Day three had many examples of how attendees to the Fire Truck Training Conference are the “obvious choices.”
Fire Truck Training Conference: “Be the Obvious Choice”
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Missoula (MT) FD to Build Maintenance Facility and Home for Mobile Support Team
The federal government awarded the city a $7 million grant, which comes on top of $7 million from a voter-approved levy.
Inside Darley: September/October 2024
This month, we’re sharing our Fall-Winter issue of the Darley Times where you can read more about our latest contracts with Sourcewell and the DoD, our new CFO, Lee Wise who has joined Team Darley, and information about our upcoming Pump Academy, taking place at our Chippewa Falls facility October 8th to the 10th. You can also read the latest industry report on the top 100 defense contractors in 2023 where Darley came in at 48th with sales of $953 million. We also share updates from FAMA for 2Q24 apparatus orders as well as the latest assessments from the BLM on North American seasonal wildfires.
Canton (NC) Approves $85K Emergency Repair to Fire Truck Engine; $5.8M Earmarked for New Station
The 2011 fire truck is one of three in the fleet and is needed to maintain the department’s fire rating.
Curtis Mullins of Round Rock (TX) Wins NAFA Fleet Technician of the Year
Curtis Mullins’ work involves comprehensive maintenance, bumper to bumper, top to bottom, lighting systems, computers, and hydraulics.
Ocala (FL) Fire Rescue Welcomes Groundbreaking Addition to Fleet
It comes equipped with five main tools crucial for effective firefighting: a pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.
Fire Equipment Maintenance Facility Unveiled at St. Johns (SC) Fire District
This pre-engineered 10,000-square-foot building will have three drive-through bays with 14-feet-by-14-feet overhead doors.
EVT Tech Talk | The Power of Visual Inspection
When I was a younger technician, just learning the trade, I heard the saying, “The biggest of issues can sometimes have the most obvious of solutions.”
Three Voltage Readings and Where We Find Them
Today, we will suggest some non-intrusive and time-saving tests. By performing these routinely, they can become second nature. These allow us to retrieve a significant amount of pertinent information and there may be times when these are the only tests needed.
U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of Two E-ONE Reduced-Size TITAN ARFF Trucks
The ARFF trucks are built on the E-ONE TITAN ARFF 4×4 AT chassis and cab, powered by a 500-horsepower Cummins X12 diesel engine.
E-ONE Celebrates 50 years in Business
Employees, dealers, customers, and local dignitaries all gathered on a day that Marion County Commissioner Michelle Stone and City of Ocala Mayor Ben Marciano both proclaimed as E-ONE Fire Truck Day.
EV Tech Talk: What Happens When You Shift Out of Road Mode Into Pump Mode?
Fire department training divisions should include some input from the mechanical division. As a mechanic, I can’t teach someone the proper way to put out a fire. I’m not trained for that. In the same breath, firefighters aren’t expected to know how the equipment they use works mechanically. Although firefighters don’t need to understand how to fix the equipment, a general understanding of how something works affects how they use it.
