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Forgotten 1925 Studebaker Big Six Is a Sleeping Giant, Engine Still Runs
Forgotten 1925 Studebaker Big Six Is a Sleeping Giant, Engine Still Runs

30 Jun 2021, 17:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / An interesting fact about Big Six trucks is that they were popular with bootleggers during the Prohibition due to their ability to reach up to 80 mph

 
1928 Ford Model AA Fire Truck Is All You Need to Hose Down Next Year’s Parties
1928 Ford Model AA Fire Truck Is All You Need to Hose Down Next Year’s Parties

30 Dec 2020, 14:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1928 Ford Model AA Prospect Type R Pumper is a vintage fire engine restored to its former glory, for sale as (possibly) a cool party piece

 
This Restomodded 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Was Previously Used as a Fire Truck
This Restomodded 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Was Previously Used as a Fire Truck

30 Nov 2020, 10:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After spending 48 years as a fire truck, this Chevy 3100 was turned into a lovely restomod with a 383-cu.in. stroker V8 engine

 
The Volvo-Powered Electric Fire Truck Becomes Hybrid, BMW Gets Involved
The Volvo-Powered Electric Fire Truck Becomes Hybrid, BMW Gets Involved

3 Jul 2020, 08:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After years of development, the electric fire truck from Volvo Penta and Rosenbauer gets a diesel range extender because running out of power was not an option

 
Party Fire Truck Up for Grabs Complete with NASCAR Simulator and Dance Floors
Party Fire Truck Up for Grabs Complete with NASCAR Simulator and Dance Floors

31 Mar 2020, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Custom 1992 Seagrave fire truck complete with screen, a NASCAR simulator and two dance floors is selling at an auction in May

 
This Is the World’s First EV Fire Truck
This Is the World’s First EV Fire Truck

20 Dec 2019, 14:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As more and more types of heavy road vehicles become electric or electrified, it was a matter of time before this trend also reached fire engines

 
Nudists With a Fire Truck Help Put Out Tennessee Wildfire
Nudists With a Fire Truck Help Put Out Tennessee Wildfire

4 Oct 2019, 17:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Residents of Rock Haven Lodge saw the fire and sprung into action, using the park’s 1964 Ford fire truck and calling 911. The fire was contained

 
Firefighters Smash Windows on Car Parked in Front of Fire Hydrant
Firefighters Smash Windows on Car Parked in Front of Fire Hydrant

25 Jun 2019, 15:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Emergency in Lawrence, Kansas, prompts quick response from firefighters, who couldn’t have access to the fire hydrant because of a car parked in front of it

 
Fire Truck Loses Rear Axle on Emergency Call
Fire Truck Loses Rear Axle on Emergency Call

10 Jun 2019, 13:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Ogdensburg fire department is left with only 2 main engines and an old quint, after 3rd engine breaks apart on emergency call

 
Dude Tries to Put Out Fire on BMW by Kicking, Blowing on the Flames
Dude Tries to Put Out Fire on BMW by Kicking, Blowing on the Flames

23 May 2019, 11:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Poor car owner in Hertfordshire, U.K. tried everything he could think of to save his car, only made it worse. By the time fire rescue came, the BMW burned

 
Firefighters Wanted in Missouri: Odd Hours, Low Pay, Cool Helmet
Firefighters Wanted in Missouri: Odd Hours, Low Pay, Cool Helmet

25 Apr 2019, 14:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Scott County Rural Fire Protection District is short about 15 firefighters, gets real in new ad: most advertisements are “kind of boring”

 
Firefighters Help Disabled Man, Push Him Home After Wheelchair Battery Dies
Firefighters Help Disabled Man, Push Him Home After Wheelchair Battery Dies

23 Apr 2019, 13:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Three firefighters pushed the wheelchair while a fourth drove the truck behind them, making sure they were safe from incoming traffic

 
New York Firefighter Proposes During Drill, Sparks Fly
New York Firefighter Proposes During Drill, Sparks Fly

8 Apr 2019, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Lieutenant Kelby Ueltschi popped the question to fellow firefighter and EMT Becca Pelletier, with some unique props from the department

 
2 Thieves Steal On-Duty Fire Truck for a Joyride, Start 100-Mile Chase
2 Thieves Steal On-Duty Fire Truck for a Joyride, Start 100-Mile Chase

19 Jul 2018, 15:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Man stole fire engine from the scene of a vegetation fire, picked up the woman later and went on a cross-county joyride with the police on their tails

 
Firemen Concede Ironic Situation After One of Their Trucks Catches Fire
Firemen Concede Ironic Situation After One of Their Trucks Catches Fire

14 May 2017, 19:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A firetruck in Canada has caught fire while it was en route to a situation that requires the urgent assitance of firemen. They admitted the irony of the event

 
Viper-Powered 1944 Mack Fire Truck Pulling a Burnout Is Psychedelic
Viper-Powered 1944 Mack Fire Truck Pulling a Burnout Is Psychedelic

4 Mar 2016, 04:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Once this 1944 Mack fire truck entered the restomod road, the machine was gifted with all sorts of Mopar-sourced goodies to cope with the V10 muscle

 
Man Owns 450-Fire-Truck-Collection and It’s Worth One Million Dollars
Man Owns 450-Fire-Truck-Collection and It’s Worth One Million Dollars

1 Jul 2015, 09:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Ever since we were kids we'd dream that one day we'd become firefighters. As opposed to the other kids, we'd regularly be the ones to want to drive the truck

 
Chinese City Gets Two-Headed Fire Truck, Reminds People of the 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire
Chinese City Gets Two-Headed Fire Truck, Reminds People of the 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire

3 Feb 2015, 13:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The MAN BAI Janus 4000 "Bifronte", a fire truck able to travel up to 120mph both ways, was created to prevent tragedies like the Mont Blanc fire to happen

 
Jay Leno Drives 1914 Christie Fire Engine
Jay Leno Drives 1914 Christie Fire Engine

7 Oct 2013, 09:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In 2014, we have cars that park themselves, detect incoming traffic and adapt their suspension to road condition. With automatic gearboxes, these modern motors pretty much drive themselves. Meanwhil...

 
5 "Hottest" Fire Truck Videos
5 "Hottest" Fire Truck Videos

17 Oct 2012, 13:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Putting out a fire is too mainstream! If your car is stuck up a sequoia tree or a stock broker wants to jump from the 10th floor, you might need one of these as well. We bet that one boy in 10 gr...