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Featured Columns

Bob Barraclough
APPARATUS IDEAS


Pa. FireExpo in full bloom
May is springtime in Pennsylvania, and that means the rhododendron are in full bloom, the Amish are . . .



Fire Apparatus Magazine
FIRE INDUSTRY TODAY

Size does matter
The debate over why firefighters often fail to fasten their seatbelts has raged on for at least six years . . .



Richard Marinucci
CHIEF CONCERNS

When rescuers become victims
At the beginning of June, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) through its Safety, Health and . . .



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John Riker examines how to position the aerial ladder for firefighters to make full entry and egress from a building.; aerial apparatus placement; aerial ladder positioning; Battalion Chief John Riker of the Newark (NJ) Fire Department demonstrates how to rapidly and effectively position the apparatus and aerial ladder to remove victims from a structure.; aerial apparatus operations; John Riker demonstrates how to position the aerial ladder bucket for the most effective use of your master stream.; aerial ladder operations; bucket positioning; master stream; John Riker demonstrates how to remove unconscious victims by packaging them on a Stokes basket and lowering them down the aerial ladder.; aerial ladder operations; rescue; Stokes basket; truck company operations; Firefighters must be prepared to reevaluate and revamp tactical decisions on the fireground. John Riker demonstrates how to rapidly reposition aerial apparatus at a fire building.; aerial ladder; aerial waterway; fire training; firefighter training; repositioning fire apparatus; truck company operations; John Riker demonstrates how to position the tower ladder bucket to remove both conscious and unconscious victims.; aerial ladder; rescue operations at structure fires; tower ladder bucket positioning; tower ladder rescue; Highlighted video features related to Apparatus & Tools



Fire Engineering Apparatus News

THE FIRE STATION UTILITY AIR COMPRESSOR - Fire Engineering
... A rule of thumb would be a drop or two at the shop area, wash bay, each column between the overhead doors, and each column in the apparatus bay. ...

EVALUATING AND SELECTING NEW APPARATUS - Fire Engineering
... To further aid in braking and to increase operating safety, many agencies and departments spec an auxiliary braking system on apparatus with a GVWR as low as ...

Apparatus Chassis Selection Criteria - Fire Engineering
Apparatus Chassis Selection Criteria. Feb 1, 2000. In an open letter to the fire service that appears as an advertisement in several ...

APPARATUS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS - Fire ...
APPARATUS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS. Jan 1, 2000. ... The last department apparatus purchase was a pumper, acquired eight years ago. ...

ANNUAL AERIAL TESTING - Fire Engineering
... Some fire departments recently have designed and built custom apparatus that should be subjected to more difficult yearly tests than were required by the ...



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