Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Once-a-Year Maintenance is Not Enough
NFPA 1911, Inspection, Maintenance, Testing and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus, specifies the types and frequencies of work to be performed. Although many people believe the standard simply requires that this work be performed annually...
Diesel Fuel Can Plug Filters
Did you know that diesel fuel can break down and plug fuel filters? Departments that use apparatus infrequently or store their own fuel are especially susceptible...
Basic Fire Hose Maintenance
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
Some departments treat their hose like a commodity — they buy it, use it for a while and get rid of it when it bursts or they have money to replace it. A better approach might be to perform regular maintenance ...
Recent Apparatus Deliveries for October
Here are the specs of some recent apparatus deliveries. They are listed in alphabetical order by state or province:...
LED Warning Lights Get Better and Better
They might look lumpy and bumpy, but LED lights are becoming popular for many vehicle applications...
Technicians Achieve EVT Master Certification
The Emergency Vehicle Technician Certification Commission recently announced the names of more than 50 people who had been certified or re-certified as master technicians....
Medtec Names New Dealer in Pennsylvania
Medtec Ambulance Corp. announced that Glick Fire Equipment Co. Inc. has been named a dealer for the state of Pennsylvania...
Smeal Delivers Foam Pumper to Charlotte
The Charlotte (N.C.) Fire Department now runs a Smeal pumper equipped with a foam system and large water and foam concentrate tank to handle flammable liquid fires...
Was Maintenance Easier in the Past?
In the good-old days, things were easier to operate and easier to maintain — or were they? ...
Pierce Launches Redesigned Web Site
Pierce Manufacturing Inc launched a newly designed corporate Web site. The new site showcases all of the Pierce products, including the recently launched Velocity and Impel chassis...
E-ONE Delivers First HP 100 Platform
Columbus (Ga.) Fire and EMS took delivery of the first E-ONE HP 100 aerial platform, just five months after the new 100-foot aerial design debuted at the 2007 Fire Department Instructors Conference...
NFPA Issues Driver Training Standard
NFPA 1451, Fire Service Vehicle Operation Training Program, is now available. The new standard was issued in 2007 ...
Ferrara Gets Contract from Columbus
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. has been awarded orders for the first apparatus in a three-year custom-pumper contract by the Columbus (Ohio) Division of Fire...
Mastering Apparatus
By Rick Markley
Being a jack-of-all-trades has helped Washington’s Mike Stankus master the art of being an emergency vehicle technician. ...
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