Fire Chief (Ret.) Bobby Halton, editor in chief of Fire Engineering and Educational Director for FDIC, had a special place in his heart for the men and women of the Indianapolis Fire Department.

As home to the annual FDIC conference, he spent a lot of time in Indianapolis with department personnel. And he was a regular visitor to the city. For 16 years he was the Keynote speaker at the IFD Recognition Ceremony every January.

With his death in December, there would be no trip this year, but the department pulled together a video capturing moments from some of his past presentations that capture much of the essence what he stood for.

Pumps that won’t pump? An office chair in the cab? Cracked frames?

Investigative Post has taken a deep look at the condition of Buffalo’s fire apparatus fleet and the picture isn’t pretty.

Among the findings:

• “A quarter the fleet — seven of 28 vehicles — is older than recommended industry standards. Another 13 are within two to three years of that mark.
• Many trucks are plagued by serious issues — cracked frames, unreliable pumps, engine problems — and have trouble generating firefighting foam.
• Three of the department’s pumper trucks have trouble blowing heat, which means windows caked with ice in winter weather.
• Over the last 12 years, the city has invested a quarter of what it would take to keep the fleet up to date, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association.”

Read the report at Investigative Post.

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A firefighter in Meigs County has died from injuries he sustained in a fire truck rollover crash several months ago, wchstv.com reported.

Kevin Dailey died Tuesday, Middleport Fire Chief Jeff Darst said, the report said.

Firefighters were returning from a call Sept. 18, 2022, when one of their trucks rolled over in a crash along Storys Run Road in Cheshire Township. Here’s the story of the crash.

Pierce Blog

Firefighters respond to a wide range of emergencies across every type of environment and the equipment they use must be able to meet the demands of each situation.

Serving a vast array of communities, including urban, rural and airport settings, firefighters use different types of fire apparatus—all with unique configurations and attributes to complete the scenarios faced each day.

This blog walks through several key differences between municipal and airport fire trucks.

Municipal Fire Service Calls

Municipal fire trucks are the most recognizable emergency firefighting vehicles. The type of fire apparatus a department needs is determined by the mission of the truck and the community it serves each day.

• Urban fire apparatus: Fire departments in urban areas may respond to emergencies on city streets that are narrow and require apparatus with superior maneuverability to navigate tight turns and corners. Oftentimes, fire stations in urban areas are historic with confined spaces, requiring more compact apparatus that will fit in the building while still providing modern firefighting capabilities.
• Suburban fire apparatus: As growth occurs outside of cities with the expansion of commercial and residential communities, fire departments need to keep a pulse of the continual progression of land use and building types to match services and apparatus accordingly.
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