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Bill Adams
BILL ADAMS is a member of the Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Editorial Advisory Board, a former fire apparatus salesman, and a past chief of the East Rochester (NY) Fire Department. He has 50 years of experience in the volunteer fire service.
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Posts found: 18
Cantankerous Wisdom: Indian Tanks and Power Wagons
Article ideas are often run by Raisin Squad members during morning coffee. They occasionally put topics into perspective.
Features
Fire Apparatus
FA Viewpoints | NFPA 1900 and Required Equipment
Did the NFPA make the right decision moving most equipment to the Annex and recommending it vs. requiring it on newly delivered rigs in NFPA 1900?
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
Cantankerous Wisdom: Rubber Goods and Raisins
During one morning coffee with the Raisin Squad, I had mentioned something about turnout gear, also known as rubber goods in the old days.
Boots
Features
Firefighter PPE
Cantankerous Wisdom: Hubris, Arrogance or Common Sense?
When a gaggle of ex-fire chiefs get together and starts telling stories and fighting fires of years past, the gloves occasionally come off.
Features
Fire Apparatus
Fire Apparatus Observations: Post Show Analysis
Often, photographs taken in haste at the show are brought home and later analyzed without the benefit of notes.
FDIC
Features
Fire Apparatus
Cantankerous Wisdom: Salvage Covers or Tarps?
Why did many fire departments ditch the heavy canvas salvage covers?
Equipment
Features
Fire Apparatus
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.
Equipment
Extrication Tools
Fire Apparatus
2024 FDIC Apparatus Observations – Part 2
Observations include features I personally liked, or disliked, and some I don't understand. Vendors were not interviewed.
FDIC
Features
2024 FDIC Apparatus Observations – Part 1
Observations include features I personally liked, or disliked, and some I don't understand. Vendors were not interviewed. —Bill Adams
FDIC
Features
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.
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