Twenty miles north of Detroit, the Rochester Hills Michigan Fire Department sees all kinds of calls. And Chief Ronald Crowell, who started thirty years ago as a paid on call volunteer, has personally seen just about every scenario the department has faced in those past three decades. Read more...

Shorter, lighter, lower center of gravity, sharper turning radius, increased agility—it sounds like a to-do list created by engineers from a major auto manufacturer. Except this isn’t a passenger car or the latest crossover SUV. It’s Pierce’s new PUC, an acronym for Pierce Ultimate Configuration. Read more...

If you’ve ever opened a closet door only to be victimized by a small landslide of hats, gloves, and household  bric-a-brac, you know the frustration of not having a place for everything. At home, it’s merely annoying. In a fire truck, it wastes precious time and can be downright dangerous. Read more...

If you’ve ever opened a closet door only to be victimized by a small landslide of hats, gloves, and household  bric-a-brac, you know the frustration of not having a place for everything. At home, it’s merely annoying. In a fire truck, it wastes precious time and can be downright dangerous. Read more...