Sunday, July 20, 2008
Changing Tires Can Change Weight Ratings
Did you know that replacing the tires on a vehicle with another brand can potentially make the vehicle overloaded? Different tires have different weight ratings. Departments need to check before they select a replacement....
Darley Sponsors Pump School, CAFS Academy
W.S. Darley is offering fire department and service center personnel the opportunity to take back-to-back classes on Darley pumps and compressed-air foam systems....
Wisconsin EVTs Plan Seminar
The Wisconsin Association of Emergency Vehicle Technicians will hold its 2008 Spring Seminar on May 14–15 at Fox Valley Technical College Fire Training Center in Neenah, Wis....
National EVT Training Academy Gets Bigger
The Florida Association of Emergency Vehicle Technicians will host its popular National EVT Training Academy in Daytona Beach on May 19–23. This year’s event will feature more EVTCC review courses than ever before....
Kussmaul Releases High-Power Load Manager
Kussmaul Electronics Co. now offers an electrical load manager that sheds up to a 75-amp load when the vehicle battery voltage drops. A special feature prevents load-shedding while the starter is cranking the engine....
Wolverine Buys Elite Fire Apparatus Assets
Wolverine Fire Apparatus of Union City, Mich., purchased the assets of Elite Fire Apparatus of Tilleda, Wis., and announced that it will build Wolverine fire and rescue vehicles in the former Elite plant....
Detroit Diesel Plans to Leave Fire Market
Detroit Diesel announced that it plans to stop selling engines and other products to manufacturers in the fire truck market starting in 2010....
Apparatus Driver Killed When Engine Rolls
A fire captain in Colorado was killed when the engine he was driving left the road and rolled over....
Two Die After Auto Hits Ambulance
A fire captain in Indiana was killed when another vehicle struck an ambulance at the scene of a motor vehicle accident....
Sova Named Florida EVT of the Year
Equipment maintenance specialist Tom Sova of Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services was selected as the Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year by the Florida Association of EVTs. The award was announced at Fire Rescue East in Jacksonville....
Do’s and Don’ts for Quick-Attack Pumpers
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
Well-designed quick attack pumpers can perform lots of jobs. Driving them off road to fight brush fires isn’t one of them. Here are some suggestions on where they should — and should not — be used....
Road Warriors
Janet Wilmith janet@firechief.com
Along the way, mechanics became emergency vehicle technicians. They have a recognized certification program and state organizations across North America....
A New Look at Foam
By Chris Cavette
New concentrates, hazards and proportioning systems may prompt you to consider a foam system for your apparatus....
Lancaster Orders Apparatus
Lancaster County (S.C.) Fire Service placed an order for 18 Pierce Contender fire apparatus valued at $5.4 million. ...
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....
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