Saturday, July 5, 2008
EVT Group Forms in Kansas
A new EVT organization is being formed to provide regular training and networking opportunities for fire mechanics, emergency vehicle technicians and shop personnel in the central part of the country....
Kenworth Offers Cat Engines
Customers now can specify the Caterpillar C9 engine in the Kenworth T800 heavy-duty commercial truck chassis, including the popular short hood and front-engine power takeoff configurations of this model....
Darley Introduces New CAFS
Darley now offers two new high-capacity compressed-air foam systems for customers with special applications....
KME Adds Sales Reps
KME expanded its field sales force with the addition of three new sales representatives to cover territory in the Midwest and West....
Crimson Fire Has Surprise at FDIC
Fire service personnel should plan to stop by the Crimson Fire booth at FDIC to see the latest new product from that company....
Toyne Gets Big Order in Missouri
The Gravois Fire Protection District in Laurie, Mo., recently placed a 16 truck order with Toyne Fire Apparatus of Breda, Iowa, through local dealer Fleet Resources. ...
Rosenbauer Wildland Engines Go West
CAL FIRE, the new organization formerly known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, has joined with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to order 69 brush pumpers from Rosenbauer America. ...
Two Firefighters Killed in Tanker Rollover
Two firefighters in North Carolina were killed in a rollover accident while responding to an abandoned mobile home fire with a fire department tanker. Neither was wearing a seatbelt or safety restraint....
Alexis Founder Dies
Gene Morris, founder of Alexis Fire Equipment Co. in Alexis, Ill., died March 18 at the age of 90....
Recent Deliveries for April
Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country. What are they specifying? Why did they select a particular chassis or component? How do they feel about their choices now that the apparatus are delivered?...
Get Serious About Out-of-Service Criteria
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
When it comes to apparatus maintenance, there are ordinary problems and there are really serious problems. Defining the types of problems that are serious enough to take an apparatus out of service should be part of every department's preventive maintenance program....
In Service Opens Nominations for EVT of the Year
FIRE CHIEF magazine is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for In Service 2007 Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year. The award will be given to one emergency vehicle technician who has made an outstanding effort to promote a high standard of excellence in quality and safety in emergency vehicles. ...
Wild in the City
By Chris Cavette
These small, highly maneuverable rigs will help municipal departments respond to wildland fires quickly and efficiently....
Past is Prologue
American LaFrance President John Stevenson reveals how the company is celebrating its 175th anniversary. ...
Seeing Red
Driving through Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago, I pulled over for a fire truck coming down the street. As I waited for the truck to pass by, I checked to see if the crew was wearing seatbelts. Sure enough, I saw red! The bright red seatbelts strapped across the turnout gear of the officer and on the driver made me smile. ...
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