OK Fire Department Seeks to Distribute Donated Fire Equipment
This equipment is available free of charge and available on a first come, first served basis.
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Water Delivery: the Chaffing Block
There are many ways this tool can be used. It is most beneficial when a single firefighter is trying to connect two pieces of 6-inch hard sleeve.
Don’t Touch the Red Button, Part 2
Part 1 looked at the main instruments providing feedback to operators. Part 2 follows the stream of water from the intake to the discharge.
A Package Deal: An Overview of Attack Package Considerations
This article will examine what goes into designing effective fire attack packages and how to implement them.
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Fire Station Highlights
WATCH | FDNY Battles Bronx Apartment Building Fire; Burst Hose and Mayday at Scene
Three people were injured in a fire in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx Friday morning.
Eight Firefighters Injured in Fire Truck Rollover on Southern CA Freeway
The firefighters had just finished a 12-hour shift fighting the Airport fire, which has charred thousands of acres of wildland.
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Cortland (NY) FD Receives $50K Grant to Replace Supply Hose
This large diameter hose is used to bring water from the fire hydrants to the fire apparatus or go directly from apparatus to apparatus.
Heavy Rescues: It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Typically, at a minimum, heavy rescues are responsible for vehicle accidents and fireground search operations. Technical rescue, too.
Boiling Spring (NC) Lakes Fire Rescue Gets Creative to Remove Alligator from Road
This wasn’t exactly getting a cat out of a tree.
Apparatus Purchasing: ISO and NFPA Equipment Lists
Ancillary equipment is minor, loose, and auxiliary equipment. It includes everything that is loaded on a truck before it is put in service.
Mercedes Textiles Launches Online Resource Hub for Fire Hose
Mercedes Textiles Ltd. announced its newly-launched online resource hub KnowYourHose.com.
Introducing Kochek’s New Premium and Standard Attack Hose Lines
These hose lines provide Better & Best options for double jacket, single jacket, and rubber covered attack hose.
FA Viewpoints | Using 2-Inch Hoselines as Primary Attack Lines — Two Views
We asked Bill Adams and Ricky Riley, “Should the fire service move toward 2-inch hoselines as primary attack lines?”
New Materials Help Hose Makers Improve Hose Characteristics
From 1-inch forestry hose to 5-inch large-diameter hose, manufacturers continue to develop new versions and improve existing models.