Monday, July 7, 2008
High Gas Prices Lead to Vehicle Cuts
Metro Nashville will reduce its vehicle fleet by 10% and make other changes to try to save money amidst rising gas prices....
FDIC Exhibitor Roundup
By Rick Markley
Each April the Indianapolis Convention Center bursts at the seams with fire and emergency equipment. This year was true to form. ...
Up & Over
By Chris Cavette
If your department is looking for an aerial that can do more, consider the ways you can use one of these flexible, versatile devices....
Smart Specs
By Chris Cavette
Busy seaports and popular resorts can use fire and rescue boats. Here are four designs that match the vessel to the vocation....
NIOSH Issues Aerial Warning
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends that all fire departments using aerial ladder trucks with locking (pin-anchored, lever actuated or clamped) waterways immediately make changes to reduce the risk of firefighters being struck by unsecured waterways or parts of the waterway....
Shop Calendar
Check our national calendar of events for training, conferences and meetings of interest for emergency services personnel involved in vehicle maintenance and specifications....
Recent Apparatus Deliveries
Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at the apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country...
A Practical Guide to Area Lights
Specifying area lights on apparatus is a good idea for a lot of reasons....
Basic Steering Maintenance
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
When you want a vehicle to go, you step on the throttle....
Did You Know? Radios Can Cause Engine Problems
Did you know that high levels of electromagnetic energy from certain radios can cause electronic engine controls to malfunction?...
Shop Truck Photos Wanted
If you are proud of your department's mechanic truck, fuel truck, tire truck, wrecker or other maintenance-related vehicle, we'd like to feature it in a monthly issue of In Service Online....
Colorado to Host Maintenance Academy
The Colorado Fire Mechanics Association will host the Emergency Vehicle Maintenance Academy in Greeley, Colo., on July 28–Aug. 1....
Havis-Shields Improves Spot Light Performance
The new Havis-Shields Xenon HID Collins Dynamics spot lights have longer life and lower current draw....
New Elkhart Nozzles Go High-Tech
Elkhart Brass introduced two new nozzles that use high-tech designs to deliver performance unlike any other nozzles....
Akron Releases Several New Products
FDIC visitors had an opportunity to see several new products from Akron Brass, including monitors, nozzles, lights and others....
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