Taxpayers and their children love to see and touch fire trucks, but very few are mindful that these specialized pieces of equipment need the oil changed, transmissions serviced, pumps tested and aerial devices certified.
FA Volume 14 Issue 9
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Waterous CAFS Retrofit Leads To New CAFS Purchase
A Waterous compressed air foam system (CAFS) retrofit of a 1998 MR Mack pumper two years ago convinced members of the Budd Lake (N.J.) Fire…

AccuVein Device Displays Map of Veins
AccuVein has launched a pocketsize, portable, non-invasive vein-illumination device that helps emergency responders and medical personnel locate hard-to-find veins in patients more easily.

Seasoned Executives Are Charting Cautious Growth For U.S. Tanker
U.S. Tanker, a Wisconsin apparatus manufacturer known for stainless steel construction, has two new owners, both former Pierce Manufacturing executives who say they plan to…

Friscos Pierce Command Vehicle Is An Information Grabber
Stepping inside a new $1.5 million mobile command vehicle built by Pierce Manufacturing for the Frisco (Texas) Fire Department can be intimidating.

Elkhart Brass Unibody Electric Actuators
Elkhart Brass has launched the E3F and E4F Unibody electric actuators, the first major extension of the Unibody product line since its introduction two years…

Last Chance Filter Is Escape Device
The Last Chance Rescue Filter is an escape device that provides respiratory protection to firefighters in the event of an SCBA out-of-air emergency or malfunction.

On Scene Solutions New Helmet Bracket
On Scene Solutions has produced a new line of helmet brackets in response to the new National Fire Protection Association requirements.

2010 Engines Challenge Apparatus Manufacturers
With 2010 heavy-duty diesel emission standards scheduled to take effect in less than three months, the looming task for fire apparatus makers is shoehorning added…

KME Receives Two Federal Contracts For 18 Apparatus
KME Fire Apparatus has been awarded two orders from the federal government, one for eight custom heavy rescue trucks for the U.S. Air Force and…