FA Volume 25 Issue 12
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Fire Industry Outlook 2021: Complacency Is the Enemy
Although it was a rough year, fire service suppliers adapted to ensure there would be no interruption in their service to fire departments nationwide. As…

UAVs on Apparatus Might Be the Answer to Thorny Fireground Situations
Some fire departments consider the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carried on fire apparatus as an answer to a number of fireground problems.
Gender-Neutral Spaces in Fire Stations
Architects and fire departments are working together to design gender-neutral spaces in fire stations to allow men and women privacy while on the job, living…
Apparatus Purchasing: Can’t Afford a Real Ladder Truck, Part 3
The apparatus purchasing committee (APC) provided dealers with its wish list asking if its pumper-ladder (PL) design is doable.
Chief Concerns: Prognosticating
The December issue offers an opportunity to look to the future to see what awaits those in the fire service. First, I am sure most…
FAMA Forum: Everything You Need to Know About Marker Lights
Coupled with the other marker lights on your apparatus, they’re designed to keep you and other motorists safe. Lack of knowledge commonly leads to marker…
To the Rescue: Today’s “Heavy” Vehicles and Their Rescue and Training Challenges
To add to your list of professional challenges, commercial and “heavy†vehicles are changing too. Everything from school and transit buses to garbage trucks, cement…
Apparatus Ideas: Holtsville’s Twin Pumpers
The department wanted a simple, functional design that would work well in the response district. It designed low hosebeds so firefighters would have an easier…
FA Viewpoints: December 2020
2020 has been a year unlike any other. Although we came up with this question in the beginning of the year, no one could have…
Apparatus Showcase: December 2020
Here is a selection of recent deliveries from across the country.
Editor’s Opinion: Still in Flux
Interesting times indeed. Training has changed, purchasing has changed. Fleet maintenance can be impacted. COVID-19 has forced us to change our operations in more ways…