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    TK
    Oct. 18, 2011
    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...
    Harvey2 10430935
    Oct. 17, 2011
    With November being our focus on the latest and greatest fire apparatus, I would like to reflect on some of the many factory visits I had made over the years. A few months ago...
    Keith Cullom
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    Oct. 17, 2011
    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...
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    Nate Charles
    Oct. 17, 2011
    Every firefighter has wondered about the potential positive outcomes of reaching an emergency scene earlier. What might have gone differently if the crew had had one more minute...
    Dennis C. Sharpe
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    Oct. 7, 2011
    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...

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