On May 27, 2011, the Warren, MI, Fire Department responded to a report of a garage on fire. On arrival, the Engine 3 officer reported a fully involved residential garage with fire extending to a two-story, single-family dwelling. Two lines were stretched and the fire was controlled in 20 minutes. Engines 3 and 1, Truck 1, Rescue 4, Squad 3 and Battalion Chief 3 responded.
Dedication: This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Forest Rangers Josh Burch, 31, and Brett Fulton, 52, of the Suwannee Forestry Center, Florida Division of Forestry, in Lake City, FL; Firefighter Chris Pham, 35, of Dallas, TX, Fire-Rescue; and Fire Chief Matt Hadaller, 47, of Lewis County Fire District 3 in Mossyrock, WA, who died in the line of duty, June 2011; and to Firefighter III Harold Gregory Gibson, 53, of Fulton County, GA, Fire Rescue; Firefighter Walter E. Hauser, 62, of the Rochester, NY, Fire Department; and Firefighter Caleb N. Hamm, 23, of the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, Bonneville Hotshots, in Salt Lake City, UT, who died in the line of duty, July 2011.
The fire environment is full of dangers. The surrounding atmosphere of a fire scene may include gas explosion, collapse, falls, falling objects, rollover, flameover, flashover, backdrafts, fire, smoke, heat, disorientation or electrocution. Perilous...
Paying attention while driving any emergency vehicle is clearly a top priority because, in so many cases, defensive driving can result in avoiding a bad situation. Factors such as roadway conditions, weather, speed and vehicle condition/maintenance, but...
With November being our focus on the latest fire apparatus, I would like to reflect on some of the many factory visits I had made over the years. A few months ago, I was asked to visit Pierce in Wisconsin. The company was showing the fire service media...
Firehouse® Magazine asked a cross-section of apparatus manufacturers, large and small, about their recommendations and creative ideas on how to specify and finance apparatus in this challenging economic environment. This is an excerpted version of the...
Every firefighter has wondered about the potential positive outcomes of reaching an emergency scene earlier. What might have gone differently if the crew had one more minute? Or just 30 seconds more?
Obviously, shorter response times can’t simply be...
Eight U.S. emergency services personnel died in September. One career firefighter and seven volunteer firefighters died in seven separate incidents. Two deaths were the result of fireground operations, two were due to accidents and four deaths were health...
When Kelvin Cochran first embarked on his college career in 1981, little did he know that four years of study would take nearly two decades to complete. The former U.S. Fire Administrator and current Atlanta, GA, Fire Rescue Department chief’s college...
Over the past few years, we have endured economic hardships that have eaten into the fabric of our society. As a consequence, the fire service is under a kind of scrutiny it has rarely seen. We may have considered ourselves immune from severe cuts in...
On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, a four-alarm fire destroyed a 50-year-old bowling center in downtown Strasburg in Lancaster County, PA. The 180-by-200-foot, block building with a builtup flat roof was constructed in 1961. Later, in the mid-1970s, the flat...
FIRE-DEX has appointed Brett Jaffe as president and CEO. Jaffe started his career in the management-training program at Cooper Industries in 1988. During his 11 years at Cooper, he played significant roles in a number of subsidiaries. In 1999, he left...
I’m sure you have them in your district – pole-barn-style commercial buildings. They go up quickly, cost less and sometimes offer superior strength or performance when compared to more traditional buildings. Whatever the reason, the trend toward...
The Flemington-Raritan First Aid & Rescue Squad in Flemington, NJ, responds with a Horton Model 453 Type III ambulance built on a Ford chassis. The ambulance carries an automated external defibrillator(AED), portable and on-board suction, backboards and...
Built on a hard-working 35,000-GVWR commercial chassis and powered by a tough 330-hp engine and with a highly durable and long-lasting stainless-steel powder-coated body, the HME REDFOX is ready to hit the streets and back roads of your community and...
The Middlebury Township, PA, Volunteer Fire Company has taken delivery of a Freightliner/Crimson pumper equipped with a 315-hp Cummins ISC engine, Allison 3000EVS automatic transmission, Hale DSD150-23X pump, 1,000-gallon UPF Poly-Tank IIE water tank, ROM...
Hardin County, TX, Emergency Service District 6 operates a Fouts Bros. CJ Series rescue pumper built on a Kenworth T370 chassis powered by a 330-hp Paccar PX-8 engine with an Allison 3000EVS transmission. Components include a 1,000-gallon UPF Poly-Tank...
The Elk Park, NC, Volunteer Fire Department has takend elivery of a 4 Guys pumper-tanker built on an International 7600 chassis. Components include a 430-hp Maxxforce Diesel engine, Allison 4000EVS-P transmission, Jacobs engine brake, 1,500-gpm Waterous...
Lovettsville, VA, Fire & Rescue has taken delivery of a Ford F350 response vehicle equipped with a 500-gpm pump, 300-gallon poly water tank, booster hose reel, forestry tools and with Fastlane LED lighting.
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The Blue Ridge Mountain Volunteer Fire Company in Harpers Ferry, WV, operates a Firovac vacuum tanker featuring an International two-door climate-controlled cab, 475-hp Maxxforce 13 engine, Allison 4000EVS transmission, Hale MPB100-23 single-stage pump...
Montgomery Township, NJ, Volunteer Fire Company 2 responds with a Firematic Brush Rapid Attack Truck (BRAT) built on a Ford F550 Super Cab chassis. The unit is outfitted with a lightweight aluminum fabricated flatbed, Pro Poly 300-gallon tank, 10-gallon...
The Charleston, SC, Fire Department operates a Fire Equipment Services light-and-air unit built on a Kenworth T300 chassis. The unit features a 16-foot non-walk-in body, 315-hp Cummins PX-8 engine, Allison 3000EVS transmission, 25-cfm Bauer TM25-E3 air...
The Lemont, IL, Fire Protection District has taken delivery of a Ferrara MVP custom rescue pumper built on a Ferrara Igniter custom chassis with a Cummins ISL-425 engine and Allison 3000EVS transmission. Components include a 1,500-gpm Waterous CSU pump...
This Extendo Bed mounted in Chevrolet Suburban has a double-level deck, drawer, slide-out mounting wall, file drawer, pencil tray, bookcase area, fold-down table and double-sided magnetic easel board, with a storage area for the easel board. All Extendo...
Lauderhill, FL, Fire-Rescue has placed in service an E-ONE Typhoon pumper outfitted with a 42/56 rescue pumper body, 450-hp Cummins engine, Allison 3000EVS transmission, 1,500-gpm Hale Qmax pump, 7,500-gallon water tank, 30-gallon foam tank, Firecom...
The Township Volunteer Fire Department in Eau Claire, WI, recently took delivery of a Darley pumper constructed on a Spartan Metro Star LFD custom chassis with a 330-hp Cummins ISC engine coupled to an Allison 3000EVS transmission. The PolyBilt body is...
Danko Emergency Equipment has introduced AquaVantage, an ultra-high-pressure fire suppression system capable of operating at up to 1,200 psi at 20 gpm of water and features an auto-throttling system that will idle down the engine when the nozzle is shut...
