Car Thief Being Chased by Police Crashes Into Firetruck
Car Starts Burning After Crash A STOLEN CAR FLEEING FROM WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, police crashed into the rear of a Wilmington Fire Dept. ladder truck Tuesday evening, injuring three people and starting...
View ArticleNew Million-Dollar Aerial Destroyed In Rollover Accident
Reportedly Six Months Old VALLEJO (California)’s TILLER TRUCK WAS virtually destroyed and 7 people were injured Saturday evening in a multi-vehicle collision on the city streets. According to...
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Latest Fire Apparatus Recalls We have a longer-than-usual list of recalls this month, so hit the Bunn-O-Matic first and get ready: Spartan Motors Chassis is recalling (NHTSA #14V-359) certain 2013...
View ArticleUpdate – LODD in Tanker Rollover
Sloshing On Curve Blamed Update, Sept. 18: Scroll Down A FRANKLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FIREFIGHTER died Tuesday evening when the 2,500-gallon tanker that he was driving overturned on a curve while...
View ArticleLessons in Apparatus Placement
Keep Your Priorities Straight IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC, FIREFIGHTERS take their equipment placement seriously, and occasionally cross-train with the police department. An unidentified videographer recorded...
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View ArticleFrom The Engineer’s Desk
A Special Recall Notice This recall notice was first posted in Billy G’s Secret List this weekend and I am re-posting it verbatim. I checked the NHTSA web site and it doesn’t look like they have it...
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Urgent Recall Notice THIS RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT JUST came in and I wanted to get it posted right away rather than wait for our regular monthly review. The NHTSA doesn’t have it posted on their recall...
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* * * * * November 2014 Recalls This just in, from a recall notice received by a friend (and fellow Chief Engineer of a neighboring fire department). His notice came from GM (he has a Chevrolet...
View ArticleFiretruck vs. Auto Head-On #4
Car Driver Fatally Injured A MUHLACKER, GERMANY, FIRE BRIGADE truck was involved in a fatal accident Monday when a BMW auto drove down the wrong side of the road and struck the firetruck head-on. The...
View ArticleThey Have Them Over There, Too
The “Me” Generation is Everywhere FIREFIGHTERS AND CITIZENS ALIKE are disgusted with an incident that occurred last Saturday when one of the Boklund, Germany, Fire Brigade trucks was involved in an...
View ArticleAerial Truck Rollover Crushes Occupied Car
While Making a Left Turn A NURTINGEN, GERMANY, AERIAL TRUCK responding to a fire alarm last Saturday rolled over during a tight, left turn in the city. The truck landed on the top of a VW Passat that...
View ArticleFire In The Fire Engine
While Pumping A “Worker” FIREFIGHTERS IN SOLINGEN, GERMANY, had to lay a 2nd line Monday morning while supplying water for a roof/attic fire. While operations were underway, the electric motor that...
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The Latest Apparatus Recalls We have a long list this month, so get some coffee and let’s get started …. Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems is recalling (NHTSA recall #14E-006) certain trailer...
View ArticleLadder Truck Rollover in Germany
While Making A Left Turn A TURNTABLE AERIAL TRUCK in Neu Wulmstorf, Germany, rolled over while making a turn Sunday while responding to a call. Bild.de According to news reports, the curve was only...
View ArticleFire Vehicle Collides With Ambulance Responding to Firehouse Fire
Heavy Loss in Both Incidents THE CRUMSTADT, GERMANY, VOLUNTEER FIRE Brigade lost most of their turnout gear and had their three firetrucks damaged Wednesday afternoon when a fire broke out in the fire...
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More Vehicle Recalls From the Engineer Here’s a new round of recalls, just in: Meritor is recalling (NHTSA recall #14E-013) certain wheel ends for drive axles with ConMet PreSet Plus Hubs manufactured...
View ArticleStockton Firetruck Ads Are Baaack!
Pull To The Right and Read STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, WHICH CONSISTENTLY ranks as one of the nation’s most mis-managed cities, City Council voted Tuesday night in a 6-1 vote to resume the odious practice...
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