By Chris Mc Loone For the fire industry, 2016 continued the rebound many markets have been going through since the economy began its recovery. Several examples came in the form of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) – some small and some that generated a lot of buzz throughout the industry. This market is a mature market, and the M&A activity is …

The rescue-pumper has been around for a number of years and makes up a strong part of many fire department fleets, but some departments remain loyal to traditional medium and heavy rescue trucks—both walk-in and walk-around models.