Sutphen is an Ohio-based, privately held, family-owned business that has manufactured the highest-quality, heavy-duty, custom-built emergency response vehicles since 1890. With a complete lineup of products, you can count on Sutphen to be there for you today, tomorrow and beyond.
With 35+ years of proven mid-mount Aerial Platform experience, Sutphen combines its own stainless steel bodies with quality components like Cummins engines, Allison transmissions...
Fire chiefs favor cooperative purchasing over traditional RFP processes to simplify procurement of apparatus and other equipment from major manufacturers.
The single-axle apparatus is ideal for urban areas that require a tight turning radius for roundabouts and tight corners, as well as suburban and rural settings where a short ...
A young firefighter is lucky to be alive after the fire engine she was driving rolled over in Kansas. Apparatus builders are doing more and more to keep firefighters safe in crashes...
Tom Shand recalls how the Syracuse, NY, Fire Department and the Rochester, NY, Fire Department were among the agencies that innovated their fleet concept in the mid-1970s.
Tom Shand provides the reasoning for why a back-to-basics apparatus design can accommodate operational capability, short build times and better affordability.
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur's scrutiny of two quints and a pumper reveals how department officers and members applied their knowledge of their respective response districts to...
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur saw firsthand how the effects of longer delivery times, costly construction and new engine emissions standards can affect apparatus replacement.
