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Cuando nos unimos a los bomberos una de las primeras cosas que aprendimos fue a conocer la unidad o carro que estaríamos usando. Uno de los temas más importantes fue aprender la ubicación de equipos en cada una de las unidades o carros. Una vez que la formación inicial de...

Welcome back to the final part of our discussion on the quint.  In Part 1 we discussed the background of the quint and some of the thoughts a department must examine when purchasing this piece of equipment. In Part 2 we will wrap everything up by discussing the compartments and...

Modern fire apparatus comes in all shapes and sizes. From mini-pumpers that fit into parking garages to rescue’s that seem to stretch for a city block, one can let their imagination run wild when its time to spec out a new piece of apparatus. Often overlooked as an optio...

When we first joined the fire department one of the first things we learned about was the apparatus we would be staffing. One of the most important items was learning the equipment locations on each of the apparatus. Once initial recruit/probationary training is completed it is...