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When Age is NOT a Beautiful Thing – Lifting Bag Failure

  • Post author:Eric Rickenbach
  • Post published:June 18, 2017

On most rescue trucks, the lifting airbag is the strongest tool in terms of lifting capacity.  It is also probably one of the least-thought about and misunderstood tools available to…

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The Tailboard Isn’t Used Enough

  • Post author:Eric Rickenbach
  • Post published:July 22, 2015

When was the last time your department used the tailboard on the apparatus? - No, I don’t mean riding the tailboard to calls - which in and of itself was an…

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Are We Moving Too Fast?

  • Post author:Eric Rickenbach
  • Post published:January 12, 2015

By Eric J. Rickenbach “I feel the need. The need for_______.” Most people can quote this famous line from Tom Cruise’s 1986 hit movie Top Gun.  But for purposes of…

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