American LaFrance is shutting down fire truck manufacturing plants in New York and Pennsylvania and consolidating all manufacturing at its Summerville, S.C., headquarters facility in a cost-cutting move that eliminates nearly 300 jobs.
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corporation (KME) was selected as the best overall value supplier to make 21 medium rescue trucks for the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP).
Many years have passed since an unnamed inventor - most probably a firefighter - realized the need for a firefighting nozzle and put a prototype together out of bits and pieces.
Panasonic introduced upgrades to its rugged mobile Panasonic Toughbook 30 and 19 models to provide enhanced viewability, improved security and up to 10 hours of battery life to meet fire and rescue service needs.
Firefighters with Summerdale (Pa.) Fire Company can't always count on a hydrant for fire suppression. That's why they bought a 2008 KME custom pumper tanker with a 1,800-gallon tank.
High-powered pumps by Waterous are now suppressing urban and wildland fires in northern Africa with the delivery of 160 new PB18 Series portable pumps for firefighting vehicles sold to Civil Protection of Algeria.
ZOLL Medical Corporation has initiated a voluntary worldwide field corrective action on its ZOLL AED Plus automated external defibrillator, affecting about 180,000 units.
Welcome to the Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Industry Guide. Here you'll find contact information for some of the top manufacturers and dealers providing products to the fire service. Click on the categories below for information on how to contact these companies directly.
