The Challenges of Using Foam in the Fire Service

The use of firefighting foams has had its moments of where it appeared that it could become more mainstream and part of day-to-day operations. But it never seemed to get a good hold on everyone in the fire service.

Super Vac Keeps It All in the Family for Five Generations

Bill Adams looks at Super Vac company and the introduction of smoke ejectors to the fire service.

Uniondale (NY) Takes Delivery of First Aerialscope Quint on a Seagrave Chassis

The Uniondale Fire Department has been in existence since 1924. An EMS squad was added in the 1990s.

East Coast 15,000-GPM Water Supply Drafting Exercise

The rules of the event were simple: show the fire service something intriguing with regard to water supply operations and move as much water as…

Wildland Urban Interface Engines Become Workhorses for Firefighters in Wildfire Country

Al Petrillo looks at the rising popularity of wildland urban interface engines.

HME Ahrens-Fox Delivers Three Type 3 WUI Engines to Kings County (CA) Fire Department

Al Petrillo goes into detail about the Kings County Fire Department's three new HME Ahrens-Fox-built WUI engines.

Apparatus Showcase: July 2021

Apparatus Showcase--Delivery of the month, July 2021