Drivers/engineers have been called the unsung heroes of the fireground. If the engine crew on the end of the handline doesn’t get sustained water pumped at the correct pressure and flowing the needed volume of water, the firefight can come to a screeching halt.

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The Stevens Point (WI) Fire Department held a push-in ceremony for its new 2025 Pierce Enforcer pumper, which has a 2,000-gpm pump and carries 1,000-gallons of water.

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Ground was broken recently for the new South Ocean Pines (MD) Fire Station. The station has been in the works for several years.

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A segment of road was dedicated to fallen firefighter Joshua Laird during a ceremony that also marked the groundbreaking for a new Green Valley (MD) Fire Station.

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Blanchat Manufacturing built this 1,200-gallon tanker for the Hasty-McClave Fire Protection District, Hasty, CO, on a 1997 Stewart Stevenson M-1088 cab and chassis.

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