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.
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Apparatus Purchasing: 2½-Inch Discharge Valve Controllers
The controllers used to operate 2½-inch discharges is the subject. No preference is made. The intent is to make purchasers aware.
Multijurisdictional Apparatus Group Works to Improve Apparatus and Equipment
The group welcomes new agencies that are interested in joining the MJAG team, where apparatus and equipment knowledge is shared.
Apparatus Purchasing: Revisiting Purchasing Direct
There must be advantages and disadvantages to selling factory direct, through dealers, or through a combination of both.
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Pumper Design Based on Unique Parameters
The fire company wanted an apparatus with a short wheelbase, a larger water tank, and the ability to carry more hose.
Building Rigs to Do Work
We need to see the manufacturer’s side of this process. As a committee, we have to stand tall for the rig we want.
Do We Need to Customize Rigs? Yes!
Chris Mc Loone discusses why the answer is Yes to the question: Do we need to customize rigs?
Apparatus Purchasing: Coffin Compartments, Part 2
When providing coffin compartments, is there a recommended method of accessing and egressing the top of the apparatus body?
Apparatus Purchasing: Coffin Compartments, Part 1
Several fire apparatus manufacturers were asked to answer some generic questions about coffin compartments.
Apparatus Purchasing: NFPA and Type 3 Fire Apparatus
The Type 3 fire apparatus is becoming popular, and it could inadvertently or surreptitiously be used for interior structural attack.
Apparatus Purchasing: Electric Fire Apparatus
This article addresses all classes of electrically powered trucks for the fire service from a nonfirematic and nonbiased perspective.
FA Viewpoints | Fire Departments Approach Apparatus Purchasing in Different Ways
This month, we asked Bill Adams and Ricky Riley, “Has a department drafting its own apparatus spec become a lost art?”