The History of firefighting goes way back, back to a time when firefighters used horses to pull their apparatus and steam engines to power their pumps. Tower ladders, portable power saws, ...

Private dwelling fires challenge the expertise of our fire fighting forces and require coordinated operation. Seventy percent of all fire deaths occur in private dwellings. Originally built for one or ...

Anyone who appreciates simplicity of design and efficiency of operation has to like small two-stroke-cycle engines that power construction tools such as cut-off saws, rammers and breakers. Producing ...

Firefighters operating in today’s fire departments can often lose focus on the historic mission of protecting life and extinguishing fire. We are often pulled in many different directions and wear ...