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FA Volume 21 Issue 4
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Station Communications Rooms Are Nerve Centers of Firehouses
Manufacturers offer specialized communications equipment that is designed to get a department's apparatus off the fire station floor and out the door to the emergency easier, safer, and faster. ALAN M. PETRILLO
Recent Apparatus Orders
Alabama E-ONE-Gadsden Fire Department, rescue. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 330-hp engine; 15-foot walk-around rescue body; two Whelen PFP2 12-volt scene lights…
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KME Pumper-Tanker Is Perfect for Riceville (NC) Fleet
Riceville (NC) Volunteer Fire Department needed a new pumper to replace a 1990 two-seat Emergency Equipment Inc. rig that had seen better days. But Chief Thad B. Lewis put limitations on the truck committee when it started preparing specs, namely a low overall height and a short overall length because of area topography and firehouse size issues; plus, the vehicle had to function as a tanker.
Apparatus Showcase
Delivery of the Month HME-Brownfield (ME) Volunteer Fire Department, tanker. International 7600 cab and chassis; Navistar N13 475-hp engine; Hale Qpak 1,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly…
Case Study: LEDs Provide Energy Savings and More at Lexington (KY) Maintenance Facility
One fire department’s maintenance facility replaced old metal halide lights with energy-efficient LED lights, with dramatic results in terms of energy savings and cost savings. VICKY BROADUS
Not Just for Fighting Structural Fires
Thermal imaging cameras (TICs) are powerful tools during structure fires, but what about using TICs to help fight fires onboard aircraft and ships?
Michigan Department Stretches Water Use and Increases Safety
When the Lincoln charter Township (MI) Fire Department began specing a new truck, it decided to retire an old tanker truck and replace it with a new engine—cutting its water capacity in half. GREGG GESKE
Helmet and Body Camera Use Increasing in Firefighting Operations
Some departments prohibit their use on the fireground because of legal or liability issues; other departments embrace the technology to aid in size-up and other important fireground functions. The issue is widely debated across the country. ALAN M. PETRILLO
The Fire You Really Don’t Want
It is the fire station fire. Earlier in the year, I received an inquiry on this subject from an architect who specializes in fire station design. His inquiry was as follows: "It turns out that, on average, 50 fire stations burn each year. Recently a two-year-old station burned. I imagine that the fires begin in a fire truck. Do you think it is possible to put enough water in the bay to stop a fire that starts in a truck?"
What Every Firefighter Needs to Know About FARS
Like with all new technology, the fire service is slow to embrace firefighter air replenishment systems, even though more and more jurisdictions are requiring them in midrise and high-rise buildings. MARIO H. TREVINO