Heavy rescue apparatus arguably are the most difficult apparatus to design. This largely is because of all of the specialized equipment that’s required to carry out the duty of the company, which can ...

When contemplating new heavy rescue apparatus, one of the first design criteria is to determine the length of the rescue body, followed by the preferred body material of either aluminum or stainless ...

When most departments start planning for future apparatus purchases, they usually start the process several years before a vehicle is due to be replaced. Most have 15—20-year replacement cycles built ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WXIX) - When disasters strike, there are often threats of buildings collapsing. This week, specialists and instructors trained a wide variety of first responders to operate cranes, heavy ...

Sometimes when you are in the process of designing a new piece of fire apparatus for your department, a need may come out of the frustration of not having a specific type of vehicle in your inventory ...

From survivor-detecting seismic sensors aboard ‘Al Toud’ to the eight-day endurance of the ‘I Miss You’ surveillance GMC, UAE ...

The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department is rolling out new wheels that are different from its typical engines. The two heavy rescues the department has received are designed to work through unique ...

Firefighters carried out a complex, high-risk heavy rescue operation after a violent early-morning crash on I-95 left a man dead and three others trapped inside a garbage truck. Howard County ...