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Read More »Pierce Manufacturing Adds RollTek System as an Option in Freightliner Commercial Chassis
The safety feature was first incorporated into specifications for a recent order placed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced today it has added RollTek’s Side ...
Read More »Ohio Forestry Team Member Dies after Crash During Prescribed Burn
20-year-old died after a UTV accident Wildland Firefighter Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio -The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced that a member of its forestry team died last month after an accident during a prescribed fire, according to WCMH. ...
Read More »Two Injured in Fire Apparatus Crash During Oklahoma Grass Fire
One person ejected in head-on collision Wildland Firefighter Staff OSAGE COUNTY, Oklahoma – The husband and nephew of television chef ‘The Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond were involved in a collision while battling a grass fire on the Drummond ...
Read More »Grass Fire Destroys Oklahoma Fire Department Brush Truck
Freedom Hill department loses rig in brush fire Wildland Firefighter Staff CREEK COUNTY, Oklahoma – News9 reports that a Creek County volunteer fire department lost their brush truck to flames during a grass fire on Monday. The Freedom ...
Read More »New Brush Trucks for Virginia Fire Departments
A Type 6 rig in Loudoun County Skeeter Brush Trucks See Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (VA) take their recently completed Rescue-Side Type 6 Skeeter Brush Truck around our off-road track! Get details for this truck on our ...
Read More »Orange County Fire Authority Purchases Five KME® Wildland Units
New rigs will join over 100 KME apparatus currently in service Nesquehoning, PA – NOVEMBER 16, 2020 – KME Fire Apparatus, a subsidiary of REV Group® and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces the delivery of five ...
Read More »August Complex Fire Water Tender Rollover
Rapid Lesson Sharing Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center At approximately 0755 hours on September 27th, August Complex South Zone communications was notified of a Water Tender accident via radio by another Water Tender Operator who was also working ...
Read More »Hudson, Colorado’s SVI Type 3 Wildland Engine
Freightliner 108SD chassis SVI When spec’ing its new Type 3 Wildland Engine, Hudson (CO) Fire Protection District chose an 8′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a Freightliner 108SD chassis, which houses a powerful 400HP Cummins L9 engine. This ...
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