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07.20.18 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

Make the Move: Marion’s 6 Types of Apparatus

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05.21.18 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

The Journey To Your Next Truck – Part 4

Building Your Truck In just ten working days, your truck has been transformed from a 2D drawing to a complete set of 3D engineering renderings...

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02.14.18 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

The Journey To Your Next Truck – Part 3

Engineering Your Truck Your journey to a new truck has progressed from a community need, into a concept, then moved through budget meetings and fundraisers. ...

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11.09.17 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

The Journey To Your Next Truck – Part 2

Specifying to Engineering Once you’ve sent your specs and design parameters off to your chosen vendors, you can sit back and wait to review their...

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09.29.17 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

The Journey To Your Next Truck

Your Department has decided to go custom for their next truck.  What next? You’ve had all the meetings, worked out the budget and financing options...

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08.01.17 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

The Marion Difference

Why Choose a Marion?  The old saying, “You are what you eat” is easily understood by nutritionalists, athletes and firefighters across the land.  Simply put,...

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06.15.17 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

Make Your Move to Marion

Get to Know Marion Marion builds custom fire apparatus in the Northern Wisconsin town whose name we share. We are a 112 year-old family owned...

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11.10.16 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

Rescue Pumper or Heavy Rescue? How to Decide Which Is Best for You

While rescue pumpers have become very popular in the Fire & Emergency industry, many departments are questioning whether this is the best choice for them...

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03.29.16 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

Low Hosebed Fire Apparatus — Ideas, Options, and Considerations

The last time we talked about hosebeds, we explained how we design our apparatus to overcome the problems associated with high hosebeds. To make things...

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02.09.16 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

Choosing the Best Lighting Options for Your Fire Apparatus

Before most departments even start talking with an apparatus manufacturer or budgeting their new truck, there are often several features and specifications that are considered...

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01.06.16 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

6 Things to Keep in Mind When Specifying Your Next Rural Apparatus

While there are many notable differences between urban and rural fire departments, one of the most significant is the resources required. Take the availability of...

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12.08.15 | Fire & Emergency Vehicles

12 Paint & Chrome Maintenance Tips for Maximizing Apparatus Health and Appearance

Have you ever thought about why firefighters pay so much attention to cleaning and polishing their trucks? Apart from making sure they look good, have...

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