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Table of Contents Understanding CAFS Performance One-Day Shop Projects IAFC Names EVT of the Year Smeal Selects New Michigan Dealer KME Adds Reps in East, West Ferrara Names Florida Service Center Mechanic Crushed Under Cab Crimson Fire Introduces New Model Toyne Gets Add-On Orders From Des Moines ISO Considers Revised Ratings Recent Apparatus Deliveries Plastisol Readies Plant North Bergen Shop Truck Does It All Shop Truck Photos Wanted Once a Year Maintenance is Not Enough Shop Calendar To read about our privacy policy concerning your email address, click here ADVERTISEMENT Akron Brass Reels Akron Brass offers a complete reel product line engineered specifically for the fire service. Rugged and reliable, they have powder-coated paint (chrome-plated optional), stainless steel hardware, and rolled-edge discs with chain guards for safety. Electric cord as well as hydraulic, air, and booster hose are available. www.akronbrass.com Feature Understanding CAFS Performance By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor Some departments view compressed-air foam systems as extensions of standard apparatus water pump systems. ADVERTISEMENT Tell a Friend About In Service Online In Service Online provides monthly information and updates on a variety of subjects related to emergency vehicle specification and maintenance. It's timely, comprehensive and it's free! If someone you know might be interested in receiving In Service Online by e-mail every month, please forward this newsletter. Follow this link to subscribe. Special Report One-Day Shop Projects By Chris Cavette, Senior Editor Sometimes it only takes a little time and effort to make a big change in shop operations. Here are some one-day projects that are easy to do and inexpensive to complete. People IAFC Names EVT of the Year The Apparatus Maintenance Section Board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs selected Don Dominick. Smeal Selects New Michigan Dealer Smeal Fire Apparatus named R & R Fire Truck Repair Inc. as the newest member of Smeal dealer network. KME Adds Reps in East, West KME Fire Apparatus added new sales and service representatives in Nevada and West Virginia. Ferrara Names Florida Service Center ETR Vehicles of Altamonte Springs is the authorized service center for Ferrara Fire Apparatus in Florida. Mechanic Crushed Under Cab A mechanic working on the engine of a tilt-cab fire apparatus in California died when the cab lowered and crushed him against the left front tire. Apparatus News Crimson Fire Introduces New Model The First Response All Call vehicle from Crimson Fire features a modular design to provide a choice of firefighting, rescue, patient transport and command functions in a single apparatus. Toyne Gets Add-On Orders From Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa, added two CAFS pumpers to its order placed with Toyne Fire Apparatus in November 2007. ISO Considers Revised Ratings The Insurance Services Office is considering several changes to its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule. New Deliveries Recent Apparatus Deliveries  Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at the apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country. Components Plastisol Readies Plant The Plastisol Composites North America plant in Groton, N.Y., is slated to be completed in October. Shop News North Bergen Shop Truck Does It All  North Bergen, N.J., specified a new 4x4 shop truck to keep a variety of public safety vehicles and equipment running in top condition. Shop Truck Photos Wanted If you are proud of your department's mechanic truck, fuel truck, tire truck, wrecker or other maintenance-related vehicle, we'd like to feature it in a monthly issue of In Service Online. Did You Know? Once a Year Maintenance is Not Enough Did you know that performing apparatus maintenance once a year does not meet the requirements for certain components and can potentially lead to damage and failures?... Shop Calendar Shop Calendar Shop Calendar contains listings of training events, conferences and meetings of interest to personnel involved in emergency vehicle maintenance and specifications. Below are events planned for upcoming weeks. Check the calendar online for all current listings. OCTOBER
E-ONE Aerial One
Hale Pump Maintenance and Operations Seminar
E-ONE Multiplex Electrical System
Darley Pump School
E-ONE EVTCC F-4 Review
E-ONE Aerial Two
Hale Pump Maintenance and Operations Seminar NOVEMBER
E-ONE EVTCC F-3 Review DECEMBER
E-ONE Aerial Two
E-ONE EVTCC F-4 Review
NFPA 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus — 2009
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