Saturday, July 19, 2008
Michigan Maintenance Group Seeks Members
Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
The Michigan Association of Fire Apparatus Supervisors has renewed its drive to attract members and now has ...
Kussmaul Auto Disconnect Now Improved
Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Kussmaul now offers a new and improved Super 30 Auto Eject shoreline disconnect that prevents arcing across the contacts ...
Delco Remy Alternator Delivers at High Temperatures
Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
The Delco Remy 35SI alternator can deliver high outputs at underhood or undercab operating temperatures up to 221°F....
Duo-Safety Ladder Celebrates 75th Anniversary
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Duo-Safety Ladder Corp. of Oshkosh, Wis., celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. According to the company...
Freightliner Announces Front-Drive Axle Option
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Freightliner announced details of some of its medium-duty trucks for 2007, including a factory-installed front-drive axle ...
HME Introduces CAT Pumper
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
HME Ahrens Fox designed its new CAT pumper for busy city departments. It has a short overall length...
Danko Designs New Wildland Rigs
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Danko Emergency Equipment of Snyder, Neb., announced it has designed several new wildland apparatus based on the Unimog 4x4 chassis...
The Future of Fire Apparatus
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Over the past few years there have been several trends in vehicle components, laws and standards...
Teenage Firefighter Dies in Tanker Accident
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
A 17-year-old junior firefighter died of injuries sustained in a tanker accident while responding ...
FEMSA Survey Asks for Fire Service Participation
By Chris Cavette, In Service Senior Editor
Fire departments across the country can make their voices heard by participating in the Third Annual State of the ...
FAMA Scholarship Awarded to OSU Student
The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association has announced that Jon Ryan Hamill, a student at Oklahoma State University, has been selected to receive the 2006 FAMA Scholarship Award....
Here They Come
By Chris Cavette
Several manufacturers showed their new engines at the Fire Department Instructors Conference earlier this year, which has generated a lot of discussion...
Recent Apparatus 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...
Tire Inflation Should Match the Load
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
Did you know that tires should be inflated to the load pressure, not the maximum pressure? Inflating tires beyond the load pressure can ...
Florida EVT Association to Host Fall Training Session
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
The Florida Association of Emergency Vehicle Technicians will host the National EVT Training Symposium Fall Session in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Oct. 23-27...
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