Originally known as Emergency One, E-ONE was founded by Bob Wormser in 1974.
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Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part One
Today let’s consider the series circuit in which the intended loads are not balanced. In a past life, I trained for a company who had on their curriculum staff the originator of this idea. For the moment I will skip the introduction to his question, but he asked what would happen if we connected a low wattage bulb in series with a high wattage bulb.
Voltage Drops and Amperage Flow
Today we will look at the principles behind unbalanced loads and how we can use what we learn to train our brain to think in a certain way. It is in the development of thinking skills that we can learn to recognize that odd problem that may seem as though the vehicle is playing tricks on us.
Maximizing the Efficiency of Your Fleet
Parts shortages have impacted all fleets for the past three years. During the pandemic, all parts were in short supply, gas and diesel.
Voltage Drops and Available Voltage
Today we will go a little deeper into the third voltage test from last time, that of Available Voltage. To review, Available Voltage is the voltage that is delivered by the Source Voltage (battery, for our purposes today) through the harness to the load.
Tempe (AZ) FD Takes Delivery of Four E-ONE Pumpers
The new pumpers are different from traditional side-mount pumpers in that their pump panels are on the curb side of the rigs.
Quint Offers Greater Reach, Maneuverability to St. Augustine (FL) FD
St. Augustine is notorious for its tight streets, and navigating fire apparatus throughout the city is an inherent problem and a challenge.
Vancouver (WA) FD Replaces Tractor Drawn Aerial With New KME Tiller
The department needed to replace the oldest of the tillers and wanted a new rig that mirrored the customization of its earlier TDAs.
Inside Darley: July/August 2024
This month we’re sharing what CEOs are reading this summer, six important areas that separate the best CEOs from others, important topics that Team Darley have been learning about in partnership with The Leadership Podcast, a recap of our Annual Defense Sales Conference, upcoming events that Team Darley will be attending this summer, such as the 15th Annual NDIA Great Lakes Conference, and we’re sharing the latest update to our new e-commerce site!
Priming Systems Overview with Troubleshooting Tips
This article will focus on class A pump priming systems and how to maintain and troubleshoot them. First, we need to understand how a “prime” works, and what can help and hinder us during the priming process.
EVT Talk with Greg Moore
Moore cites areas he has seen such investment pay off, and also discusses how to educate department brass about the complexity of today’s rigs.
Patterson Creek (WV) FD Adds Vacuum Tanker to Fleet
Vacuum tankers are not a new concept in rural water supply but are not well known in today’s fire service.
