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Saturday, July 19, 2008

E-ONE Offers Aerial Maintenance Classes 

E-ONE has scheduled back-to-back aerial maintenance classes for technicians who want to receive comprehensive factory training. Each class is 5 days long with a weekend in between and may be taken separately or together....

Akron Brass Celebrates 90th Anniversary 

Akron Brass celebrates 90 years of producing equipment for the fire service this year. From a modest start making brass hose couplings in 1918, the company now designs and manufactures a wide range of products including nozzles, monitors, lights, reels and more....

Sterling Trucks Add Safety Options 

Customers specifying Sterling truck chassis now can select optional air-disc brakes, collision-warning systems and roll stability control systems on Sterling set-back front axle A-Line trucks, as well as all L-Line and Acterra models....

Federal Signal May Sell E-One 

E-ONE's parent company Federal Signal Corp. announced it is having discussions with prospective buyers with the intention of selling the Florida-based fire apparatus manufacturer....

Oklahoma Firefighters Hurt When Engine Rolls 

Two firefighters in Oklahoma received minor injuries when an apparatus left the pavement and rolled on its side during an early morning rain storm....

Rosenbauer Adds Dealer in New Jersey 

Rosenbauer America announced the appointment of Major Firefighting Technology of Kenvil, N.J., as the company's dealer for New Jersey, New York City and Long Island. ...

Pierce Names New Dealer in Canada 

Darch Fire Inc., located between London, Toronto and Hamilton in Ayr, Ontario, has assumed sales and service responsibility for the province of Ontario for Pierce and Contender by Pierce fire apparatus. ...

American LaFrance Replaces Upper Managers 

American LaFrance, currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announced it had hired A. Matthew Karmel as the new president and CEO. Bill Hinz, who was formerly the president, is now the chairman of the company....

Understanding Large-Diameter Hose Performance 

By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor

Departments that protect areas without hydrants often rely on water from ponds, cisterns and other sources. For transfer distances of about 2,500 feet or more, water tender/tanker shuttles are commonly used. For shorter distances, large-diameter hose may be able to provide more water with less personnel....

Beefed Up 

By Chris Cavette

With wildfires on the rise, some departments have upgraded their brush trucks to vehicles with larger chassis, pumps and tanks. ...

American LaFrance Names CEO, Moves on Restructuring 

American LaFrance appointed A. Matthew Karmel as president and CEO. With Karmel’s arrival, Bill Hinz was named chairman of American LaFrance....

Pierce Launches Stock Web Site 

Pierce Manufacturing launched an online portal to access the Pierce and Contender fire apparatus stock truck program offerings....

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....

Recent Apparatus Deliveries 

Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at the apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country. What are they specifying? Why did they select a particular chassis or component? How do they feel about their choices now that the apparatus are in service?...

Shop Safety Tips 

By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor

Fire department maintenance shops can be filled with potential hazards. Some are obvious, others are not. Here are some things you might consider to make your shop a safer, more efficient, place to work....

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