Editor’s Opinion: “Clean Cab” Is Not a Dirty Term
The components of the Clean Cab Concept are one thing, but you also have to consider the idea of what proponents of it are trying to do and also the impact any component will have on your operations.
FA Volume 24 Issue 4
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Parshall (ND) Rural Fire Protection District Adds Pumper-Tanker
The Parshall (ND) Rural Fire Protection District had Midwest Fire build this pumper-tanker on a Freightliner M2 106 two-door chassis with a 106-inch BBC flat-roof aluminum cab and a copolymer polypropylene thermoplastic body and integral water tank.
The Human Element of Moving Water
There are many considerations in developing a strategy to deliver water to the fire. The most important of these is firefighters who respond. There need to be enough people for the task, and those firefighters need to be properly trained.
Warning Lights in the Night: The Intensity Debate Intensifies
The race to brighter and brighter LED lighting has flipped the industry on its head. A typical apparatus with LED lighting rolling off the line today will emit lighting levels easily 10 times the minimum level specified in the NFPA standards.
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Dormont (PA) Sutphen Rear-Mount Aerial
The new quint has a 500-gallon water tank compared with 300 gallons on the older quint. Operating the ladder can be done via remote control. The vehicle is five feet shorter than the department’s older unit—a big plus for maneuverability in its response area.
Here We Go Again: Chevrons on the Rear
Several members of the audience were dumbfounded when they learned that one of the proposed changes was to allow fire departments to choose their own colors for the chevron striping on the back of apparatus.
Renewed Interest in Use of Portable and Water Transfer Pumps for Moving Water
Pump manufacturers have come out with a variety of pump models and styles that move water well without being a hulking chunk of piping and equipment.
Nontypical Pump Panel Locations Reflect Specific Needs
The most typical pump panel locations are midmount pump panels on the driver’s side midmount, followed by top-mount panels, but then there are those in more unusual locations.
What’s Next for Structural Turnout Gear?
Structural turnout gear manufacturers say they see structural PPE continuing to change, improve, and be modified to become more adaptive to firefighters’ needs, yet still provide them with maximum protection.
Apparatus Rollovers, Part 4: Weight Shift and G-Force
One of the many ways that lateral g-force can contribute to a rollover crash is by inducing a “weight shift.” It is common to hear driver trainers and crash investigators refer to “weight shift.” But what is “weight shift,” and why is it bad?
Apparatus Purchasing: Custom Cab Headlights
Although headlights appear to be an innocuous topic, valid questions and concerns have been raised about them. How do they work? What determines their location? Who determines their location? Why are they so bright? How should they be aligned? Some queries are addressed herein.
FAMA Forum
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.