Saturday, July 19, 2008
VFIS to Vote Against Annex D
The insurance provider VFIS has announced that it will be voting against Annex D, a supplement of NFPA 1901, Automotive Fire Apparatus, because it disagrees with the removal from service of apparatus manufactured before 1980....
Lack of Qualifications Means Liability
Did you know that technicians who work on emergency vehicles without having the necessary qualifications can be held personally liable if the vehicles are involved in accidents?...
EVTCC Sets National Test Date
The Emergency Vehicle Technician Certification Commission will hold a nationwide test session on June 3....
Bendix Announces 2006 Air Brake Training School
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems will offer its popular Air Brake Training School at several locations throughout the country. The three-day curriculum is tailored to both new and experienced technicians....
National EVT Training Academy Adds Classes
The National EVT Training Academy, scheduled for May 15-19 in Daytona Beach, Fla., has added several classes, including important review courses for the EVTCC M-1 Management Level I exam and the ASE T-2 through T-8 medium/heavy truck exams....
Raven Technology Introduces PTO Generator
Raven Technology now offers its Blackbird generator in either an under-hood or new PTO-driven version....
Caterpillar Offers Medium-Duty Automatic Transmission
Caterpillar now offers the Cat CX28 6-speed automatic transmission for use with their C7 and C9 engines....
Portable Pumps Get Really Small
"Small Pumps Pack a Big Punch," in the January/February 2006 issue of Wildfire, highlighted some compact, lightweight portable pumps suitable for use in a variety of situations....
Kussmaul Introduces New Products
Kussmaul Electronics Co. has introduced several new products for fire apparatus, including a battery charger for high-capacity batteries....
American LaFrance to Close Wyoming Plant
American LaFrance will discontinue operations at its Casper, Wyo., plant by late 2006....
Fouts Brothers Introduces Low-Cost Tanker
Fouts Brothers Fire Equipment of Smyrna, Ga., introduced a 2,000-gallon tanker on a new GMC 8500 chassis for departments that need a compact, versatile water supply unit at an affordable price....
EVTs Honor Sherry Wilde
The Texas and Oklahoma associations of emergency vehicle technicians have awarded Sherry Wilde with the James A. Bland Memorial Award....
Recent Deliveries for March
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. ...
Do It Now!
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
There are some compelling reasons for departments to buy replacement apparatus in 2006, rather than waiting until next year....
Basic Wheel Maintenance
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
Most mechanics don't ever look at the wheels on an apparatus until they have a problem. That's too bad because some basic wheel maintenance could help avoid those problems and potentially prevent a serious accident. ...
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