Apparatus/Equipment News
AMKUS Rescue Systems Mini Simo GH2B-MCH with BOOST offers two-tool simultaneous operation with "BOOST" mode. When in alternate operation, "BOOST"…
FA Volume 18 Issue 11
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Special Delivery: Cal OES Lends Hundreds of HME Pumpers to California Fire Departments
California OES provides HME Type 1 pumpers to local departments in exchange for staffing them for state needs.
Plano Fire-Rescue Implements New Squad Program
Two rescue squads in the two busiest stations take the EMS response load off two pumpers and truck companies.
More FA Volume 18 Issue 11
Purchasing Apparatus for the Future
One certainty: Departments are being more selective in the types of vehicles they are specifying as well as the enhancements to include.
Three Neighboring Departments Team Up to Purchase Seven Pumpers
The departments specified a base unit they could all agree on that allowed for 49 options to tailor the rigs with individualized equipment.
Apparatus Purchasing: Dropping a Line
Laying hose safely and efficiently from a rig begins with-and is a direct result of--how well the apparatus purchasing committee designed and specified the rig.
Glass Dust Confusion: How the Rescue Community Has Been Left in a Cloud
The effects of glass dust have been debated for several years. Here's one perspective suggesting it's not as bad as previously thought.
Letters to the Editor
SEEKING CLARIFICATIONS I enjoyed reading "Modern Diesel Fuel" by Christian Koop (Apparatus: the Shops, October 2013) and benefited from the information. However there are a…
In The News
• OPEN INCORPORATED, makers of the SafetyPAD® suite of technology products for emergency medical services (EMS), continues to provide critical tools to assist D.C. Fire…
Five Questions for Bill Simmons, Group General Manager, Hale/Class 1/Godiva
An interview with Bill Simmons, general manager, Hale/Class 1
Fire Station Dashboard
The building dashboard can monitor usage and detect areas of wasted energy in the fire station.