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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Ladder Trucks
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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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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.
Two Delray (FL) Fire Chiefs Cleared After Investigation Into Suspended Licenses Spurred by Brightline Crash
The investigation found that the fire department’s own procedures and its past monitoring of suspended licenses were to blame.
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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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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Feb. 22, 2025
Highland Park (MI) Ladder 1 uses its prepiped aerial to extinguish a fully involved vacant dwelling.
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Demo Ladder Truck Ordered for Great Bend (KS) FD to Replace 2004 Truck
While the 2004 truck has been well maintained, it is starting to have issues and nearing the age when it should be retired.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Feb. 21, 2025
Check out this Troy (NY) Fire Department SP 95 tower ladder quint by Sutphen.
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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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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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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Feb. 18, 2025
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Feb. 15, 2025
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Feb. 11, 2025
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