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Friday Dec 26, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
This episode of FEMSA Focus features Peter Askey, president of FEMSA, and Todd Herring, vice president of product innovation at Fire-Dex. Askey and Herring join Chris Mc Loone to discuss NFPA 1950, its origins, FEMSA tools for caring for PPE, and how the fire service can participate in the standard development process.
Brought to you by our friends at Rescue Intellitech.
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
In the latest Apparatus Workshop episode, Nick Wilbur and Win Slauch reviewed previous Podcast topics and discussed how to get 2026 started off right.
Brought to you by our friends at Rescue Intellitech.
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
In this episode of FAMA Forum, Chris Mc Loone discusses the inaugural FAMA Fire Apparatus Design Symposium with Jason Witmier, who provides the organizer's perspective, and Assistant Chief of Operations Ray Fuiten, Green Bay Metro Fire Department, who provides an attendee's perspective. Learn about this year’s event, next year’s event, why Chief Fuiten decided to attend, and advice for people who might be on the fence for next year.
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
In this episode, Andy Soccodato share lessons learned from their training experiences during 2025. The discussion touched numerous practical aspects of water supply, pumping operations, and apparatus setup within diverse firefighting environments.
For a deep dive into water supply operations and apparatus setups drawn from across the country, this podcast remains a valuable resource to bookmark and share among pump operators and water supply officers alike.
Brought to you by our friends at Rescue Intellitech.
Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
In this episode of Talking Trucks, Chris Mc Loone sat down with fire service veteran Ricky Riley to discuss the NFPA 1900 standard, particularly the recommendations governing fire apparatus service lives. The conversation tackled the practicality of the “15/25 year rule” — that is, retiring rigs from frontline service at 15 years and fully from service by 25 — amid today’s fiscal and operational realities as well as fire apparatus reliability.
Brought to you by our friends at Rescue Intellitech.
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
In this episode of the Fire Apparatus and Emergency Equipment podcast, host Chris McLoone shared his thoughts on apparatus reliability and the replacement timelines NFPA 1900 recommends. His reflections touched on real-world operational challenges and financial constraints that departments face nationwide.
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Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
This episode of the Apparatus Workshop Podcast focuses on reserve fire apparatus and how to spec rigs to reduce out of service time and help fleets survive the current market trend. Join Nick Wilbur, Win Slauch, and Tom Shand for this discussion on ensuring your new rigs are spec'd out to stay in service so you don't have to rely on your reserve fleet.
Brought to you our friends at Rescue Intellitech and TheFireStore.
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
In this episode of Moving Water, Chris Mc Loone, Andy Soccodato, and Bill Adkins discuss preventive maintenance on water delivery equipment. From manifold appliances and nozzles to intake valves and tanker dump valves, the conversation lays out practical advice for keeping your apparatus fully operational.
Brought to you our friends at Rescue Intellitech and TheFireStore.com.