The Santa Rosa Fire Department is set to receive two KME® 101-foot Tractor-Drawn AerialCats™ (TDA) to serve its area.
Santa Rosa (CA) FD Places Order for Two KME 101-Foot Tractor-Drawn AerialCats
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Fire Apparatus
Fultondale Fire and Rescue (AL) Purchases New Spartan Pumper and 100-Foot Mid-Mount Platform
These two apparatus will serve as replacement trucks for the department.
Atoka (TN) Fire Department Gets Sutphen SLR 75 Aerial-Ladder Quint
Atoka decided on a SLR 75 built on a Monarch heavy-duty custom chassis with a 62-inch four-door extended cab and a 10-inch raised roof seating five firefighters, three of them in SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) seats.
Walk-Around Video of Pedernales (TX) FD’s New Sutphen Pumper
Last month, the Pedernales Fire Department (TX) visited Sutphen for final inspection of its new custom pumper. Take a walk-around with Battalion Chief Chad Kubin to learn more about this impressive unit.
Exxon Mobile and Dow Chemical Demand Big Water
An industrial setting requires fire trucks to flow a high volume of pressured water and foam at an extremely high rate of speed to elevated storage tanks and large processing facilities.
San Bernardino County (CA) FD Orders Four KME Custom 4×2 Pumpers and a 4×4 Pumper
These new vehicles will join the existing fleet of more than 50 KME units currently in service within the county.
KME Delivers 101-Foot Tractor-Drawn AerialCat to West Palm Beach (FL) FD
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™.
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.
Integrating Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems (UxS) into Your Team
Unmanned Systems are being added as critical team members across first responder teams, and adoption is predicted to grow by 10% in the next seven years according to Cognitive Market Research. While it is easy to buy a drone, the work of setting up a viable program can be daunting.
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.
