Heavy Rescue White Plains, NY Fire Department chose a Spartan Gladiator chassis, powered by a Cummins X15 505 HP engine, and a SVI Trucks box. This...
Fort Morgan’s new Heavy Rescue is replacing its 20-year-old SVI-built truck with this new Heavy Rescue. The new rig features an 18′ aluminum SVI-body mounted on...
One of my favorite things about Facebook is how quick a great idea can be shared and used by others. A great example is a post...
One of the reasons I love social media sites like Facebook is how one fire service related picture can spark constructive conversation. For example, Howard Eagan...
The photos below of Rescue 1 from the Gastonia Fire Department in North Carolina that were taken at FDIC in 2015. The photos are before delivery...
A plane crashed into the trees near the Gettysburg Regional Airport Saturday afternoon. The pilot, an 87-year-old local man, was not injured. The pilot experienced an...
Engine Rescue 121 of the Plain Township Fire Deparement in New Albany Ohio is a 2010 Sutphen Monarch engine with rescue body, 20kw hydraulic generator and...
With the polar vertex gripping a large part of the United States, it never hurts to review some important steps we need to take with our...
What Grade of Chain for Rescue Use? Answering the question of which grade of chain to use for rescue applications is not so cut and dry....
While I was in Germany for the 2014 Rescue Days a Man Truck and Bus representative handed out information on their rescue guides. Man created a...
Building a box crib is a basic skill in extrication, building collapse, etc. However, can you quickly answer what the capacity of 2 X 2 cribbing...
The Baker’s Dozen of Lifting Airbags Lift an inch, crib an inch. Cribbing should be continually monitored during the entire lifting operations. Use cribbing to maximize...
