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Posted: Aug 8, 2017

USMC Orders Additional P-19R ARFF Vehicles

Oshkosh's Defense has received a delivery order worth over $16 million to provide an additional 23 P-19R Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) ve...
The Oshkosh P-19R ARFF vehicles are equipped with the TAK-4 independent suspension system designed to support operations in off-road environments. The vehicle also features the Command Zone integrated control and diagnostics system.
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Posted: Aug 8, 2017

Photos: 2017 Frankenmuth (MI) Muster Fire Apparatus

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Posted: Aug 8, 2017

Firefighters investigating recent 'suspicious' fires along the Greenway in Yakima

Firefighters are investing the suspicious fires that have been taking place along the Greenway and say these blazes might not have been started accidentally. This is the fourth fire that has burned along the path and firefighters have teamed up with the Yakima police department to investigate the causes.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2017 3:22:20 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Aug 8, 2017

Dramatic high-water rescue: Texas firefighters save man stranded on SUV

San Antonio firefighters rescued a driver who was stuck on top of an SUV in high, rapid waters on the city's west side Monday morning. The incident happened on Pinn Road near Highway 151. The young man, who was on his way to work, ended up stranded on top of his SUV for 45 minutes. Firefighters attempted to extend a unit ladder to the young man.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KENS5.com San Antonio
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Posted: Aug 8, 2017

NIOSH urges training improvements after Chicago firefighter's fatal fall at warehouse

Chicago Fire Department battalion chief saw one of his firefighters fall to his death seconds after the chief radioed crews to be on the lookout for openings in the floor that weren't secured or covered, according to a federal safety report. Daniel Capuano, 42 years old and a 15-year veteran of the department, fell through a 7-foot-square elevator shaft while fighting a fire in a former slaughterhouse in the 9200 block of South Baltimore Avenue in December 2015.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
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