This marks the first TDA ordered for the city of West Palm Beach. West Palm also has ordered a 103-foot 4 Section Tandem Axle KME Tuff Truck™.
KME Delivers 101-Foot Tractor-Drawn AerialCat to West Palm Beach (FL) FD
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Apparatus Components
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.
Darley’s In Service Podcast | New Eco-Friendly Efforts at Darley; India’s Fire Service Industry; Leaders Need to Look in the Mirror
In this episode of the In Service podcast, “New Eco-friendly Efforts at Darley”, we feature a special guest, Amanda Norman, a manufacturing engineering manager at Darley. She shares her transition from product development and enhancement to a focus on manufacturing engineering the most efficient and highest quality products Darley has to offer.
Lexington County (SC) Fire Services Adds Sutphen Aerial Platform Quint
Lexington County (SC) Fire Services has put a Sutphen SPH 100 aerial platform quint in service in its fleet of firefighting apparatus.
Bozeman (MT) Fire Department to Receive Two New Sutphen Pumpers at $600K Each
The Bozeman Fire Department reported on social media June 5 that two new pumpers, originally ordered in August 2021, are nearing completion and are expected to arrive mid-summer.
Skid Units for Small Pumpers and UTVs
Fire departments running small pumpers and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) can choose from a wide variety of slip-in skid units for their rigs. The makers of skid units work closely with departments to develop the types of skids needed for specific applications as well as for general fire suppression from smaller platforms.
Meadville (PA) Fire Rescue & EMS Returns to Sutphen for SLR 75 Quint
Meadville (PA) Fire Rescue & EMS had a 30-year-old aerial platform and a pumper that were starting to have maintenance issues, so the department put together a truck committee to spec out a quint that could fill the functions of both an engine and a truck. At the end of the committee’s work, the department decided to purchase a Sutphen SLR 75 quint aerial ladder.
Endwell (NY) Fire Department Replaces Aerial with Sutphen SPH 100 Aerial Platform
The end result is a Sutphen SPH 100 foot aerial platform built on a Sutphen Monarch heavy duty custom chassis with a 62-inch extended four-door flat-roof cab.
Darley Embraces ‘No Pump Down’ Attitude
Darley, Waterous and Hale all make great centrifugal firefighting pumps. If we all did not build a high-quality product, none of us would be in business for well over 100 years.
Opelika (AL) Fire Department Gets Sutphen SL 100 Aerial-Ladder Quint
Sutphen Corp. has delivered a SL 100 aerial ladder quint to Opelika (AL) Fire Department that will replace a 25-year old rear-mount aerial platform, which will be held in reserve.
