Portland (ME) FD Takes Delivery of Two New Apparatus
The Portland Fire Department recently took delivery of a new 100-foot aerial tower and a 1,500-gpm pumper.
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Franklin (PA) Fire Company Receives $677K Grant for New Pumper
Local Share Account grant money comes from the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.
Two PA Townships Receive $1M Each to Replace Fire Apparatus
Public safety projects in Bucks County have been awarded funding through the Local Share Account (LSA) grant program.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 25, 2024
Check out this Suncor Energy USA, Commerce City (CO) Refinery Fire Department industrial pumper by US Fire Apparatus.
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Special Delivery Extra: East Litchfield (CT) Pumper
Chris Mc Loone talks to the manufacturer, dealer, and chief of department, who needed to design a rig to fit a 1949 fire station with a challenging angle of approach.
San Diego (CA) Unveils New $22M Fire Station and First Electric Apparatus
Fire Station 52 sits on property formerly used for tennis courts on the northwest edge of the UC San Diego campus.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 24, 2024
Check out this Yakima (WA) Fire Department pumper by KME.
Naches (WA) FD Purchases New Rosenbauer Pumper
The truck features a pump with 20% more pumping capacity and double the water carrying capacity than the department's 1998 engine.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 23, 2024
Check out this Wolf Creek Fire Protection District, Farmington, MO, pumper by Rosenbauer.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 22, 2024
Check out this Haughton (LA) Fire Department rescue-pumper by Ferrara.
New Engines Enter Service with Grays Harbor (WA) Fire District 2
A quarter century after the last new engines to enter service with the district, Grays Harbor Fire District 2 welcomes a pair of new engines.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 21, 2024
Check out this Dwight (IL) Fire Protection District pumper by Pierce.
Explaining the Decline of the Sterling (IL) FD Fleet
The department hopes repairs to its tower and engine will buy it and the city some time while they develop a plan to replace both vehicles.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 17, 2024
Check out this Neosho (MO) Fire Department pumper by PRECISION FIRE APPARATUS.