Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Magazine

1 month ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Jonathan Miller

An Orangeburg woman was trapped in a 16-foot well for at least five hours on Wednesday, March 5, and was quickly rescued when emergency crews were called to the scene, Orangeburg County Fire District Director Teddy Wolfe said, according to a report in The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, South Carolina). Here is a recap of the incident posted on the Orangeburg County Fire Facebook page: "At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Orangeburg County Fire was dispatched to a person trapped in a 16-foot well.

2 months ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Michael R. Blood

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city's fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential fire and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation. Bass said in a statement she is removing Chief Kristin Crowley immediately.

2 months ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Brandi Makuski

The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department has finalized a purchase order for 11 new fire apparatus to update its fleet, following a five-year gap in acquisitions that began in 2019. The department will receive eight pumpers and three tractor-drawn aerials (TDAs) from Spartan Emergency Response. The total cost of the vehicles exceeds $17 million, with each pumper priced at approximately $1.3 million and each TDA at $2.3 million, according to Capt. Justin Turner, the department's apparatus committee chair.

2 months ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Kevin Sofen

Since its start, the fire service has been about effective operations, grit, and teamwork. That's not going to change. However, today's challenges are nothing like those from five years ago, let alone 1736. Fires burn hotter and spread faster, and new hazards like lithium-ion batteries and solar panels demand fresh strategies. At the same time, we're seeing this wave of new technology - drones, mapping tools, virtual reality training - that promises to make firefighters safer and faster on the job.

Jan 4, 2025 | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Jonathan Miller

In 1975, Foster and three fellow engineers established Spartan Motors and built their first chassis for the Covington (OH) Fire Department.