Step 1: Locate an open parking lot that will hold the weight of a fire apparatus and that has no obstructions. Step 2: Using traffic cones, set up your own backing course. One pattern should be ...

Apparatus placement at the scene of an emergency directly affects firefighters’ ability to properly use all the equipment on the apparatus. Appropriate positioning can simplify a room-and ...

Drill #149: Apparatus Placement. ... Prince George's County Fire Rescue/Facebook. Pumper. Prince George's County, MD, Engine Struck on Highway. Susan Nicol. May 25, 2025 . Rosenbauer America.

College Park, MD, Fire Department engines carry a complement of portable ladders mounted outboard on the right side of the apparatus. Note the placement of the ladders above the standpipe hose ...