Just like with other skills such as pulling hose and throwing ladders, crews just need to be trained to use hammers, screwdrivers, etc.

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Departments are returning to basics: designing and purchasing apparatus that are practical, maintainable, and built for performance.

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A Winter Haven (FL) Fire Department pumper collided with an SUV resulting in the SUV driver being critically injured and requiring helicopter transport to a trauma center.

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The Keene (NH) Fire Department announced that fire trucks must reroute to Roxbury Street due to bridge restrictions in East Keene, potentially delaying response times by five to eight minutes.

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Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 of Chesapeake City (MD) Inc. was ready to replace an older engine, and turned to Sutphen for a custom pumper.

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