Hale Products has released a new gearbox, a device the company claims is the strongest in the industry.
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FA Volume 12 Issue 5
The Latest
Tempest Debuts Line Of Electric Blowers
Tempest Technology has launched a new line of blowers called the VSX Series, a variable speed electric unit producing cubic feet per minute (CFM) levels…
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Arials
One of the advantages of being in a large metropolitan fire department is the opportunity to ride on different apparatus. Though you may be assigned…
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FDIC Observations From A ‘Truck Nut’
Attendees at this year's Fire Department Instructors Conference exceeded 27,400 according to Eric Schlett, executive director of the event held in Indianapolis.
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CAFS Can Be Retrofitted To Existing Apparatus In Fleet
When looking to introduce CAFS into a department's operations, buying new isn't the only option.
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Weldon Technologies Introduces Brighter Warning Light
Weldon Technologies is introducing a new light-emitting diode (LED) warning light that company officials are billing as brighter and more reliable than any other.
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When PPE Fails, Tell Somebody
The recent nationwide MSNBC story about Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) device failure and firefighter Line Of Duty Death (LODD) investigations highlighted yet another issue…
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Human Factors Blamed In Most Near-Miss Reports
A battalion chief extinguishing an attic fire suddenly runs out of air from his self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
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Syntex Develops Safer Tank Hinge
Syntex Industries says it has developed a new, safer hinge for portable water tanks.
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Questions To Consider When Buying A Pump
There's been a lot of discussion of late about which pump is better and offers more value for the money. Determining the size of the…
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