Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Podcast

Andy Soccodato and Bill Adkins join Chris Mc Loone to discuss equipment caches to ensure you have successful fill site operations. Topics range from MDH vs. LDH, assigning an engine to a fill site--even when the source is a hydrant--innovations departments should consider, and more.

Chris Mc Loone visits with Ben Bregg, sales engineer with Spencer Manufacturing, to discuss the company's history, product lines, and its recent expansion.

In this episode of The Apparatus Workshop, Nick Wilbur and Win Slauch take ground ladder selection, platforms/towers vs. aerials, and more and roll them together to cover all the ins and outs of what it means to get a ladder truck to be operational and set up for success.

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Chris Mc Loone shares thoughts on his recent experience participating in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field as well as the upcoming September 11 anniversary.

Highway accidents and fire apparatus crashes--what is the answer? Chris Mc Loone and Chief Ricky Riley discuss the impact rig crashes have on budgets, operations, and potential solutions to the problem. Are blocking rigs the answer? Whatever answer your department comes up with, make sure you are capturing the data.

Riley also talks about challenges he encounters when consulting with departments on new fire apparatus orders and talks about Kentland, Maryland, Rescue-Engine 13 almost 10 years since it's predecessor was lost in a fire.

Plus: how does Ricky feel about NFPA 1900 no longer requiring VDRs in new rigs? 

Chris Mc Loone discusses the new Massachusetts law regarding PFAS in the PPE we wear to fires as well as three "Hybrid Trucks" being prepared to go in service in Atlanta, Georgia.

The inaugural episode of "The Apparatus Workshop" tackles the "working end" of an engine company apparatus: the rear of a pumper. But, like everything when we talk about fire apparatus, you can't talk about one thing without talking about something else. Join Nick Wilbur and Win Slauch to see where the conversation goes as they cover the working end of an engine.

Tanker/Tender designs continually evolve. Used in many rural areas, these rigs can be equipped or traditional first-due pumper responsibilities as well as being straight water haulers. Join Chris Mc Loone, Andy Soccodato, and Bill Adkins as the delve into designs for these units, whether or not they should respond at emergency speed, whether they should all be equipped with some type of pump, and more in this edition of our Water Delivery Podcast.

Dive into rescue truck design in this Podcast with Chris McLoone and Alex Moody as they discuss the variety of extrication tool types available and how each can impact rescue truck design.

Chris Mc Loone and Ken Newell, of Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects discuss the latest in fire station design trends, including hot, warm, and cold zone design; other health and safety features; building for electric fire apparatus; planning for the future; building for possible future electrification; and more.