Plymouth (IN) FD Puts Pierce Velocity Top-Mount Pumper in Service
Plymouth's oldest rig, a 1997 Pierce pumper, was due for retirement, so the department again turned to Pierce for a new rig.
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Plumbing Dreams: Accurate Panel Gauges Require Proper Knowledge and Understanding Starting at Preconstruction
There is a problem concerning the accuracy of pressure gauge readings on pump panels throughout the American fire service.
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Springfield (OH) Fire Rescue Division Gets Two Rosenbauer Pumpers
The Springfield Fire Rescue Division wanted new rigs that had the latest technical upgrades that weren't available 20 years ago.
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Darley Delivers Tactical Pumper to Cassie (TX) VFD
The Cassie Volunteer Fire Department wanted a vehicle that was small enough and agile enough to get to its waterfronts.
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South Metro (CO) Fire Gets First Tiller
South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue Authority was looking for a single vehicle that could perform fire suppression, aerial, and rescue duties.
Highlands County (FL) Fire Rescue Boosts Fleet with Four New Apparatus
Highlands County Fire Rescue in Sebring, Florida upgraded its fleet recently by adding three new brush trucks and a command unit.
Edwardsville (IL) FD Adds Rosenbauer King Cobra to Its Fleet
The 101-foot King Cobra has an 8-foot articulating boom platform and is built on a Commander chassis and EXT body.
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What Might Our Future Hold: Fire Apparatus
This is the first installment of several that attempt to look at the near and midrange future of the fire service.
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Atlanta (GA) FD Upgrades Fleet with $18M Apparatus Purchase
The department will receive eight pumpers and three tractor-drawn aerials (TDAs) from Spartan Emergency Response.
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New Spartan ER 105-Foot Aerial Ladder Quint Gives Glenn Heights (TX) FD Greater Reach
The department wanted a ladder with the capabilities of an engine so it spec'd for a quint that is almost equal to the power of…
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Back to the Future: The Lindenhurst (NY) FD Halon Fire Truck
The Lindenhurst (NY) Fire Department did something radical in the 1970s when it designed a futuristic fire apparatus.
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Cantankerous Wisdom: Homemade Fire Trucks, Part 1
A homemade fire truck has been called shop-built, department-built, built in house, repurposed, and/or modified in house.
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Haughton (LA) FD Puts Ferrara Rescue-Pumper in Service
The department went with Ferrara because the manufacturer had a stock rig coming off the production line that it modified into a rescue-pumper for Haughton.
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Little Rock (AR) FD Gets Three Oshkosh Striker 4×4 ARFF Trucks
Two of the Striker ARFF trucks carry roof and bumper turrets, while the third Striker has a high-volume low-attack (HVLA) bumper turret.
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