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When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance, you would be correct to think that equipment required to meet emissions standards was challenging. You would also be correct to think that aging apparatus are causing headaches, but one of the biggest...

Article • January 1st, 2013

Turbo Diesel Engine

FORD’s all-new Transit full-size van, which goes on sale in late 2013, will be offered with a new, clean-running 3.2-liter Power Stroke five-cylinder diesel engine. The new diesel, Ford’s second in North America, already has established a proven...

Product • January 1st, 2013

Positioning Aerial Apparatus for Defensive Operations

Recently, we discussed apparatus positioning for truck companies at the scene of a working fire, and we approached this topic with considerations towards operating in an offensive mode; that is, crews were going to be assigned specific areas of...

Article • November 24th, 2012

It's Time to Get the Truck Up

Get the truck up! How many times have we all heard those words on a fire scene? I have spent the majority of my career riding the engine, but my best friends have been truck firefighters. When the truck firefighters arrive carrying, more ladders...

Blog • November 12th, 2012

Apparatus Manufacturers Discuss Multi-Purpose Units

Editor's Note: Firehouse Staff Writer Ed Ballam covered this article in the November issue of Firehouse Magazine and for the November edition of the Firehouse Limited Edition Tablet app. There was a time when parade apparatus was king in fire...

Article • November 8th, 2012

Ohio Firefighters Aid Victims After Ambulance Crash

Three Stonelick Township firefighters sprang into action after their ambulance was involved in a crash.

News • November 7th, 2012

FDNY Firefighters Hospitalized After Two Rigs Collide

Eleven firefighters were hurt after two apparatus were involved in a crash.

News • November 7th, 2012

The View from My Front Porch: Safety

Perhaps your first question upon reading the title of this blog is to ask why I have used the name of my blog column to serve as the title of this visit with you. The reason is simple. As I sit on my front `motor vehicle from the lowly bicycle to the...

Blog • November 7th, 2012

Illinois Fire Chief Driving Ambulance Injured in Crash

Gardner Fire Chief Terry Jensen was injured when his ambulance collided with a tractor-trailer.

News • November 6th, 2012

Salka: Ladder Pipe Liability

I've written before about this subject and I've even had some good and interesting conversations about this activity but, I still see it often in the pages of fire service magazines and in newspaper coverage of fires. It's the image of a firefighter...

Blog • November 5th, 2012

Apparatus Roundtable: Manufacturers Roundtable

It should be no surprise the soft economy is affecting the fire apparatus market. Manufacturers say fire departments are looking for apparatus that can do more with less, lower maintenance costs and high-quality rigs that will last longer than a...

Article • November 1st, 2012

Two Fla. Medics Injured in FD Rescue Truck Crash

An allegedly drunken man collided with the St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue apparatus Tuesday.

News • October 31st, 2012

Two Responding Pennsylvania Fire Apparatus Collide

At least three firefighters were injured after two the rigs collided in Upper Chichester Township Tuesday.

News • October 24th, 2012

Texas Ambulance Crash Injures Two Firefighters

An collision between a Denison Fire Department ambulance and a car left two firefighters injured.

News • October 18th, 2012

Responding Indiana Fire Truck, Pickup Truck Collide

A firefighter and the driver of the pickup truck were injured in the crash.

News • October 15th, 2012

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