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• Truck check troubles: Tips to avoid apparatus rollaway during this essential task

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  Using the right wheel chocks on a flat surface goes a long way to reducing risk

• Kan. fire station, 2 apparatus destroyed when truck crashes into building

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  Ellinwood Fire Chief Chris Komarek said the truck was traveling at high speed when it crashed into the station, sparking a fire

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• Speccing a new pumper: Where to begin – Part 2

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  Guidance for an apparatus committee charged with developing specifications for a new pumper

• Calif. fire engine stolen while FFs aid patient

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  Authorities say the engine was driven for about three miles before the suspect was apprehended

• PPE assessment: Size-up your call types to determine your gear needs

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  Tips for departments seeking alternatives to traditional gear

• With $2 to spare, Texas city unveils custom fire truck

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  The engine is designed specifically with an independent suspension that will allow personnel to make tighter turns on the narrow streets

• Ind. apparatus split in 2 in crash with semitrailer

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  Three Chesterton firefighters walked away unharmed after the collision caused the fire truck's cab to completely detach

• Photo of the Week: A generous donation after Ore. fire engine destroyed by wildfire

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  This week's Photo of the Week comes from the Idanha-Detroit (Ore.) Rural Fire Protection District, which recently lost one of its fire engines, along with its district office, in a wildfire. Thankf...

• Texas FF pinned between 2 apparatus at fire scene

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  The Pasadena firefighter was hospitalized after the incident during an apartment fire

• Death toll reaches 35 from West Coast fires; apparatus destroyed

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  Firefighters report losing track of time due to sleep-deprivation, worrying about their own families evacuating

• The quint: A unique and still misunderstood fire truck

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  Neither a jack of all trades nor a master of none, the quint will fill specific needs

• Calif. residents are buying their own fire trucks on Craigslist

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  Ads on Craiglist are advertising fire trucks for use to fight wildfires, with prices ranging from $15,000 to $69,000

• Rescuers deploy to Hurricane Laura impact areas

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  Strike teams, search and rescue crews, aircraft and convoys of ambulances headed to the Gulf Coast area before and in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm

• Photo of the Week: Lightning over the ladder truck

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  This week's Photo of the Week comes from the Santa Rosa (Calif.) Fire Department. A firefighter from the department's Truck 1 crew captured this shot of a lightning strike while firefighters were a...

• Speccing a new pumper: Where to begin – Part 1

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  Review NFPA 1901, define the pumper’s mission, calculate weight, consider pump types and CAFS, and more

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