Apparatus Components
Darley Unveils Fully Electric Pump

Darley Unveils Fully Electric Pump

Itasca, IL, April 11, 2022 – Recent technological developments and a focus on sustainability have led our engineering team towards a path to electrification. Our team at Darley is continually energized by the challenge of developing innovative products that serve our...

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An FDIC Sneak Peek of Darley’s New EM 2250

An FDIC Sneak Peek of Darley’s New EM 2250

By Jason S. Darley A mainstay in many metro fire departments and in the Darley product lineup for many years, the Darley EM 2000 has been the subject of an intensive product improvement campaign in the Darley Pump Division for the past two years. While many companies...

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NFPA 1901 Zone C Rear Lighting – Part 2

NFPA 1901 Zone C Rear Lighting – Part 2

By Bill Adams Part 1 ended inferring the rear ends of most pumpers are congested work areas. And it questioned whether apparatus manufacturers’ standard locations for chassis and warning lights could hinder fireground operations. This part continues that...

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Darley Answers Market Demand with TSM 2000 Pump

Darley Answers Market Demand with TSM 2000 Pump

By Jason S. Darley In 2021, Darley celebrated the first shipments of our new TSM product, originally released to the OEM market in spring 2020. Not only does this product fill a long-empty gap in our product mix in a single-suction 2,000-gallons-per-minute (gpm)...

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NFPA 1901 Zone C Rear Lighting – Part 1

NFPA 1901 Zone C Rear Lighting – Part 1

By Bill Adams This article is not intended to disparage, demonize, or criticize fire apparatus purchasers; apparatus and warning light manufacturers; or any entity that governs, regulates, or mandates the design of fire apparatus. It addresses some misconceptions...

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NFPA Warning Light Systems & Certifications

NFPA Warning Light Systems & Certifications

By Bill Adams In the industrial and manufacturing world, standardization is making multiple identical products to lower the cost per unit. The concept is embraced by most fire apparatus manufacturers (OEMs); however, it is detested by all but a very few fire...

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The Pump Choice for Fleets Across the Country

The Pump Choice for Fleets Across the Country

By Jason S. Darley The Darley LDMX-MT is making waves from the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department to Baltimore County, Maryland, and now on the West Coast. The LDM is currently being installed at one of our OEM partner facilities for the California Office of Emergency...

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Darley 1.5AGE24K a Wildland Workhorse

Darley 1.5AGE24K a Wildland Workhorse

By Jason S. Darley The Darley 1.5AGE24K has earned its position as a best-in-class wildland firefighting pump and continues to demonstrate why it maintains a strong market lead. The 1.5AGE pump is a high-pressure, low-volume, single-stage pump with a single impeller...

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Sutphen Delivers Aerial Ladder Quint, Custom Pumper to Eden (NC) Fire Department

Sutphen Delivers Aerial Ladder Quint, Custom Pumper to Eden (NC) Fire Department

“We went to our dealer, Robert Stanley at Stevens Fire Equipment, and he had a 70-foot aerial platform quint demo that he brought over for us to examine,” says Todd Harden, Eden’s chief. “We were very pleased with the performance of the 75-foot aerial ladder quint we bought from Sutphen a few years ago, and decided to replace our 1991 Grumman Firecat 102-foot aerial platform with the Sutphen 70-foot platform.”

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FDIC International 2021: Access Steps and Handrails

FDIC International 2021: Access Steps and Handrails

By Bill Adams After a year’s hiatus, the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, IN, had numerous apparatus on display from multiple vendors. In addition to unveiling new products and apparatus designs, most rigs were equipped with traditional...

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