Aerial Access Ladders; Revisiting Purchasing Specs; Apparatus Rollovers, Part 7
This week, Bill Adams shares anecdotes from his career in his Cantankerous Wisdom Web column. Also, read about TFT’s expanded lines of adapters, fittings, caps, elbows, and tools. Details are below. Additionally, Honeywell and DuPont have teamed up to provide scholarships to 20 firefighters to attend FDIC International 2020. For more information on how to be nominated for the scholarship, visit www.fdicscholarship.com. —Chris Mc Loone, Editor
Port Edwards, WI , has taken delivery of a Darley Vision pumper. The apparatus uses a Spartan 380-hp Metro Star chassis, equipped with a Darley PSMC 1500 pump with CAFS. The engine is a Cummins L9.
FDNY Expands and Renovates Engine 63/Ladder 39 Station
The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) housed an engine, a ladder, and a battalion chief in an older station that had cramped and outdated quarters on the northern edge of The Bronx. The department wanted to renovate the structure and expand the building to house a battalion chief’s apparatus bay as well as to provide enough space for the three elements to function well.
AMKUS iON DeWalt battery powered rescue tools are all metal, compact, and rugged. The 60-volt battery operates ION 2.0 tools and will also power both 60-volt and 20-volt DEWALT tools.
