Saturday, July 19, 2008
High Water
By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor
Floods, storm surges and other natural disasters can inundate areas and knock out emergency services. Fire departments can’t respond when their stations, apparatus and equipment are under water or buried in mud. Here are some tips on how departments can prepare to stay in operation during high-water events....
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......
Outside Riding Positions Are Dangerous
Did you know that riding anywhere on the outside of moving apparatus is dangerous?...
Drive to Survive Schedules More Classes
The Drive to Survive organization has scheduled additional dates for its popular Preventing Fire Apparatus Crashes class....
Southwest EVT Conference Set to Go
The Ninth Annual Southwest EVT Conference is scheduled for March 17–21 in Fort Worth, Texas....
Fire Pro Designs Compact Monitor
The Fire Pro Mini Hydra remote-control monitor is only 7.5 inches tall, yet flows up to 350 gpm. It is designed for front bumper installations on wildland and airport apparatus....
Extenda-Lite Has Tilting Scene Light
Extenda-Lite now offers a manually operated telescoping scene light that can be raised to its full height and then tilted up and down without having firefighters leave the ground....
Waterous Introduces Aquis Foam System
Waterous now offers the Aquis foam system for customers that want an accurate and affordable way to deliver Class A foam....
Darley Purchases New Headquarters
W.S. Darley & Co. purchased a new headquarters in Itasca, Ill. The new facility has over 40,000 square feet of floor space and is located about 10 minutes from the current headquarters in Melrose Park....
Akron Offers Reel Options
Akron Brass has upgraded its line of electric, hydraulic and booster hose reels with new finishes and new configurations....
American LaFrance Announces Temporary Furlough
American LaFrance announced that in an effort to improve production flow, it temporarily furloughed up to 100 hourly production and salaried personnel......
IAFC Urges Apparatus Safety Review
The International Association of Fire Chiefs, in cooperation with the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section, urges fire departments to review their vehicle operations policies and safety procedures in response to the increasing number of critical vehicle crashes involving fire and EMS response vehicles in the past several weeks....
Pierce, Medtec Name New Midwest Dealer
Pierce Mfg. and Medtec Ambulance Corp. have made a territory change in their North American dealer network....
Ladder Truck Kills Three in SUV
A ladder truck in Maryland ran through a red light on the way to a call and hit an SUV, killing three occupants of the SUV....
Firefighter Dies After Apparatus Strikes Trees
A firefighter in North Carolina died when he lost control of the apparatus he was driving and it struck some trees and went off the road....
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