Posts Categorized: Revolution
U.S. Navy takes delivery of P711 rigs from E-One
Rigs have 3000 gallon water tanks, 405 gallon foam tank.
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More Jack Team Work On A Roll-Over Pinning
What are your options when faced with a vehicle roll-over pinning? What comes to mind first? Airbags, hydraulic tools, wreckers, jacks, lifting struts, pry bars, wedges?
For this scenario you have a single victim pinned under an overturned vehicle. What is the safest and fastest option to free the victim? For the remainder of the discussion we are going to show the use of a jack. In the picture to the left and video to follow you will see the First Responder Jack in use, another common option is the farm-jack. Add other options in the comments below.
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A new pumper for a place where water is plentiful.
New Rosenbauer rig for the Falls Fire Department in Niagara Falls, New York.
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Medical Oxygen Tank Over Pressurization On Wheels
You get a call for a truck with a high-pitch sound coming from it. On arrival the truck is a Class B straight truck with hazardous materials placards easily identifiable on your approach.
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United States Air Force Base in Republic of Korea receives new trucks.
Tw rigs for structural firefighting with two more coming for aircraft firefighting.
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Car/Semi Under-Ride With Fire – Company Drill
The intensity of the scene rises as the video progresses until the extrication of the patient. Check out the video below and tabletop some questions below with your crew.
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Johnson City Fire Department TN receives new aerial
New rig replaces one 25-years-old.
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First Due Tackle Goes Live
It is with great excitement that we can announce the launch of this new Fire&EMS blog network site. Much of the information on this site has been transferred in from my old blog including the posts contributed by others.
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Auburn Fire Division, AL receives new fire engine.
14-year-old rig moves to reserve status.
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Water supply problem solved with fire boat in Vernon, BC.
A floating hydrant for some areas with water supply problems.
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Salisbury, MD Fire Department receives new fire boat.
Boat purchased with grant money.
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Hamtramck Fire Department replaces truck that is more than 40 years old.
Second rig the department has purchased through grants.
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The new big fire engine has one big problem for the Colbert Heights Volunteer Fire Department, AL
New rig, too big.
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East Farmington, CT receives its new rescue pumper
A 2012 KME Predator Rear Mount Rescue Pumper.
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Anhydrous Nurse Trailer – Company Drill
This company drill was passed over to me from Lt Bronner (Perkins Township FD).
Many of you are seeing anhydrous nurse trailer throughout your jurisdictions this time of year. The “nurse trailer” in this picture was parked about 15 feet from a c…
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Wayne, NE receives new Smeal ladder truck
Smeal replaces one of its earliest aerials.
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Denis Leary presents the Worcester, MA Fire Department with a new pickup truck from the Leary Firefighter Foundation
Truck will tow the department's foam trailer.
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No paint on this truck. Cost effective way to make the truck look like new…Wrap It!
That's a wrap.
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Vol Fire Service Featured on Radio Show
US Fire Department Racing is a great supporter of the volunteer fire service. Thanks to USFD Racing, NVFC First Vice Chair Jeff Cash was featured on the April 21 episode of the radio program Full Throttle Racing with Kane to promote the volunteer fire se…
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Christianburg VFD, TN goes from milk truck to tanker
Bigger pump and bigger tank with new rig.
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Fire truck and Deputy Fire Chief both retire in Elizabethton, TN
A dual retirement.
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Charlottesville Fire Department, VA gets a new all-terrain firefighting rig.
Vehicle has pump and 70 gallons of water.
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Junior FF Recruitment Video
A new resources is now available for junior firefighter programs. The NVFC's National Junior Firefighter Program, with support from Tyco, has developed a recruitment video that departments can use to help generate interest in their youth program and educ…
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Superior Fire Department in WI takes delivery of a new pumper.
The department purchased a 2011 Pierce Veolcity demo pumper.
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Gulf Shores Fire Department in AL is proud of its new engine. New station also on the way.
New station to be built this year for $1.7 million.
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