Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Podcast

The Apparatus Workshop: Parade Ready vs Response Ready, the Final Inspection

Nick Wilbur and Win Slauch welcome Tom Shand back to The Apparatus Workshop to discuss the final inspection process and what fire departments need to know about their new rigs before they place them in service.

Brought to by our friends at The Fire Store.

Talking Trucks: Tires

Chris Mc Loone and Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Advisor Chris Daly discuss the importance of properly maintaining the tires that carry you and your crews to emergency incidents and cover some ways to maintain control of a vehicle in case a tire blowout occurs while responding.

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Water Delivery: Dump Sites

Having covered fill sites, Bill Adkins and Andy Soccodato join Chris Mc Loone to discuss how to set up efficient dump sites, what types of rigs are most appropriate for functioning at dump sites, essential equipment and more.

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The Apparatus Workshop: Data--How We Use It & Why It's Important for Apparatus

Nick Wilbur and Win Slauch tackle the topic of data: why we get them, wen we get them, how we use them, and what parts are important for single apparatus assessment or an entire fleet assessment.

Inside USSC

Adam Graves, Director of First Responder Sales - Valor, sits down with Chris Mc Loone to talk about USSC, how it's more than a seat company, Graves's new role with the company, and USSC's partnerships with other safety companies.

Special Delivery Extra: East Litchfield (CT) Pumper

New England has a variety of station designs, ages, and locations. East Litchfield Fire Company's station had a few challenges when it was designing its newest pumper, among them the height and width of the bay door as well as the rig's angle of approach. The fire company turned to 4 Guys Fire Trucks to build an engine that would accommodate these restrictions, ending up with beaver tails at the top rear of the apparatus. Representatives from the manufacturer, dealer, and fire department sit down with Chris Mc Loone to discuss the rig and its design in depth. 

Inside Lighting and Electric Valves

Chris Mc Loone and Jason Witmier, director of education and technology at Safe Fleet, discuss the challenges of understanding today's lighting system ratings and technology and how electric valves for fire apparatus have evolved in this episode of the Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Podcast.

Talking Trucks with Ricky Riley

Talking maintenance might have been a better title for this episode since Chris Mc Loone and Ricky Riley tackle issues like shop labor, standardizing fleets, the importance of fleet representation on fire apparatus purchasing committees and more.