Essentially, Darley’s thermal relief valve assembly is a thermal switch that controls a ball valve, which opens when the thermal switch senses hot water.
Lake Travis (TX) Sutphen Pumper Walk-Around Video
This Sutphen custom pumper is built on a Sutphen Monarch chassis with a raised-roof, four-door, five-person cab.
Changes in Apparatus Purchasing and Attitudes
There’s been a fundamental change in the traditional “competitive bid” process used to purchase apparatus as well as noticeable changes in the attitudes of some apparatus buyers and sellers.
Smart Firefighting Podcast
Darley’s Kevin Sofen and Mike Mocerino shake up their podcast format to bring you their personal experiences at CES, which includes deepfakes, 360 videos, drones, and more.
Brindlee Mountain: We Promise
A number of service techs and other fire fighters from two different states spent four days learning the intricacies of water pumps that are vital equipment on most fire trucks.
Buying a Used Truck
Brindlee Mountain has been tracking the things you need to look for when buying a used apparatus and things you should avoid.
More on Clean Cabs
Some proponents of the concept advocate keeping turnout gear (personal protective clothing) out of the crew cab at all times. There is no questioning keeping contaminated gear out of the cab
Ferrara Fire Apparatus Builds Super Pumper for Shell Convent Refining in Louisiana
Ferrara Fire Apparatus built this Super Pumper for Equilon Enterprises LLC Shell Convent Refining on a Inferno chassis and XMFD four-door cab with an 8-inch raised roof that’s set up to seat six firefighters.
18 Years and Counting
By Brindlee Mountain Staff Something to think about 20% of small businesses fail in their first year, 30% of small businesses fail in their second year, and 50% of small businesses fail after five years in business. Finally, 70% of small business owners fail in their...
Gainesville (TX) Pierce Enforcer Quint
The cab and body are constructed of aluminum, and Gortite roll-up compartment doors are part of the body package.
New Haven-Adams Township (IN) Fire & EMS Adds Advanced Life Support Rig
PL Custom Body and Equipment Co. Inc. built this Type 1 ambulance for New Haven-Adams Township (IN) Fire & EMS on a Ford F-550 4×4 chassis with a 170 inch patient module with 72 inches of headroom, powered by a 6.7 liter V8 diesel engine.
Are “High and Slow” Warning Lights Feasible?
This article does NOT address warning lights when responding. However, some comments made could be applicable to that mode. It addresses warning lights used in the blocking-the-right-of-way mode.