The department will roll the system out over time into 26 trucks that experience the highest call volume. If successful, it will investigate equipping the whole fleet.
Polk County (FL) Fire Rescue Implements RFID Tracking System for Meds
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LAFD Augments Fast Response Vehicle Deployment
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Fire Department's Fast Response Vehicle (FRV) program is expanding. The department now has four FRV’s in service, providing a flexible, multi-mission resource to respond to fire and emergency medical service calls. The firefighter/paramedics...
St. Louis Fire Department Ambulance Involved in Drive-by Shooting
ST. LOUIS – No one was hurt when a St. Louis Fire Department ambulance was hit during a drive-by-shooting this weekend, according to a report. It happened around 3:15 p.m. in the city’s Carr Square neighborhood, KSDK-TV reports. St. Louis police told the station a...
A Better Way of Approaching the Hybrid Fire Apparatus/Ambulance
By Aditya Shekhar The advent of hybrid-style engine/ambulances or transport-capable apparatuses took the fire vehicle world by storm a few years ago, garnering a lot of positive and negative attention. Supporters of the concept of a hybrid engine/ambulance...
Person Seriously Hurt in Illinois Ambulance Crash
HOMER TOWNSHIP, Ill. – There people were hurt, one seriously, after an ambulance rollover in suburban Chicago. The crash involved a Superior ambulance and a Volkswagen Passat on Interstate 355 at 6 a.m., police told patch.com. The car was stopped in the shoulder when...
Mobile Life Support Services Ambulance Involved in Wreck in New York
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Several people were hurt after an ambulance and a Lyft collided last week in New York, according to a report. The Daily Freeman reports the crash involved a Mobile Life Support Services ambulance that was transporting a person complaining of leg...
Zico Offers Safer Extinguisher Storage
YARDLEY, PA – Ziamatic Corp. is proud to introduce the new QUIC-RELEASE Fire Extinguisher Holder, Model QR-FEH-1, a safer, more dependable way to store 5 lb. fire extinguishers in the crew area of an ambulance or fire apparatus. While the majority of fire extinguisher...
Ambulance Slams Into New Jersey Home
FRANKLIN, N.J. - At least one person was hurt when a Robert Wood Johnson Ambulance Service rig slammed into a brick home in New Jersey, according to reports. The crash took place on Hamilton Street between Franklin Boulevard and Shevchenko Avenue, according to a...
Wheeled Coach Unveils New Voice-of-Customer Transit Van
MILWAUKEE, WI—Wheeled Coach, part of REV Group (REVG), the largest manufacturer of ambulances in the U.S., is debuting a new Type II Transit Van. Designed and developed after a year of research and significant voice-of-customer (VOC) input from dealers around the...
FDNY Awards Five Year Ambulance Contract for Wheeled Coach Ambulances
FDNY has operated Wheeled Coach Ambulances for the past ten years which includes over 660 in service today.
Remounts Defined: CAAS Releases National Standard for Ambulance Remounts
As CAAS prepared for the release of GVS V2.0 in July 2019, the newly developed GVS Remount Standard that is included as part of the updated V2.0 document stands out as a major development in enhancing the safety, quality, and durability of remounted ambulances as the most rapidly growing segment of the emergency vehicle market.
Ballard County (KY) Ambulance Involved in Wreck
PADUCAH, Ky.—Several people were hurt when a Ballard County Ambulance Service van and a minivan collided early Monday. The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on U.S. 60 and New Hold Road, according to KFVS-TV. The driver of the ambulance told police she was driving...
