Equipment & Technology
Apparatus, gear, stations and the technology fire and EMS departments rely on.
5 Ways to Reduce Firehouse Energy Costs
State and local government agencies spend more than $10 billion a year on energy to provide public services and meet constituents' needs — putting a strain on taxpayers and budget decision makers facing shrinking budgets. Here are five tools to increase energy efficiency at a firehouse to cut energy consumption and reduce operational overhead for big savings.
5 Tools to Safeguard Wildland Firefighters
Here are several tools for firefighters working the already perilous 2014 wildfire season.
6 Steps to Improve Reserve Fire Trucks Readiness
Follow these steps to keep your reserve fire apparatus more ready for duty and more appealing to the firefighters using them.
Fire Apparatus Pumping: Static Water Sources
Drafting from static water supplies is a different animal than pulling water from a municipal source; here's how to get the most from your rig.
5 Apps for Firehouse Tornado Preparedness
Tornados, tropical systems and severe thunderstorms with straight-line winds cause hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in property losses annually in the U.S. with an average of 750 tornados annually.
4 Keys to Buying a Mobile Command Vehicle
Once upon a time, having a dedicated Mobile Command Vehicle might have been viewed as want-to-have resource for many fire and EMS departments. Today, however, many of those same departments are now finding that an MCV is a need-to-have vehicle in their fleet because of events like natural and man-made disasters; large-scale structure fires; urban-interface and wildlands fires; and criminal acts resulting in multiple-casualty incidents.
Know This Before Buying Fire Truck Rearview Cameras
No amount of forward-driving experience can help a driver with backing a truck or other vehicles. All drivers need to practice in safe surroundings until they become familiar with the way the vehicle backs up compared to the direction the steering wheel is turned.
How, and Why, to Buy a Flammable Liquids Storage Cabinet
NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code and other standards bodies advise fire and EMS stations to have the proper equipment installed to store flammable liquids used in the operation and maintenance of fire apparatus and small engine-powered equipment, such as chainsaws, electrical generators, ventilation fans and more.
5 Tools For ‘Throw, Row, Go’ Swift-Water Rescue Ops
The 2014 winter season has been extremely harsh across the U.S. — with all-time records being set for low temperatures, snowfall and ice on waterways. For example, more than 90 percent of the Great Lakes were frozen, the most since 1963, according to NOAA.
NFIRS Data: Using Thought Leadership Media
Robert - this article is right on track. I've personally been involved in using NFIRS data to justify the need for new Stations, Rigs and Personnel. It was response time analysis that allowed us to show areas of the city where we were falling short. That data helped convince the politicians and taxpayers, both.
6 Tips to Get More From a Fire Service Tradeshow
I first came across the term, "conference commando," several years ago in a piece by Scott Kirsner in Fast Company magazine entitled "The Conference Commando Field Manual." Kisner described a conference commando as...
