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The Rig: Is the Side Suction the Answer?

The Rig: Is the Side Suction the Answer?

By Ricky Riley In past Rig articles and Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment articles, I have championed having numerous options for receiving water to your engine company. Making sure you have all the tools in the tool box to be able to supply the engine with...

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Meeting the Intent of NFPA 1901

Meeting the Intent of NFPA 1901

By Bill Adams During the apparatus purchasing process, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, is the accepted “bible” for fire departments and apparatus manufacturers (OEMs). Unfortunately, both can interpret it...

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Observing Data and Traffic Control

Observing Data and Traffic Control

By Bill Adams After cruising several apparatus manufacturers’ Web sites and attending local and regional fire service trade shows, I’ve noticed many apparatus manufacturers are making modifications in the various ways they address the marketplace. Some are quite...

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E-ONE/Freightliner 1,250/3,000 Tanker-Pumper

E-ONE/Freightliner 1,250/3,000 Tanker-Pumper

This is a 1992 E-ONE/Freightliner 3000 gallon Tanker Pumper with a 1,250-gpm pump and 1¾-inch Front jump line and a 1¾-inch side jump line. It carries 1,200 feet of 3-inch supply line , four SCBA , two 2.5-inch tank fills on the rear with a 5-inch Jet dump on the...

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2011 E-ONE Typhoon 1,500/1,000 Pumper

2011 E-ONE Typhoon 1,500/1,000 Pumper

2011 E-ONE Typhoon Custom Pumper  450-hp Cummins Engine Waterous 1,500 gpm pump with Waterous Elclipse CAFS system 1,000-gallon tank 50-gallon foam cell Will-Burt Light tower Hydraulic 10-kW generator Whelen lighting

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Thoughts on the Deck Gun

Thoughts on the Deck Gun

By Ricky Riley During recent purchases of new apparatus, we took a look at how we can deploy master stream devices off our new engines. What seems to be a growing unfortunate trend in the fire service is the alarming number of large fires in buildings under...

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The Rig: It’s the Little Things

The Rig: It’s the Little Things

By Ricky Riley When trying to come up with ideas for this month’s Rig article, I spent a lot of time looking at our new delivery of engines. We were fortunate enough to purchase six engines over the last year...

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