Vehicle-based firefighting equipment has come a long way since English inventor Richard Newsham patented the first fire engine in 1721. His horse-drawn machine incorporated a long-levered pump into ...

Tom Shand covers discharges, controllers, pump styles, intakes and hosebeds in his comprehensive explanation of all that must be considered to make a driver/engineer's job safer and easier. Pump ...

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The City of Atlanta is adding new equipment to help firefighters respond to emergencies across the city. The Atlanta Fire Department said five new Spartan pumping engines have arrived and are now ...