On April 15, 2015, Alexis Fire, a private company that sells fire apparatus, lost a contract with the city of Los Angeles to sell fire apparatus to the city.The city, citing safety concerns, wanted to test out a prototype in order to assess the performance of its existing fire apparatus.As a result, a fire truck […]
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How to make a hyoid apparatus for the fire engine
What are the types of hyoid apparatuses in the fire department?There are two basic types of fire apparatus: a) an ambulatory, and b) an advanced one.The fire service has three different types of ambulatory apparatus.These are: (1) a hyotric ambulance; (2) a rapid-response ambulance; and (3) a specialized fire truck.An ambulance is a small, flat […]