Apparatus & Tools
Stay in the know with the newest information on apparatus and firefighting tools. We offer recent articles and news regarding fire apparatus and tools across the United States from fireapparatusmagazine.com and other sources.
- Polaris Leads the Off-Road Industry into the Future, Taking UTV Performance & Productivity to the Next Level with the All-New, All-Electric RANGER XP KineticAll-New Electric Powertrain Elevates the Industry’s Hardest Working, Smoothest Riding UTV to a Whole New Level of Capability, Durability and Performance Minneapolis, Dec. 1, 2021 – Polaris (NYSE: PII), the world leader in powersports and off-road innovation, has harnessed the power of electrification and is once again pushing the ... read more
- FL Firefighter Severely Injured After Being Struck by Car at Crash SceneAccording to a report from NWFDailyNews, a South Walton Fire District (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida) firefighter was airlifted to a local trauma center with severe injuries after he was struck by a car while helping at his own motor vehicle accident scene near State Road 20 Monday morning. The firefighter, whose name was ... read more
- Firefighters Search Through Four-Feet of Debris in Fatal CA Mobile Home Fire#Chatsworth; @LAFD #PIO overview of this evenings fatal structure fire. pic.twitter.com/JPTRIcwArW— 🅔🅡🅘🅚 🅢🅒🅞🅣🅣 (@PIOErikScott) December 1, 2021 Gregory Yee Los Angeles Times (MCT) Firefighters found a woman’s body at the scene of a mobile home fire Tuesday evening in Chatsworth, prompting a search for the home’s other occupants ... read more
- Fire at Boston Apartment Building Prompts Major EvacuationAt approximately 4:00 Fire on the 4th floor of a large apartment building at 95 Washington St in Brighton. Heavy smoke conditions in the buildiing and major evacuation of the floors 4,5, and 6 a 2nd and 3rd alarm has been ordered. pic.twitter.com/qZv39GqQH1— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) December ... read more
- Brockton (MA) Firefighters Rescue Landscaper Trapped in TreeBrockton Fire Department Technical Rescue Team rescues a victim from a tree at 218 West Street. pic.twitter.com/VIWUFe8wh2— Marc Vasconcellos (@PhotogMarc_ent) December 1, 2021 Cassie McGrath masslive.com (MCT) A man was rescued from a tree in Brockton on Tuesday, after getting stuck for 45 minutes to an hour, ... read more
- PA Firefighter’s Home Destroyed in FireJenna Wise pennlive.com (MCT) A dog was killed and four people lost their home during an overnight fire in Adams County, according to reports. The blaze broke out around 2:09 a.m. at the Cumberland Township home of a firefighter with the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department, according to a Facebook post on the fire department’s page. The ... read more
- Explosion of WWII Bomb in Munich Injures Four, Disrupts TrainsBERLIN (AP) — A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said. A column of smoke was seen rising from the site near the Donnersbergerbruecke station. The construction ... read more
- Firefighter Injures Leg, Dog Dies in Aurora (IL) House FireMegan Jones The Beacon-News, Aurora, Ill. (MCT) Nov. 30—An Aurora firefighter injured his leg and was transported to the hospital and a dog died during a house fire Monday afternoon in Aurora that left four residents displaced, Aurora Fire Department officials said. Firefighters responded around 2:06 p.m. after receiving ... read more
- Transylvania County (NC) Rescue of Arm Pinned by SUVMark Price The Charlotte Observer (MCT) What appeared to be a simple one-vehicle rollover presented rescuers with a grisly challenge Saturday, Nov. 27, in North Carolina’s mountainous Transylvania County. Someone in the SUV apparently had an arm out the vehicle’s window at the time of the crash. “Crews arrived ... read more
- Three Injured, Including Firefighter, in Multi-Alarm Fogelsville (PA) FireMolly Bilinski The Morning Call (MCT) Two residents and one firefighter were injured in a multi-alarm fire early Tuesday in Fogelsville, officials said on social media. One cat also perished in the fire. At 1:37 a.m., firefighters responded to the 8100 block of Main Street for a house fire, ... read more
- Norman (OK) Home Destroyed in FireEmma Keith The Norman Transcript, Okla. (MCT) Nov. 30—Fire crews worked through Monday night to respond to a fire that destroyed a northwest Norman home. Norman fire responded at 5:30 p.m. Monday to the Ridgeline Circle house fire, NFD Deputy Chief Mike Wilson said Tuesday. By the time firefighters ... read more
- One Dead, One Missing After Boating Accident in LABOGALUSA, La. (AP) — One boater is dead and another missing after an accident on the Pearl River, Louisiana authorities said Tuesday. Search crews found the body of Joseph Newby, 50, of Franklinton, late Monday and were looking for a 47-year-old man and the 14-foot (4.2-meter) boat on Tuesday, ... read more
- Authorities: Student Kills Three, Wounds Six at MI SchoolBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that he didn’t know ... read more
- Firefighter Training Tip: Poke the CeilingBack on March 17, 2011, two firefighters in Canada were killed in a commercial building when the roof caught on fire and collapsed on top of them. The reported conditions of the fire on arrival were light smoke coming from the roof with no visible flame. Two of the ... read more
- IL Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Man from Basement of Burning HomeMegan Jones The Beacon-News, Aurora, Ill. (MCT) Nov. 30—Five residents, including some who were hanging out of second-floor windows, were rescued from a burning home on the first block of Jackson Street in Aurora over the weekend, Aurora police and fire department officials said. Officials continue to investigate the fire in the Aurora home on the city’s ... read more
- NC Firefighters Rescue Person Whose Arm Was Trapped Under SUVMark Price The Charlotte Observer (MCT) What appeared to be a simple one-vehicle rollover presented rescuers with a grisly challenge Saturday, Nov. 27, in North Carolina’s mountainous Transylvania County. Someone in the SUV apparently had an arm out the vehicle’s window at the time of the crash. “Crews arrived on scene to ... read more
- Manchester (NH) Fire Captain Burned During Rescue Returns HomeMark Hayward The New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester (MCT) Nov. 29—Steve DesRuisseaux, the Manchester fire captain severely burned 24 days ago while rescuing residents in a apartment building fire, returned home Monday afternoon to the embrace of his family and the good wishes of dozens of his brother firefighters. DesRuissueaux turned ... read more
- At Least 40 Displaced, Numerous Apartments Damaged in Fort Worth (TX) FireThis AM, #yourFWFD responded to a 3-alarm apartment fire on the west side of #FortWorth [8700 blk N. Normandale]. In total, 35 fire apparatus & 95 emergency personnel responded the scene. We appreciate the mutual aid assistance from our partners @RoanokeFireEMS & #LakeWorthFire. pic.twitter.com/JcRRpiqS2b— Fort Worth Fire Department ... read more
- Fire in Barcelona Kills Family of Four, Including Two ChildrenBy ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A fire in part of a building occupied by squatters in central Barcelona killed four members of the same family, including two children ages 1 and 3, on Tuesday morning, a local government spokeswoman said. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze ... read more
- Homeless Encampment Starts Fire Under Atlanta (GA) BridgeAccording to a report from 11Alive, Atlanta (GA) Fire Rescue Department (AFRD) officials announced that a large fire that erupted underneath the bridge near the Buford connector in Atlanta, Georgia, this past weekend ignited because of a homeless encampment. On Monday, AFRD crews surveyed the damage. A video that ... read more
