Saturday, July 19, 2008
Winter Park, Medtec Design Safer Ambulance
Winter Park Fire Rescue, Fla., decided to redesign the interior of its latest two ambulances to significantly improve the efficiency of the operation and the safety of the medics....
Speeding SUV Kills Apparatus Driver
A speeding SUV rammed into a fire apparatus as the two vehicles entered an intersection in a densely populated urban area in Michigan. Both drivers were killed....
Oshkosh Announces Personnel Changes
The Oshkosh Fire and Emergency Group now includes Pierce, Medtec, the Oshkosh Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting division, and several other related companies in the United States and Europe....
Weldon V-MUX Multiplex System
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
In the past, each apparatus manufacturer offered a different multiplex electrical system. That has changed in the past few years, and the Weldon V-MUX multiplex electrical system is now available from more than 40 fire, rescue, and ambulance manufacturers....
Understanding Vehicle Maneuverability
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Vehicle maneuverability is a measure of how well a driver can make a vehicle follow a particular path. For most vehicles, it is based simply on the turning radius — the shorter the turning radius, the better the maneuverability....
Ambulance Chaser
With the rise in fire department patient transport, NFPA apparatus chair Donald Frazeur sees the need to look beyond current GSA standards....
Something Old, Something New
By Chris Cavette
There's no doubt that brush pumpers and other apparatus are an important part of wildland firefighting. They allow firefighters to respond quickly with...
The Little Guys
By Chris Cavette
Weight and clearance restrictions are the driving forces behind the purchase and use of smaller-scale apparatus. ...
TFT Introduces High-Flow Intake Valve
The new Jumbo BIV from TFT features an oversize waterway and triple surface coatings to produce a corrosion-resistant ball intake valve that can deliver 2,000gpm with only 3psi friction loss....
TFT Introduces Remote-Control Intake Valve
Task Force Tips now offers a remote-controlled version of its recently introduced Jumbo Ball Intake Valve. It gives the same high flow and low pressure drop as the manual version, with the convenience of easier operation on apparatus designed with the intake located away from the pump panel....
Valves and Joints Need Exercise
Did you know that valves, joints and other mechanical components on an apparatus need regular exercise...
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...
Zico Improves Seatback SCBA Holder
Zico introduced an improved version of its SCBA holder used to secure the cylinder within the back of cab seats...
Kussmaul Develops Door Sensor for LED Lights
Kussmaul Electronics has developed an open door sensor for apparatus compartments equipped with low-current LED lights...
NFPA Updates Standards
The National Fire Protection Association recently updated several standards for fire and rescue gear....
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