
Atoka (TN) Fire Department Gets Sutphen SLR 75 Aerial-Ladder Quint
By Alan M. Petrillo Atoka Fire Department is a relatively new department, just under nine years old, in Tipton County, Tennessee, located 30 minutes north of Memphis. The department has two stations that are staffed by 18 paid full-time and six paid part-time...

Exxon Mobile and Dow Chemical Demand Big Water
The Exxon and Dow Chemical Fire Department needed four new industrial pumpers. The first delivered, Baytown Refinery pumper, features a Pierce Velocity® chassis, a Cummins X15 605-hp engine, and a Darley 2ZSM pump. The 5,500-gallon-per-minute (gpm) pump can discharge...
Emergency Plug® | The Only Way to Safely Disable Electric Vehicles
The Emergency Plug® has been developed to prevent unpredictable vehicle movement by any full or hybrid electric vehicle (EV) in an emergency situation as well as during regular maintenance, quickly creating and maintaining a safe working environment. Key benefits...
Progress Is Complex and Possible
By Kimberly Brown, Darley CMO Informational influence has become one of the most important leadership traits. While future and current leaders may have different perspectives than more senior members of the fire service, their level of dedication and willingness to...
ARTICLES
NFPA 1900 and Metrics
During the 1970s and 1980s there was a big nationwide push to go metric. I thought it was a foolish idea back then and still do today. Decimals and fractions have worked well for eons. They still do today. Regardless, almost five decades ago someone in the federal bureaucracy thought it was a great idea to use metrics.
Darley Pump Meets the Needs of Livingston Manor (NY) Fire District’s New Fire Truck
Don’t let the size fool you, with the Darley 1500-gpm pump it will take care of all of our water supply needs.
Travis County (TX) ESD No. 1 Gets Its First Mid-Mount Aerial Ladder Quint from Sutphen Corp.
Travis County (TX) ESD No. 1 was seeking to replace a rear-mount aerial ladder quint with a more maneuverable mid-mount model and turned to Sutphen Corp. who built a SL 75 aerial ladder quint for the district.
Deciphering and Navigating NFPA 1900
The National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 1900 Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles, Automotive Fire Apparatus, Wildland Fire Apparatus and Automotive Ambulances becomes effective Jan. 1, 2024. It is not an easy read and it will not fit in your back pocket.
PRESS RELEASES
Exxon Mobile and Dow Chemical Demand Big Water
An industrial setting requires fire trucks to flow a high volume of pressured water and foam at an extremely high rate of speed to elevated storage tanks and large processing facilities.
Emergency Plug® | The Only Way to Safely Disable Electric Vehicles
The Emergency Plug® has been developed to prevent unpredictable vehicle movement by any full or hybrid electric vehicle (EV) in an emergency situation as well as during regular maintenance, quickly creating and maintaining a safe working environment.
Progress Is Complex and Possible
We are inspired by the overwhelming enthusiasm and creativity showcased in our second Thought Leadership Essay Competition. With a commendable 85 entries centered on recruitment and diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) within the fire service, it’s evident that our fire service heroes are eager to spotlight this important discussion.
Darley Pump Meets the Needs of Livingston Manor (NY) Fire District’s New Fire Truck
Don’t let the size fool you, with the Darley 1500-gpm pump it will take care of all of our water supply needs.
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Inside Darley: October/November 2023
Darley partnered with Ford Motor Company back in 1925 to build a fire truck on a Model T chassis. Nearly 100 years later, we’re proud to work with Ford again in launching the Bronco Wildland Firefighting Command Rig, a go-anywhere rig to help coordinate firefighting crews in New Mexico.
Inside Darley: August/September 2023
Back in 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, with a portion of funding going to the U.S. Forest Service and other groups within the Department of Agriculture to help fight the increase in wildfires. With that initiative in...
Inside Darley: June/July 2023
https://youtu.be/QSoTUiQgqqU This past month, we lost a real legend at Darley – Reg Darley, who passed away at the age of 90, very peacefully surrounded by his family. Reg was just a magnificent man. He ran our catalog division here at Darley, and he was a Vice...
Inside Darley: May 2023
https://youtu.be/S0ZI_A_-dxc FDIC Wrap-Up, Another Pandemic Possibly on the Horizon We're just back from the Fire Department Instructors Conference down in Indianapolis, and it was a great show - we introduced a lot of new products, including our new PS 2000 GPM pump,...
Inside Darley: April 2023
https://youtu.be/zqfKky5sFWg The new episode of Inside Darley features updates on the fire apparatus market, FDIC pre-registrations running about 36% ahead of last year, the new Spring/Summer Darley Times newsletter and more. This year is showing no signs of slowing...
Inside Darley: March 2023
https://youtu.be/wGZngonkfcs Managing Inflation and the Economy Inflation is at a 40-year high, and interest rates are going through the roof. We've got a stock market in flux. The chances of a recession are nearing 100% -- according to some experts. Hopefully, this...
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Inside Darley: October/November 2023
Darley partnered with Ford Motor Company back in 1925 to build a fire truck on a Model T chassis. Nearly 100 years later, we’re proud to work with Ford again in launching the Bronco Wildland Firefighting Command Rig, a go-anywhere rig to help coordinate firefighting crews in New Mexico.
Atoka (TN) Fire Department Gets Sutphen SLR 75 Aerial-Ladder Quint
Atoka decided on a SLR 75 built on a Monarch heavy-duty custom chassis with a 62-inch four-door extended cab and a 10-inch raised roof seating five firefighters, three of them in SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) seats.
Exxon Mobile and Dow Chemical Demand Big Water
An industrial setting requires fire trucks to flow a high volume of pressured water and foam at an extremely high rate of speed to elevated storage tanks and large processing facilities.
Emergency Plug® | The Only Way to Safely Disable Electric Vehicles
The Emergency Plug® has been developed to prevent unpredictable vehicle movement by any full or hybrid electric vehicle (EV) in an emergency situation as well as during regular maintenance, quickly creating and maintaining a safe working environment.