Nominations for the Emergency Technician of the Year Award. A letter nominating the EVT and explaining why he or she is nominated for this award, as well as any supporting information, should be included with the entry form. The deadline to apply is Nov. 2, 2022. Download and complete the form here.

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FEATURES
Barry Furey provides valuable information about purpose-built, repurposed and retrofit blocker apparatus.
Mark Miller rescues any fire department people who are specify ambulances for their organization's EMS operations by detailing what such a vehicle requires compared with models that are suited for third-party providers.
Tom Shand provides substantial information that might escape some members of apparatus committees when it comes to considering a single- or tandem-axle design for a new heavy rescue.
Christopher Eysser covers placing the ladder to a flat roof and lining up the bucket among numerous steps in positioning a tower ladder on the fireground.
APPARATUS SHOWCASE
The Borough of Fair Lawn, NJ, Fire Department took delivery of a 2022 E-ONE Cyclone rear-mount, single-axle, 100-foot quint.
The Pierce Quantum pumper was built for Kauai’s Airport of Lihue and is named Waíākāne, “God of water."
Rosenbauer built this custom pumper on a Commander chassis for the Sioux Falls Fire Department.
Sutphen built this custom 1,500-gpm pumper for the Summit-Ironville Fire Department in Ashland, KY.
APPARATUS NEWS
The medic and a patient were flown to a trauma center.
Carrollton Fire Rescue personnel were working at a crash scene when the incident occurred.
The Hiwassee Dam Fire Department tanker was totaled in the crash.