The fire service lost an apparatus icon last month with the passing of Richard "Dick" Young. He began working for his father's company, Young Fire Equipment, before starting Performance Advantage Company in 1992.
Editor Peter Matthews was in Winter Park, FL, as Wheeled Coach celebrated their 50th anniversary. They have delivered more than 50,000 ambulances to fire, EMS, law enforcement and other agencies across the world, including 1,000 rigs for FDNY.
