Reports are surfacing that the Nashville Fire Department is sending firefighters to respond to calls with broken apparatus and equipment.

Nashville’s Firefighters Union officials say the April 24 fire at the Polo Park Apartments in Donelson is one time during which the second responding apparatus didn’t have a working pump, reports FOX17.

I started investigating reports from Nashville’s Firefighters Union that the Nashville Fire Department is sending firefighters to respond to fires with broken equipment. The union says this is dangerous for both the firefighters and homeowners and it needs to stop. @FOXNashville pic.twitter.com/mVgDhMkUQf

— Kaitlin Miller (@kmillerreports) June 2, 2022

Residents near that April 24 fire say it took first responders extra time to fight the fire. However, department records show the pumper was working, the report says.

The Nashville Fire Department says it anticipates receiving several new apparatus of the fire and EMS variety, and has even taken delivery of three fire trucks which are in the process of final completion, according to the report.

At FDIC International 2022, Robert Keys, retired FDNY Battalion 39 Commander and Chief of R&D, takes an inside look at what you can expect from Milliken Fire Service.

The versatility of the WATERAX Platform allows wildland firefighters quick reaction times to switch between a high-pressure pump end and a midrange pump end.

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In this video, Ed Ballam of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment pays a visit to the Fechheimer Flying Cross booth at FDIC International 2022.

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