Rig Recon Live
Obsessed with Fire Trucks? We are too! Join us on Rig Recon Live as co-hosts Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier discuss the industry's hottest topics. Featuring the industry's top names, this podcast covers everything apparatus related including new products, spec designs, fire truck tactics, industry headlines, and much more. Make sure you sign up for notifications as new episodes release monthly.
Rig Recon Live
Latest Episodes
Maintaining Large Fleets in Challenging Conditions: Mesa Fire's Approach
Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier welcome Jason Nickelson, Fleet Administrator for Mesa Fire and Medical, to discuss managing a large, diverse fleet and spec’ing apparatus for extreme Arizona conditions. Nickelson outlines Mesa’s fleet (about 250 t...
Designing Your First New Rig in 30 Years with Chief Jon Poitras & Limestone Fire Dept.
Rig Recon Live hosts Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier talk with Chief Poitras of the Limestone Fire Department in northern Maine about ordering the department’s first new fire truck in 30 years. Poitras shares his background as a third-generation ...
Pump Panel Design: New Technologies and Best Practices
Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier discuss fire apparatus pump panel design, emphasizing end-user specifications that improve usability, maintenance, and apparatus size. They compare manual push-pull valves, rack-and-sector, and handwheel controls, ...
Cost Control: Balancing Needs and Budgets in Specing a Fire Truck
On Rig Recon Live, Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier follow up their episode on rising apparatus costs by outlining practical ways departments can control the price of their next rig. They discuss using OEM “stock,” “retail,” or program units with ...
Navigating the Rising Costs of Fire Apparatus
In this episode of Rig Recon Live, Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier break down why fire apparatus costs have risen sharply in recent years and why comparisons to mass-produced cars miss the reality of highly customized, labor-intensive fire truck ...
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