Friday, August 29, 2008
Get with the Program
By Chris Cavette
Anyone who still refers to program apparatus as plain-jane, cookie-cutter trucks probably hasn't looked at the products being offered today. What started...
No Ugly Duckling
By Chris Cavette
The lowly tanker once was regarded as a necessary, but thoroughly unglamorous, workhorse of rural fire departments everywhere. It was parked behind the...
5 Steps to Improve Emergency Vehicle Safety
Chris Cavette, Senior Editor, In Service Online
Smart Specs
By Chris Cavette
Bakersfield, Calif., specified a brush patrol rig with a low-profile body for improved stability and visibility. The pump panel and booster reel are located...
Hat Trick
By James Rackl
Providing updated equipment for small departments will always be a challenge for fire chiefs. While an extremely limited budget requires constant effort...
DHS Makes Vehicle Safety a Priority
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response in October released the Fire Service Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative...
Crash Tests
By Bridgette Tilyou
In November 1999, a 46-year-old volunteer firefighter in Texas was fatally injured after the tanker he was driving rolled over en-route to the scene of...
Mod Squad
By Alan Saulsbury
With the fire service focusing more than ever on security and terrorism response, the heavy rescue has become a vital part of the apparatus fleet. Heavy...
High & Mighty
JIM SALMI
As the chairman of the NFPA 1901 Committee's Aerial Task Group, Jim Salmi leads a group of eight to 10 members through informal preparation work leading...
Flooded Engine Care
By Jim Faulkner
Like a good portion of the country, Texas has seen Mother Nature's fury in recent weeks. Everywhere from Abilene to San Antonio has witnessed and endured...
Vehicle-Mounted IR Adds Safety
Jim Houck, Correspondent
A growing number of fire departments are investing in roof-mounted infrared-camera systems to help them arrive at the scene of an emergency quickly and...
Pierce to Build Biowarfare Defense Vehicle
Free Highway Safety Video Available
The Emergency Responder Safety Institute has announced the availability of its awareness video, The Ten Cones of Highway Safety. The institute is an informal...
Hurricane Season
I'm not sure about tropical depressions brewing in the Gulf -- nor about the cool but potent drink New Orleans is famous for -- but I do know that nearly 16,000 fire service officials from around the world are about to blow into town for Fire-Rescue International next week. ...
ESRI Announces Grant Program
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