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Ricky Riley
Richard Riley is president of Traditions Training with 39 years of service. He is a fire apparatus manager and a regular columnist for Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment.
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Posts found: 16
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
FA Viewpoints | What’s the Most Important Apparatus Innovation in the Past 30 Years?
Bill Adams and Ricky Riley tackle the question, “In the past 30 years, what is the most important apparatus innovation?”
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
FA Viewpoints | If You Had to Design a Stock Pumper, What Would You Specify?
One alternative fire departments have to specifying a custom fire apparatus is to order a stock or program vehicle.
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
Pumpers
FA Viewpoints | How Should Departments Design Apparatus for Realistic Staffing?
The days of ordering rigs with large cabs that hold six to eight firefighters are mostly over for organizations.
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
FA Viewpoints | Using 2-Inch Hoselines as Primary Attack Lines — Two Views
We asked Bill Adams and Ricky Riley, “Should the fire service move toward 2-inch hoselines as primary attack lines?”
Equipment
Hose
Magazine
FA Viewpoints | Fire Departments Approach Apparatus Purchasing in Different Ways
This month, we asked Bill Adams and Ricky Riley, “Has a department drafting its own apparatus spec become a lost art?”
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
FA Viewpoints | Are Crosslays Necessary If You’ve Spec’d Your Pumper with Preconnects and/or Bumper Lines?
Preconnects and their location have received greater attention in recent years, and their location will impact the rig you build.
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
Pumpers
The Crazy World of Buying Apparatus Now
Departments spec’ing new rigs must be prepared for potential delivery dates of 36 to 48 months, and parts procurement challenges.
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
FA Viewpoints | Mandating Ancillary Fire Equipment Is Overreaching
Should NFPA 1901 mandate the amount and type of ancillary equipment fire apparatus should carry?
Equipment
Magazine
FA Viewpoints | Not Ready to Accept Electric Apparatus
We asked Advisory Board Members Bill Adams and Ricky Riley: “Is the fire service ready for electric fire apparatus?”
Fire Apparatus
Magazine
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