Graphics

Aerial ladders typically were painted gray, which provided some contrast against the sky and which was claimed to be reasonably easy to maintain and keep clean. The Chelsea Hook and Ladder Company of Nyack, NY, once operated with this 1955 American LaFrance 100-foot tractor-drawn aerial ladder.

Performance vs. Appearance: How Was Your New Rig Designed?

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur urge apparatus committees to think twice about specifying atypical paint colors and graphics.

Sept. 5, 2022

A tractor-trailer struck Engine 6 in the rear, knocking the pumper forward overtop of Clark, pinning him under the unit.

Safety & Health

Close Calls: Tragedy on the Roadways

March 1, 2019

Letters, numbers and images are hand-painted on grills for personalized apparatus.

Apparatus Graphics and Colors Only Limited by Imagination

Feb. 14, 2019

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SVI Graphics

Aug. 30, 2018

Svig Press Release Svi Graphics Website

SVI Graphics Overhauls Website to Showcase 14 Years of Service

Aug. 29, 2018

Push button electric valves? Side view cameras? Oh my what has the fire service come to?

Ballam: Technology Phobia? Get Over It!

May 7, 2014

PSE911-Emergency Vehicle Solution Group

Sept. 5, 2013

Fd 0013 80e9svc Buqs

Staff & Apparatus Vehicle graphic Kits

Nov. 14, 2012

Turbo Draft Fire Eductor

Gauges & Instrumentation

TurboDraft Fire Eductor

Oct. 20, 2010

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