Most electric apparatus leverage batteries that have a 150–200 kWh capacity, requiring 300 amps and a 480-volt three-phase electrical service. We should expect future engines and trucks to ...

Current fire stations use fossil fuels and the electric grid for power. The introduction of electric vehicles—fire apparatus and cars—will require thinking differently about fire stations ...

The contract represents the second long-term agreement since 2018 and includes an initial nine apparatus purchase headlined by a Pierce Volterra™ electric pumper for a new net-zero fire station.

Electric ferries are coming to Puget Sound and hybrid electric airplanes are being tested in Washington. Now, several Pacific Northwest fire departments have ordered their first electric fire trucks.