In This Issue: Compartment Corner; Apparatus Ideas; Video Rig Walk-Arounds
Week 4 of the REV Fire Group Apparatus Conference & Expo has featured great education, great truck walk-arounds, and great conversation. If you haven’t registered yet, you can at www.revtruckexpo.com. This week covered Spartan ER rigs. Next week we’ll be covering Spartan chassis and REV Fire Group innovations with special guest Ricky Riley. Everything from this week is available on demand and there’s still plenty of time to enter to win Spartan ER swag at www.revtruckexpo.com.
—Chris Mc Loone, Editor
Apparatus and Equipment Features
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Engine 931 is a 2019 Pierce Enforcer tilt-cab aluminum pumper with side roll and frontal impact protection. The cab has a raised roof and seating for six firefighters inside.
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Video
As seen at the REV Fire Group Apparatus Conference & Expo, the Bullhead City (AZ) Fire Department chose five E-ONE Typhoon pumpers to update its current fleet.
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Lincoln (NE) Fire & Rescue embarked on a determined effort a few years ago to expand, improve, and modernize its fleet by purchasing five top-mount Smeal pumpers and two Smeal 105-foot aerial ladders. Last year, it expanded its fleet further with the purchase of seven Spartan ER side-mount pumpers.
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For this build, the department decided to go from a single rear axle to a dual rear axle to handle the additional equipment it expected to carry as well as improve braking capability.
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REV Fire Group Apparatus Conference & Expo
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Join Chris Mc Loone, Tim Burkhart, Wyatt Compton, and Chuck Glagola for four Spartan ER fire apparatus walk-arounds available on demand from the REV Fire Group Apparatus Conference & Expo.
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"Aerial Device Strategy and Tactics": This workshop, presented by G. Howard Blythe, features a holistic approach to the standard positioning, uses, and deployment of aerial devices at most standard types of structural fire responses.
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Next week we will be covering Spartan chassis and REV innovations available across all REV Fire Group brands.
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Apparatus & Equipment News
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News
Located in Winchester, Virginia, Interstate Rescue will sell and service Sutphen apparatus throughout the commonwealth.
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News
The 28-foot-long vessel is serving on California’s Big Bear Lake and is similar to one stationed in Needles, California, on the Colorado River.
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The Halo™ bracket features Plasti-dipped rings designed to fit the full range of bottle diameters and has vertical height adjustment to accommodate different bottle heights.
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No firefighters were injured in a crash during a separate tractor-trailer fire on I-85 in Rowan County.
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This Week's Photos of the Day
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Photo of the Day
Marine City (MI) Fire Authority rescue-pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox SFO-MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 330-hp engine; and Waterous CX 1,500-gpm pump.
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Photo of the Day
Terre Haute (IN) Fire Department pumpers (2). Enforcer cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pumps; and UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tanks.
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More Photos of the Day
Unboxing with Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment
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Unbox Video Series
Join Chris Mc Loone as he “unboxes” Sutphen aerials set to be delivered: the SPH 100 and SL 100. While the rigs are very similar, there are also many features that make each unique.
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Unbox Video Series
Join Editor Chris Mc Loone as he unboxes two components of the OnScene Solutions SafeTSystem air cylinder management system: the folding hand cart and holder carriers.
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From The Rig, The Fire Station, and The EMS Rig
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The Walker Township (PA) Fire Company got two KME engines, a 2013 and 2010, from the Eddington (PA) Fire Company in a deal brokered by Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus.
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The Victor (MT) Volunteer Rural Fire Department finished its new fire station when the pandemic began but was not able to hold a welcome ceremony.
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Barring any unexpected circumstances, three new Unicoi County (TN) EMS ambulances will start responding to emergency calls and providing hospital transports throughout Unicoi County.
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Webcasts
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The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has conducted an extensive and detailed examination and evaluation of best practices for cleaning apparatus. Learn about the study and get an explanation of the findings and resulting policies and procedures.
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Greg Olson, Sr. Global Product Specialist for Industrial Hygiene and Respiratory Protection at TSI, and Bobby Halton, Editor in Chief at Fire Engineering, discuss respiratory protection and respirator fit testing.
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In the largest pandemic of our lifetime, learn how clinical leaders in both Texas and Colorado are using mobile technology to not only manage the COVID-19 crisis but also lay the foundation for the new reality of EMS, including Mobile Integrated Healthcare, Community Paramedicine, and Telehealth.
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This Webcast, presented by Thomas Dunne, deputy chief (ret.), Fire Department of New York, is geared to illustrate key points in preparation, size-up, fireground decision making, and communications. Videos, case studies, fireground radio transmissions, and interactive fire simulations are used to present the challenges inherent in making rapid emergency decisions.
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This Webcast will review identifying unknown powders and substances and also provide an overview of COVID-19 PPE considerations and decon. This information can serve as the basis for a standard operating procedure for your department that covers size-up; PPE; and respiratory selection, decontamination, and identification.
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Firefighting & Rescue Product Center
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Now the Trident AirPrime™ Fire Pump Primer can be powered by a standard, user-supplied SCBA cylinder for wildland trucks that don’t have air brakes.
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This product is available as an OEM installation or as an optional conversion kit to convert trucks with a Reyco Granning 79KB to an air suspension with a minimal amount of work.
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The Chanl Panl Mounting Posts are designed to be used with Chanl Panl boards. They are designed to save cabinet storage space and improve overall truck neatness and efficiency by providing a place for couplings, adapters, and accessories.
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