The new SLR 108 features Sutphen’s Huck® bolted aerial device with 3:1 safety factor and a 750-pound tip load when dry and 500-pound tip load when wet.
Sutphen Introduces SLR 108 Aerial Fire Apparatus
read more
Apparatus Components
Warning Light Glare and the SAE
Lately the fire service, warning light manufacturers, pundits, commentators, and safety gurus alike have advocated doing something about the glare or distraction of warning lights that people say can, could, may, or might be a cause or a contributing factor of accidents.
Darley TS 2000 GPM Compact Single-Stage End Suction Pump
The engineering and design of the TS pump has allowed Darley to rate the TS Series pump at 2,000 gpm while maintaining the same footprint and packaging options of its PS Series product line.
Ask a Darley Engineer: Thermal Relief Valves
Essentially, Darley’s thermal relief valve assembly is a thermal switch that controls a ball valve, which opens when the thermal switch senses hot water.
Chevron Phillips Company, Baytown, TX, Sutphen Aerial
Chevron Phillips Company, Baytown, TX, recently took delivery of this Sutphen aerial fire apparatus equipped for industrial firefighting.
Official Training for Sutphen Aerial Service and Maintenance
With four sessions offered, these three-day, hands-on training classes will be hosted at Sutphen’s new Service, Parts and Reconditioning Center, as well as its Sutphen Hilliard location.
Brindlee Mountain: We Promise
A number of service techs and other fire fighters from two different states spent four days learning the intricacies of water pumps that are vital equipment on most fire trucks.
Are “High and Slow” Warning Lights Feasible?
This article does NOT address warning lights when responding. However, some comments made could be applicable to that mode. It addresses warning lights used in the blocking-the-right-of-way mode.
Pierce to Make Digital Collision Avoidance Technology Standard on Custom Apparatus
Custom fire apparatus manufactured by Pierce will be equipped with HAAS Alert collision avoidance technology.
Purchasing Specifications or Textbook, Part 2
By Bill Adams Part 1 described my personal opinion that fire apparatus purchasing specifications can be “short and sweet” and right to the point. They should not be used as a textbook or an educational tool for the fire department. Four scenarios were pointed out. A...
The Rig: Pieces and Parts
Parts and pieces are what get our rigs to calls each and every day. You, as the purchaser, need to do your own vetting and understand the availability and durability of those parts on your apparatus.
Ask A Darley Engineer: What is the latest with C8 Class B foams?
By Darley Team What is the latest with C8 Class B foams? Is there a safer alternative?—Asked by Ted Soldan, chief, Otter Lake (MI) Volunteer Fire and First Responders Recent awareness of PFAS (per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances) environmental contamination is...
