Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Magazine

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Urban Fires Can Mean Long Trips for Helicopters to Get Water. One Firefighter Had a Better Idea

1 month ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Dorany Pineda |Brittany Peterson

By DORANY PINEDA and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press CABAZON, Calif. (AP) - Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a street hydrant in time to stay ahead of flames moving up a ridge. A helicopter flew in to drop water, but it had to fly a long distance to refill - and a fire that might have been stopped went on to destroy homes.
Hull (WI) FD Adds Upgraded Brush Truck with Grant Funding

1 month ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Brandi Makuski

By Brandi MakuskiThe Hull Fire Department has upgraded its wildfire response capabilities with the addition of a new 2024 brush truck, replacing a decades-old military vehicle that department leaders say had become unreliable and obsolete. The new 400-gallon brush truck was built by Midwest Fire and delivered on April 12 after being showcased at the FDIC International 2025 fire industry conference in Indianapolis.
Extrication Expert Dave Dalrymple Passes

1 month ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Diane Rothschild

The extrication world has lost a giant. David Dalrymple, longtime FDIC instructor, Fire Engineerin g author, Fire Engineering Books DVD author, and Training Minutes video host, has passed away from complications from pneumonia. He was 60. Dalrymple was a rescue consultant/educator for RoadwayRescue LLC, teaching extrication to responders throughout the United States and internationally.
Plover (WI) FD Receives $20K in Lifesaving Equipment Donations

1 month ago | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Brandi Makuski

By Brandi MakuskiA group of local donors presented $20,000 in donations to the Plover Fire Department on May 13. The funds cover a large portion of about $36,000 worth of new battery-powered rescue tools that firefighters say will significantly improve response capabilities during emergencies.
Orangeburg County (SC) Fire District Rescues Woman From Well

Mar 10, 2025 | 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.
Los Angeles Mayor Dismisses Fire Chief in Wake of Devastating Wildfires

Feb 21, 2025 | 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.
Atlanta (GA) FD Upgrades Fleet with $18M Apparatus Purchase

Feb 20, 2025 | 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.
Harnessing Technology to Enhance Fire Service Operations

Feb 9, 2025 | 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.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Jan. 4, 2024

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.
William "Bill" Foster, a Founder of Spartan Motors, Dies at 83

Jan 3, 2025 | fireapparatusmagazine.com | Chris Mc Loone

BROOKFIELD, WI-William "Bill" Foster, a pioneer and icon in the fire industry and one of the four founders of Spartan Fire Chassis (formerly Spartan Motors), passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, surrounded by his family. Mike Virnig, Specialty Vehicles Segment President for REV Group said, "Bill's impact on the fire industry is immeasurable.