Sunday, July 20, 2008
Tips for Specifying Tankers
Planning to replace a tanker? Before you complete the specs, make sure you consider all the options to make it as safe and easy to operate as possible. ...
Trip to Look at Truck Nets Ethical Trouble
[ Philip Stittleburg ]
We all buy new equipment from time to time, and when we are getting ready to make that big purchase, we usually do a lot of research. This often includes...
Tightening Belts
Seagrave's CEO Jim Hebe believes fire department budgets will get even tighter in coming years. How departments will continue to provide the services they provide now and new services demanded for homeland security will require a new focus on operating costs, especially with regard to their apparatus....
Darley Plans to Publish New Pump Catalog
A Staff Report
In May, Darley plans to release a full-color catalog of its entire line of pumps....
SHOP NEWS
Southwest EVTs a Hit Students came from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and as far away as North Dakota and Canada to attend the Southwest EVT Conference...
Turning Circles
By Chris Cavette
Many years ago, the Willis Brothers sang about a trucker who ended up in Boston going the wrong way on a one-way street. When he was finally flagged down...
Missing in Action
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
Do you know where every one of your fire trucks and ambulances is right now? The U.S. Fire Administration's e-newsletter recently included an article...
Keys in the Ignition?
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
"Emergency Vehicles: Tools for Terrorism?" read the title in the INFOGRAM last week from the U.S. Fire Administration's Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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4x4s: Neither Rain Nor...
Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
Departments are specifying trucks with four-wheel drive for much more than brush trucks and ARFF units. This article may open your eyes to new applications for 4x4s in emergency service apparatus....
Government Initiates Warning Light Study
A Staff Report
Why do emergency vehicle's warning lights cause driver disorientation and what can be done to minimize this confusion? The U.S. Fire Administration, the Department of Transportation and the Society of Automotive Engineers have teamed up on a new study of warning lights to mitigate the problem....
Rescue Walk-Through
By James Hyles
One late afternoon, a rescue truck arrived at a washed-out bridge where a pickup had been swept into the water and was lodged on its side against some...
DON'T GET TYPECAST
By Chris Cavette
Over the last four years, there have been many changes that affect the design and performance of ambulances new standards, new designations, new chassis,...
12 STEP PROGRAM
By Joel Domangue
Buying fire and rescue apparatus is always a big task that requires research, planning and organization. But because of its complexity and the multitude...
Freightliner Publishes Multiplex Wiring Brochure
Freightliner Trucks has published a new brochure for the Multiplex Wiring System that is standard on the Business Class M2 truck line....
Federal Signal Trademarks the Q Siren Sound
Federal Signal has trademarked the sound produced by its Q siren. The siron joins other notable sounds, such as the rumble of the Harley Davidson motorcycle and the MGM Lion....
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