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June 13, 2023

At Firehouse Expo 2023, Brian Gettemeier presents "Apparatus Operators Role in a Safe & Efficient Fireground." Training for the driver operator beyond pumping and driving is often overlooked by the fire service. This class looks at fireground support tasks that can be completed by the driver operator outside the IDLH space. 

Firehouse Expo 2023 will take place Sept. 25-29 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Register here.

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FEATURES
Jeffrey D. Gaskin provides a checklist to guide a department for a decision on whether a refurbishment of a fire apparatus makes sense.
Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur explain how FDNY is still moving big water, 50 years later.
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Robert Manns explains that three factors influence apparatus bay design, making them more than just a common garage.
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James Philips tells of the challenging marketplace that fire departments face when it comes to acquiring ambulances, whether new, remounted or used.
APPARATUS SHOWCASE
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A look at a new 100-foot mid-mount platform, a quick attack, two custom pumpers and one of three water tenders delivered to a Virginia department.
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This week's gallery included a tractor-drawn aerial for Oregon, tankers for New Mexico and Texas and an engine in service in Maryland.
APPARATUS NEWS
"We're duct-taping and bubble-gumming things together," Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt said of the city's fire apparatus and ambulance fleet.
Officials say the 74-year-old woman being transported by Regional Paramedical Services was killed when the ambulance struck a tractor-trailer.
North Tazewell Firefighter Roy L. Sewell Jr. was driving the 1990 Spartan engine when it crashed.
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