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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Spartan Develops Air-Ride Suspension System 

The system — currently the only 24K Air-Ride IFS in the emergency-rescue market — can be applied to the Spartan Gladiator and Metro Starcab/chassis units...

Pierce Introduces Master Technician Program 

The comprehensive certification program allows Pierce's dealer service technicians to demonstrate their knowledge and expertise on servicing Pierce apparatus and ultimately be recognized as a Pierce Master Technician....

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. To submit an event, contact Lisa Allegretti, lisa@firechief.com....

Recent Deliveries 

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....

Long-Arm Tactics 

By Ed Ballam

Departments have found less-than-traditional uses for their aerial units' extended reach....

Boston Commissioner Vows to Overhaul Maintenance 

Roderick Fraser said he will hire three licensed mechanics and a fleet maintenance manager and in a year review whether firefighters who work in that division should be reassigned....

Ga. Firefighter Killed in Overturned Cab 

North, 34, was riding in the officer seat of the department’s 1966 Ford Fire Knocker in response to a fire call. The apparatus overturned at an intersection when it reportedly swerved to avoid a collision with other traffic....

KC Pumper Shows Mixed Results in Brake Tests 

A Kansas City (Mo.) Fire Department pumper that struck and killed a 7-year-old boy on March 2 failed its first brake test following the accident but passed two ensuing tests....

Launch an EVT Association in 9 Easy Steps 

By Ben Brown

If your area doesn’t have an apparatus maintenance association, form one. Here are a few relatively easy steps to get started....

Havis-Shields Merges with LEDCO-Chargeguard 

Havis-Shields announced a merger with LEDCO-Chargeguard, a manufacturer of mobile computing solutions and vehicle power management systems....

Pierce, Harley-Davidson Campaign for NFFF 

As part of the NFFF Full Throttle Support campaign, participants can log on to NFFF.FullThrottleSupport.com to donate money and enter into a sweepstakes for a chance to win a custom, one-of-a-kind Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Firefighter Special Edition motorcycle. The campaign, which launched in January and will run through April 26, so far has raised $59,232....

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....

Recent Deliveries 

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....

Hush 

By Rick Markley

They're loud, bright and cool, but some departments think lights and sirens can be deadly....

Bigger isn't Better in Ambulance Design 

By Jeffrey T. Lindsey

Driver training typically is conducted at the beginning of a career and then in many cases forgotten about. Imagine if we trained firefighter/paramedics in cardiac care once and only once....

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