Since 1980, Ready Rack™ by Groves Incorporated has been a leader in supplying fire departments with quality storage systems. Groves started with the open-air turnout storage system and over the years developed our Red Rack® product line. The Red Rack® storage systems are available in mobile, freestanding, and wall-mounted configurations.

Wall-mounted Red Racks® have an exclusive modular design, allowing them to be available in any run length needed. They also allow for maximum air circulation permitting PPE and gear to dry faster and last longer. Available in 18”, 20”, and 24” wide sections, Ready Rack wall-mounted racks are 20” deep and 72” in height. The length depends on how many units are purchased. They are made with heavy-duty tubular steel with a red powder coated finish that stands up to demanding firefighting environments and helps the racks from fading or chalking under UV light conditions. The materials also stand up to a 184-hour salt spray test. Each locker unit comes complete with: adjustable boot and helmet shelves, hanging pole, appeal/bunker pant hooks, label holder for name plate, and a limited five-year warranty on manufacturer defect. Groves offers a security option that incudes a lockable door and top security shelf that are sold seperately.

Other items that pair with the Red Rack® systems are PPE Hangers, Gear Guard Covers, Personal Property Boxes, and Ready Rack Benches.

For more information, visit www.readyrack.com.

A trash bin fire spread to the back of a strip mall in Everett on Wednesday morning, but quick action by firefighters stopped the blaze from spreading. Crews responded to the blaze, in the 7600 block of Evergreen Way, at about 7 a.m. after receiving reports of a fire behind the building. When they arrived on scene, they could see smoke and flames starting to spread to the back of the strip mall, which includes a Safeway grocery, Ichiban Teriyaki rstaurant and a Domino's Pizza.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2017 9:05:14 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Two people were transported to Community Hospital this morning after a fire at a home in South Aberdeen. Crews are still on scene, in the 200 block of East Curtis Street, working to keep flames from extending into the attic of the two-story home. Battalion Chief Damon Lillybridge said it appears the fire started in an attached building behind the home, “It started in the back, started getting into the main structure.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2017 7:07:37 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM

A Montgomery firefighter who collapsed at the scene of a house fire late Tuesday night was pronounced dead at a hospital, the state Fire Marshal's office has reported. "It's a sad day for Western Massachusetts," said Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshal's office. The blaze at 1524 Southampton Road was reported shortly after 11 p.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MassLive.com

The Remsen Street fire burned so intensely on Thursday that it melted the tires, electric system and hydraulic lines of the Watervliet-Green Island aerial ladder truck at the fire scene, officials said Tuesday. “It was so hot that it melted the tires. It’s fire resistant not fire proof,” said Sean Ward, executive assistant to Green Island Mayor Ellen McNulty-Ryan.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Albany Times Union