R2V and R2R Technology: Enabling Safer, Faster Emergency Response
This article provides a general overview of R2V technology, why it’s important, and why solutions today simply aren’t doing enough.
FA Volume 23 Issue 6
The Latest
HME Delivers Model 34 Type 3 Wildland Engine
The Los Pinos (CO) Fire Protection District wanted to replace a 1986 pumper outfitted like a Type 3 engine with a dual-purpose engine to be housed in its dedicated wildland station, Station 5.
Engine Preplanning: The Key to Operators’ Success
Whether the person who drives the engine and operates the pump is called an engineer, operator, or chauffer, he has one of the most important jobs on the fireground.
In the News
Carl Nix examines how to use the thermal imaging camera to avoid coming back to the fire scene to extinguish a reignited fire.
Attend The Health & Fitness Webinar
April 22 at 7PM CT. Join online.
Don't miss this chance to elevate your health and fitness! Our guest speaker is an internationally-recognized sports nutritionist.
More FA Volume 23 Issue 6
What’s with the Black Finish?
What about safety? Black is the least visible color, unless your live at the north or south pole. Being conspicuous as emergency responders and having conspicuous apparatus is a safety issue.
Fireboat Answers the Call on Lake Travis
The Pedernales Fire Department learned about Lake Assault Boats, a custom manufacturer located on the western edge of Lake Superior in Wisconsin. A neighboring department, Lake Travis Fire Rescue, had purchased a similar boat from the manufacturer a few years earlier.
Architect Advice for Fire Departments Designing New Stations
Fire Departments often have a number of specific requirements they want incorporated in a new fire station depending on its location in their district, the type of neighborhood it is expected to protect, and the number of personnel and apparatus needed to staff it, among others.
Dealer Profile: Empire Emergency Apparatus, Inc.
In Niagara Falls, New York, about three miles from the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge to Canada, sits a six-bay brick fire station. The 13,000-square-foot fire station, formerly the home of the Town of Niagara Active Hose Company, is the office and service shop for the local Rosenbauer America dealer: Empire Emergency Apparatus, Incorporated.
Wildland Urban Interface
Those who routinely respond to these calls have received training and have a level of preparation that is more than the typical structural firefighter has. But, it appears that as the threats continue and more areas are subject to these types of fires, more structural firefighters will be asked to pitch in and offer assistance.
Manufacturers Turn Out Foam, CAFS, and Specialty Nozzles
Such nozzles are mostly being used on handlines, but some are designed to handle large flows that are projected by monitors either on aerials or industrial pumpers.
Just Consider It
It’s more than likely impossible to do everything necessary to reduce contamination in the cab following a fire. But, every department should at least do something to reduce chances for exposure.
Recent Apparatus Orders
Listed here are recent fire apparatus orders from various manufacturers.