FIRE APPARATUS PURCHASING HANDBOOK, William C. Peters, Battalion Chief and Apparatus Supervisor, Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department, 1994
The first complete book on apparatus purchasing. Includes step-by-step instructions and guidelines whether you are refurbishing or replacing apparatus. Includes ways to justify apparatus purchases.
This book details the step by step instructions that you will need to write specifications, go out to bid, evaluate the bids, inspect the apparatus, and save your department money.
Chief Peters provides insight into various apparatus features, real-life mishaps, maintenance programs, and warranty information that will help you and the department purchase the right vehicle for the job.
CHAPTERS:
- Do we need a new rig?
- Justifying the Purchase
- Apparatus Types and Features
- Refurbishment vs. New Purchase
- Getting Started
- Documenting your Needs
- Special Apparatus Features
- Apparatus Electrical and Warning Signals
- Equipment
- Writing the final Specifications
- Going to Bid
- Bid Evaluation
- Preconstruction Conference and Intermediate Factory Inspection
- Final Inspections
- Delivery and Training
- Preventive Mainteneance and Warranty
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
William C. Peters is a Battalion Chief and 19-year veteran of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department.
He was promoted to the position of apparatus supervisor in 1987 and continues to serve in that capacity today.
Chief Peters had six years of prior experience with the Fairview (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department.
He has written dozens of apparataus-related articles, gives lectures on these subjects, and serves on the editorial advisory board of Fire Engineering.
He is a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1064 and the International Association of Fire Chiefs apparatus maintenance section and served two years as a charter member on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Emergency Vehicle Technicians.
His other written works include the apparatus chapters in the "Fire Chiefs Handbook" (fifth editon), published by Fire Engineering Books, and "Final Farewell to a Fallen Firefigher: A Basic Fire Department Funeral Protocol", published by Fire Engineering.
7" x 10", 382 pages, many b&w photos, hardcover, BF3990 / $51.95