Itasca, IL, February 14, 2022 – A first in the industry, Darley is hosting an essay competition open to anyone in the fire service to source fresh ideas on leadership from the company officer’s perspective. This competition allows members of the fire service to share...
FLAIM Trainer
The FLAIM Trainer is a virtual reality firefighter training system that incorporates haptic technology and biometric sensors while immersing the firefighter in one of 60 different scenarios. Not intended to replace live-fire training, the FLAIM Trainer helps...
Darley and Partners Deliver Water to Residents Evacuated by Fire in Colorado
Itasca, IL, January 13, 2022 – Darley, along with partners SVI Trucks, Max Fire Apparatus, and Rosenbauer of America came together this week to send a full trailer of Darley Safe Water Boxes to Erie, Colo., to help those evacuated by the recent wildfires. The shipment...
The Pump Choice for Fleets Across the Country
By Jason S. Darley The Darley LDMX-MT is making waves from the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department to Baltimore County, Maryland, and now on the West Coast. The LDM is currently being installed at one of our OEM partner facilities for the California Office of Emergency...
Darley 1.5AGE24K a Wildland Workhorse
By Jason S. Darley The Darley 1.5AGE24K has earned its position as a best-in-class wildland firefighting pump and continues to demonstrate why it maintains a strong market lead. The 1.5AGE pump is a high-pressure, low-volume, single-stage pump with a single impeller...
Darley EM Pump Continues to Hold Its Own in Major Metro Fire Departments
By Jason S. Darley In 2013, a trend of many major metropolitan fire departments making the switch to Darley pumps began with the Charlotte (NC) Fire Department committing to move to a Darley EM 2000 pump. Many other departments, including those in Toronto and...
Darley Announces Availability of Smart Bottle®
Itasca, IL, July 13, 2021 – Darley, in partnership with KRW, has available three sizes of the Smart Bottle, a ruggedized, BPA-free, collapsilble bottle that stores flat but stands upright even when partially filled. It is ideal for disaster response and emergency...
Darley PSM Pump Surging in Popularity
By Jason S. Darley The Darley PSM 1500 Pump has continued to surge in popularity with many fire departments. Both the Detroit (MI) Fire Department and Boston (MA) Fire Department have been featured in recent Darley “We Switched” advertising campaigns as new Darley...
KIMTEK Unveils Large Capacity Firelite® FDHP-303-300 Brush Truck Skid Unit
May 25, 2021 – Orleans, VT – KIMTEK has added a large capacity model to its brush truck series skid unit lineup. The new Series FIRELITE® FDHP-303-300 skid unit is desired by departments needing larger water capacity, affordable brush truck units with...
Darley Delivering Four High-Water Custom CAFS Pumpers to Sheldon (TX) Fire & Rescue
By Alan M. Petrillo W.S. Darley & Co. has built four custom pumpers designed to ford high water conditions for Sheldon (TX) Fire & Rescue, a fire district in Harris County to the east of Houston. Roland Balderas, Sheldon’s assistant chief administrator, says...
Darley Announces Virtual Apparatus Conference for 2021
The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) in partnership with the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association (FAMA) powered by Darley, is pleased to announce the dates of the 2021 Virtual Fire Apparatus Conference. On May 18 and 19, 2021, 11:00AM - 3:00PM...
Darley Builds CAFS Quick-Attack Truck for East Avon, NY
By Alan M. Petrillo East Avon (NY) Fire Department always was a believer in equipping its apparatus with foam systems, especially for industrial applications and for motor vehicle fires, but hesitated to get into compressed air foam systems (CAFS) until a new board of...