Talking Trucks: Overall Length and Tool-Equipped Bumpers

Chris Mc Loone and Ricky Riley discuss how the PGFD was able to reduce the OAL of two of its newest tillers as well as front bumper considerations.
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WATCH | Charlotte (NC) FD Responds to Three-Alarm Fire

Check out this video of the Charlotte Fire Department responding to a significant fire. There were no reported injuries.
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Delray (FL) Officials’ Emails Show Fallout, Confusion After Brightline, Fire Truck Crash

Emails between fire department and city officials show more details of the fallout in the days following the crash.
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Source: Sterling Fire Department Facebook page.

Sterling (IL) FD Presents Recommendations for New $2M Ladder Truck

The new truck is needed to replace Truck/Tower 4, which has cost the department more than $200,000 in repairs since 2021.
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Video: South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue Authority Gets First Tiller

The South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue Authority was looking to replace a tandem-axle-heavy rescue and a midmount aerial platform quint

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.
Source: City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Facebook page.

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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A Brightline train collided with a fire truck at East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue in downtown Delray Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Delray Beach (FL) Fire Truck Driver Faces Traffic Citation After Brightline Crash

A citation was issued in connection with the December crash between a Delray Beach Fire Department ladder truck and a Brightline train.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Feb. 20, 2025

Check out this West Palm Beach (FL) Fire Department 101-foot AerialCat tractor-drawn aerial ladder by KME.
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