Name: Donald Colarusso
Date registered: December 5, 2014
September 14, 2016: All Hands Fire Equipment & Training will be attending the NJ Firemen’s Association / NJ Fire Expo in Wildwood, New Jersey. The show will be held on September 16 and 17 just west of the Convention Center, off of the boardwalk. We welcome visitors to come visit us at Booth #23 South …
Introduced at this years Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Petzl released the new EXO-AP Personal Escape System. The EXO-AP (model #D30AB 015) is a new and re-designed version of the original EXO (model #D30015 B), which originally hit the fire service in 2006. This new device is lighter in weight and smaller than it’s predecessor. …
All Hands Fire Equipment LLC is a proud sponsor of the “Making Yourself Hard to Kill” program and the “Paddy Brown Program”. The story and legacy of FDNY Captain Patrick Brown is an amazing one. Personally, I admire this man so much and only wish that I had had an opportunity to meet him. To …
ARTICLE REPRINT: New Jersey Fire Magazine August 2015 Issue | Page 40 For me, personally, I got involved with Rapid Intervention Training (RIT) following a very close call when we responded to a house fire at 930 Prospect Street in Trenton on December 22, 2006. Two of our firefighters were trapped in the basement when …
https://youtu.be/QPX8V8LV38k Texarkana, AR: Firefighters were engulfed in a sudden backdraft while operating on the 2000 block of Pearl Street. The incident occured on July 8th in Taxarkana, Arkansas. Reports indicate that the firefighters were not hurt. Luckily, a mother and child escaped prior to the arrival of the fire department. The fire is under investigation. …
May 2015 All Hands Fire Equipment & Training was recently awarded a contract by the County of Union to provide Water Rescue training and Emergency Boat Operations training to firefighters and responders from that New Jersey county. The training includes all levels of swift water rescue – Awareness, Operations and Technician. Students will attend classroom …
Reprint from FireOpsOnline.com – Snapshot Size-Up #127 Fires in Sheds and Out Buildings Fires that occur in sheds or similar types of out buildings pose a variety of threats to firefighters. Mostly, it is the uncertainty of what is stored inside these structures. Ask a homeowner what’s inside their shed, and you may hear, “some …
Firefighter Escape Systems anchor hooks have evolved since the introduction of the Crosby S-360 anchor hook. Most hooks now come with “hitching slots” located on the spine. Most would agree that this is an improvement because in theory, a user can more easily do a “tie off” through the hitching slot as opposed to tying a …
Article published in April 2015 issue of NEW JERSEY FIRE Magazine (page 6) By Donald Colarusso New Jersey towns with volunteer fire departments have to battle more than fires these days. We work relentlessly to get women and men to volunteer for our fire departments. But once we get them in the firehouse, keeping them …
According to The Baltimore Sun, overnight from Monday April 27 to Tuesday April 28, there were 144 vehicle fires and 15 building fires. This does not include other requests for the fire department for various calls for service. As was shown by media outlets, fire apparatus was pelted with bottles and bricks, and thugs even …
