Nominate a deserving first responder for the FDIC 2020 Scholarship Program, sponsored by Honeywell and DuPont. 20 recipients will be awarded all-expenses paid scholarships* to FDIC 2020 in Indianapolis, IN, where they will receive state-of-the-art classroom and hands-on training from industry leaders and experts. Nominations will be accepted through December 2019.
New Unbox Video; Fire Apparatus Technology; Maine Rigs Collide
Check out our newest “Unbox” video covering the Cambridge Sensors microDOT CO breath analyzer. Also, be sure to read Mike Ciampo’s newest Compartment Corner and details on a Dallas, Texas, fire station damaged by a recent tornado. —Chris Mc Loone, Editor
The department recently took delivery of a 107-foot Pierce Ascendant heavy-duty steel aerial ladder. It has an Enforcer chassis with a tilt cab and an aluminum body with roll-up compartment doors.
Ask a Darley Engineer: What Is the Latest with C8 Class B Foams?
Recent awareness of PFAS (per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances) environmental contamination is changing the Class B foam industry, and the fire industry should be aware of this issue.
Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue said one of its own stations sustained significant damage during the storms. None of the firefighters at Station 41 were hurt, but the roof was torn off by the high winds.
