Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment

Andy Soccodato and Bill Adkins sit down with Chris Mc Loone to discuss cold weather’s effect not only on water delivery and different components of your fire apparatus and discuss ways your department should prepare for and operate during the cold winter months.

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Chris Mc Loone shares his thoughts on large handlines based on a variety of input from Jonathan Brumley, Ricky Riley, and Bill Adams. Also, send us photos/videos of your rigs decorated for the holidays!

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The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer--What is it? Why was it created? Why should you register? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Chris Mc Loone and Kenny Fent discuss the Registry in detail.

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Learn about what's available to fire departments today in terms of large handlines, specific applications for their use, how they impact fire apparatus design, what pump operations need to know when pumping them, and more as Jonathan Brumley joins Chris Mc Loone for this Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Podcast episode.

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As you are spec'ing your next pumper, make sure you take care in selecting your intake valve. Andy Soccodato and Bill Adkins walk you through things you need to consider in this Water Delivery Podcast.

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In this week's Podcast, Chris Mc Loone discusses lessons learned from Spartan's Fire Truck Training Conference, technology and the fire service's embrace of it, and NFPA 1900, the apparatus standard that goes into effect on January 1, 2024.

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Earlier in 2023, Chief Michael Greco joined Chris Mc Loone to discuss how he needed to "speak civilian" to his town council when it came time to replace the Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Fire Department's rescue truck. In this update, Greco discusses the rig he was able to spec once he got town approval, how quickly it came together, and specifics on the rescue-pumper on order.

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What we know as NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, is being combined with other vehicle standards into one called NFPA 1900, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles, Automotive Fire Apparatus, Wildland Fire Apparatus, and Automotive Ambulances. Join Chris Mc Loone and NFPA 1900 committee members Ed Rice and Bill Peters to learn more about changes in the standard that could impact how you spec your next fire apparatus. Have questions about NFPA 1900 you'd like us to answer in Part 2? Email them to [email protected].

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Listen in on the second episode covering water delivery as Andy Soccodato and Bill Adkins describe the Rural Hitch—what it is, how to train on it, and the components involved with putting it together. Think it’s just for rural applications? Think again!

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Guest Ricky Riley recently spoke about building trucks to do work (Building Apparatus To Do Work). But what about equipping the rigs? There are wants and needs for equipment. There are occurrences where departments buy equipment that never leaves the truck. So, what are the considerations for equipping trucks for work? Join Ricky Riley and Chris Mc Loone in this Podcast episode to learn more about the equipment and a bit about mounting it.

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