Fire Apparatus Purchasing: Frustrating the Vendors
Buying and selling fire apparatus should be a two-way street with mutual but verifiable trust and honesty on both sides. When failure happens, both parties can lose.
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Take a few minutes to think through how your hose will be stored, secured, and deployed on your next apparatus. Work with your FAMA member company to review the myriad methods that can be used to keep hose where it belongs.
Using Thermal Imaging in Volunteer Departments
Every volunteer firefighter needs thermal imaging training because in volunteer departments you don’t know who will respond to the call.
Editor’s Opinion: My FDIC International Wish List
One thing I hope is on every list by the time the week ends is, “Budget now to send more members next year.”
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New York Fire Department Takes Delivery of KME Rescue-Pumper
Think about your target hazards in your response district as well as your neighboring communities. With more automatic mutual aid being called around the country, especially for RIT teams, you might want take this into consideration for the type of added equipment you might need to carry.
Recent Fire Apparatus Deliveries-April 2019
Here is a collection of recent fire apparatus deliveries from across the country.
Pierce Ascendant Tiller Quint for the Santa Maria City (CA) Fire Department
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. built a 107-foot Ascendant® heavy-duty tiller quint for the Santa Maria City (CA) Fire Department on an Arrow XT™ chassis with an aluminum body powered by a Cummins 565-hp X15 engine and an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission.
Fire Apparatus Aerial Pedestal
In whatever training you provide, creating a qualified operator who can skillfully operate the apparatus while responding and operating at a fire or emergency should be our common goal.
The Importance of Tire Pressure in Preventing Apparatus Rollovers
A tire depends on proper air pressure to give it a structurally sound shape. Improper tire pressure can increase braking distance, create less responsive steering, cause increased tire wear, and influence poor fuel economy.
Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department Fire Stations Blend into Neighborhoods
When it comes to siting and constructing fire stations, the department is extremely cognizant of the character of the neighborhood the station will be placed in and the concerns of neighbors who usually want the fire station to complement existing structures in the area.
Fire Apparatus Rollovers, Part 3
Under no circumstances should a fire apparatus operator drive so close to the upper limits of the apparatus’s capabilities! Driving in this manner leaves no room for error. Therefore, it is important for the fire apparatus operator to understand how to judge the amount of lateral g-force acting on a vehicle based on the sensation of g-force the driver experiences on his body.
How Well Do Fire Departments Use Their Compartment Space?
The time and effort in deciding and detailing exactly how equipment is to be mounted will directly affect fireground operations and efficiency. Naysayers who claim it doesn’t matter and “a compartment is just a compartment” should be aware that what’s good for the goose is good for the gander is not necessarily applicable to the fire service.