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.
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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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Fire Apparatus u0026 Emergency Equipment magazine
FA Volume 30, Issue 3
Read the features and news on fire trucks and fire equipment from the March 2025 issue of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine. Building Apparatus…
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FA Volume 30, Issue 2
Read the features and news on fire trucks and fire equipment from the February 2025 issue of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine.
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FA Volume 30, Issue 1
Read the features and news on fire trucks and fire equipment from the January 2025 issue of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine.
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Bedford County (TN) FD Takes Delivery of New $485K Pumper
The new pumper will replace a 34-year-old rig at one of the department’s volunteer stations.
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OK VFD Roof Blown Off During Storm; Apparatus Damaged
All five trucks sustained moderate damage and have since been relocated to neighboring departments and volunteer’s homes to await repairs.
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Calhoun (MO) VFD Tanker Rolls Over; Driver Extricated from Apparatus
The fire department tanker was responding to a natural cover fire when it was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident.
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King County (WA) International Airport First in Nation with Hybrid Electric Fire Truck
This new vehicle allows the airport to retire its oldest diesel-only fire truck, which is now more than 30 years old.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: March 13, 2025
Check out this Petitcodiac (New Brunswick, Canada) Fire Rescue command/rescue unit by Fort Garry Fire Trucks.
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Coxreels Improves Options for the Vacuum Series Reel
Coxreels is introducing the new 1¼-inch vacuum hose reel V-112-735 without hose and the V-112H-735 with hose.
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Bedford (NH) Voters Reject Second Fire Station
Just about 30% of Bedford’s more than 17,000 registered voters cast ballots. Only 42% were in favor of the $8.9 million fire station project.
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Jacksonville (FL) to Reinvest $4.6M in Fire Department Projects
The city will reinvest $4 million to renovate two fire stations and $692,823 to build a PPE wash facility.
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Baby Box Unveiled Behind Goshen (IN) Fire Station
The location was chosen because there are no security cameras, allowing women to surrender their child anonymously.
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American Township (OH) FD to Build New $5.76M Station
The new building will be a six-bay fire station complete with updated amenities, including larger sleeping quarters for firefighters.
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