FIRE APPARATUS JOURNAL
VOLUME 43 – NUMBER 2
March – April 2026
Description
This issue offers nearly 60 pages and over 125 captivating apparatus pictures, fleet updates and rig information from dozens of fire departments across the United States including those serving:
- New York City (FDNY), New York State, New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia, Chesapeake Bay, The Carolinas, Florida, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Kentucky, Tennessee, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, Arizona, Los Angeles and San Francisco
- Various Volunteer Departments
- Canadian Municipalities
Feature Articles Include:
- Fire Department Profile: Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Iron Mountain Underground Facility at Boyers, PA
- Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rescue 2
- Virginia DOT Tunnell Fire Apparatus
- Fire Department Profile: Wellsburg, West Virginia
- Feature: Joe’s Road Trip
- Apparatus Across America: Rigs from Coast-to-Coast
- In Scale (models & replicas)
- Rehabs (rigs which have been updated for extended service life)
- Pending Incidents – Upcoming Events
- Vintage Valor – a glimpse at vintage apparatus




