Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 18, 2024
Check out this Cherokee (NC) Fire & Rescue wildland fire apparatus by WEIS.
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Fire Apparatus of the Day: Oct. 15, 2024
Check out this Bement (IL) Fire Protection District flatbed brush truck by DANKO.
Hutchinson (KS) FD Gets Three Quick Attack/Wildland Pumpers from Weis Fire and Safety
After the Cottonwood Complex fire, Hutchinson decided it needed more Weis quick attack/wildland rigs for future situations.
Friend of Fire Service Donates Wildland Engine to Elsie-Vinemaple (OR) Rural Fire Protection District
The Wildland Urban Interface Engine was recently retired from Northern Sonoma County Fire District.
Video Highlights
Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says
Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.
KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek
The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.
More Wildland
Forest Fires, Wildfires, and the Wildland Urban Interface
Wildland urban interface (WUI) has become a charismatic phrase in the fire truck world.
Apparatus Purchasing: NFPA and Type 3 Fire Apparatus
The Type 3 fire apparatus is becoming popular, and it could inadvertently or surreptitiously be used for interior structural attack.
CAL OES Gets Seven Type 1 WUI Engines from HME Ahrens-Fox
The Type 1 wildland urban interface engines have a revised design that includes longer bodies, a revamped cab, and more storage space.
Camp Pendleton Marines Use Unique 6×6 Brush Truck for Wildland Fire Protection
Peter Ong examines Camp Pendleton, home to USMC 1st Marine Expeditionary Force’s Training Base and Headquarters for the West Coast and Pacific Area of Operations.
Wildland Urban Interface Engines Become Workhorses for Firefighters in Wildfire Country
Al Petrillo looks at the rising popularity of wildland urban interface engines.
Pumps on Wildland Engines Span Variety of Types and Sizes
Wildland firefighting may be similar in some ways to structural firefighting, but there are more differences than similarities. Likewise, the apparatus used in wildland firefighting differs too, especially in the setup of wildland apparatus and the types and capacities of the pumps the rigs carry.
BME Builds Type 3 Wildland Apparatus for Colorado Department
The district needed a truck that had as large a water tank as possible because of the many nonhydranted areas to which it responds.
Wildland Fire Apparatus Foam Systems
Depending on the area of the country and the needs of the fire department, the types of foam systems being installed on wildland pumpers run the gamut from direct-injection systems of various capabilities to simple around-the-pump foam systems.