By Ricky Riley In past Rig articles and Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment articles, I have championed having numerous options for receiving water to your engine company. Making sure you have all the tools in the tool box to be able to supply the engine with...
Ask A Darley Engineer: Driveline Layout for Pump Installations
Q: How does Darley determine if a driveline layout is acceptable for a pump installation? A: Darley closely reviews four key categories before approving a driveline application. We begin by determining if the driveline diameter can handle the maximum torque to be...
Orlando (FL) International Airport Fire Rescue HP 100 Aerial Platform
CUSTOMER INFORMATION Truck Type: Aerials Dealer: Hall-Mark RTC Dealer Phone: 800-524-6072 FEATURES AT A GLANCE Body: Extruded aluminum Platform: Extruded aluminum aerial Chassis: Cyclone II with 67.5-inch CA Engine: Cummins ISX12 500-hp...
Rig of the Day: Nixa (MO) Fire Protection District AerialCat 109-Foot Ladder
APPARATUS TYPE 109' Rear-mount AerialCat Ladder CAB/CHASSIS KME Predator™ Severe Service LFD Chassis With Flat Roof Optimo Rear Vision/GPS Camera System DRIVETRAIN Cummins ISX12 500-hp Engine With Brake Allison 4500 EVS 5-Speed Automatic...
The Rig: Everything Has a Place
By Ricky Riley Recently I have been posting a number of pictures on Twitter that show great ideas and designs for storing equipment on fire apparatus. The finished products look great, but what is not taken...
REV Group Fire Division Brands Introduce New Aerial Products
REV-Group’s Fire Division has been busy since FDIC International 2018, particularly with its aerial lines.
Ferrara Builds 109-Foot Aerial for the Shreveport (LA) Fire Department
By Alan M. Petrillo The Shreveport (LA) Fire Department has been a longtime customer of Ferrara Fire Apparatus, so it was no surprise that Shreveport turned to Ferrara when it needed a new aerial. "We've been...
Thoughts on the Deck Gun
By Ricky Riley During recent purchases of new apparatus, we took a look at how we can deploy master stream devices off our new engines. What seems to be a growing unfortunate trend in the fire service is the alarming number of large fires in buildings under...
Glendale (AZ) Fire Department Takes Delivery of Final E-ONE eMAX Pumper of Six-Engine Order
By Alan M. Petrillo The Glendale (AZ) Fire Department has received the sixth E-ONE eMAX pumper of the half dozen it ordered late in 2017. The department previously had E-ONE build other eMAX pumpers for it, one in 2015 and two in 2016. Wayne Smith, Glendale's chief,...
Gallery: Rigs on the Show Floor at FDIC International 2018
FDIC International is practically underway. Exhibitors continue to get their booths ready for the show’s opening on April 26. Here’s a sampling of some rigs on the show floor.
Ask A Darley Engineer
What is the impact of recent EPA changes on diesel engine driven pumps?—Bill Davidson, Skeeter Brush Trucks
For the past few months, I have been answering the same question, relative to availability of EPA-compliant diesel engines: “What diesel engines are available for sale in the U.S. Marketplace?”
The Rig: It’s the Little Things
By Ricky Riley When trying to come up with ideas for this month’s Rig article, I spent a lot of time looking at our new delivery of engines. We were fortunate enough to purchase six engines over the last year...












